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[Closed] BUMP...arrggge....why my tires so hard to remove!!!!!!

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i have fitted/removed some tight tires before, but these are literally a 2 man job.

can anyone tell me why??
tires - Kenda small block eight
rims - no tubes ZTR crest rim

i'm not running them as tubeless. i can think of 2 things. either the tires are just mega tight and i should get some different ones, or the rim is designed to fit a noTubes tire and for some reason they don't fit well with the kenda.

its a massive pain to fix punctures, so i need to figure this out. it will either be new tires or new wheels.

(i've posted this question previously, and have a few responces, with 2 solutions...use talcum powder as a dry lube, and i should start putting the bead in from the opposite side of the valve, and end up at the valve. ??)

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Posted : 01/04/2013 7:52 am
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can anyone tell me why??

The tolerance of the tyre size and rim size is conspiring in opposite directions. +2mm in one direction and -2mm in the other.

I've had this I binned the tyres. Try them on some other rims, if they don't work then they are too tight, if they do use them there or give away. If they are a PITA they are not going to get better, or consign yourself to running 50psi and carrying talc.

Sorry if thats a but blunt but it's the most obvious reason and solution. Unless you think they might stretch a lot.


 
Posted : 01/04/2013 7:56 am
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whats PITA?


 
Posted : 01/04/2013 8:01 am
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why are you fixing punctures on a no tubes rim? Sealant should work or those sticky strings that are poked through from the outside


 
Posted : 01/04/2013 8:05 am
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PITA Pain In The A...

why are you fixing punctures on a no tubes rim?

I assume because
i'm not running them as tubeless.


 
Posted : 01/04/2013 8:07 am
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yeah, im not running tubeless.

the guy i bought the bike off bought the notubes rims, but didnt get round to finishing the job, so i got inner tubes


 
Posted : 01/04/2013 8:10 am