Are there any little tricks out there to sort this out? My hands are in agony and I can't for the life of me get my bloody tyres on, I get to the last bit and it just won't budge on, trid using levers, brute strength but no luck? Any ideas out there?
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Tyres won't go on the rim!
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Posted 9 months ago #
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This video should help
Posted 9 months ago # -
Sit the tyre next to a radiator for 5 minutes.
Posted 9 months ago # -
I'd try and think how you'll manage it at 9pm on a wet November night after a puncture and, if it still involves a radiator and lots of faffing, then maybe use a different tyre rim combo?
Posted 9 months ago # -
I've just bought a Marathon plus and struggled to get it on. my heart sank when I realised the tube had a slow puncture and I'd have to change it...
edit - the way I did it was to seat one part of the bead and use my foot to hold that in place while I worked round both sides at once. once you get past halfway it should hold on while you work towards the top, then I used a tyre lever to set the last bit
Posted 9 months ago # -
Some ideas from yesterday
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cant-get-silly-tiny-road-bike-tyres-on-help
Posted 9 months ago # -
wwaswas - wise advice!
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When technique lets me down I go for the brute force approach
Very helpful things.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Sit the tyre next to a radiator for 5 minutes.
Does the radiator need to be on or is it the just being near the radiator help?
Posted 9 months ago # -
considering tubeless now. New thread started. Thanks for the advice on this one.
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Does the radiator need to be on or is it the just being near the radiator help?
Nah, Cold radiator works just fine!
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