****in tyre levers and ****ing tyres, I'm sure they used to come off easy in the old days. what tyre lever, i want i big'un. also are folding tyres easier to remove than wire type.
Fat spanner do a fuk off one that works really well ;0)
Cue people saying that they can remove any tyre with just their eyelids...
pedros DH tyre lever. Sorted
thanks guys pedros looks like the ticket, i have to wear goggles when removing tyre through fear of becoming one eyed due to the lever snapping.
Cue people saying that they can remove any tyre with just their eyelids...
thats the thing I'm sure I used to be able to do this, I reckon it's these poncey rims that i use now.
It's the tyres on the road bike I really struggle with. I have walked for nearly 2 hours bevause I broke levers when out and about. I'm sure there's a technique but I'm ****ed if I know it..
Intense make levers like screwdrivers IIRC.
the intense ones are good but a bit on the thick side
Wether you use levers or not, the technique is still the same. Start by breaking the bead away from the rim all round and on both sides, then starting opposite the valve push the tyre into the well of the rim, working the tyre all the way round to the valve. This will give you maximum slack to lift over the rim at the valve, if you try it the other way then the valve restricts how far the tyre drops into the well, and how much slack is then created to lift over the rim. When refitting the tyre start feeding it over the rim opposite the valve for the same reason.
Some combinations f tyre and rim are much harder to fit than others. Try conti sport contacts on DT5.1 rims if you want difficult! On the other hand folding gravities on mavic rims fall off if you look at them
are folding tyres alot easier to fit and remove?
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2 ply dh tyres are an absolute nightmare. Michelin and Intense in particular. Anything single ply is usually a piece of piss barring some DT Swiss rims which can be a bit fiddly.
Park Tools Pro Tyre Lever.
Is a 2ft long metal bar with a plastic hook on the end. It's a beefed up version of the more affordable and excellent Crank Bros Speedlever.
Nope, folders are generally more hassle than wire beads. They don't seem to stretch as much, and have a habit of falling off whenever you move your hands away when fitting them.
I just watched the Crank Bros Speedlever video, hmmm 😕
mmm UST rims perhaps? If so push the bead off the rim first and into the middle of the rims, then when its night stretched over the internal step it's a P.O.P to peel it off.
You can get any tyre off any rim using the right technique without levers. The tyre went on over the rim, it must come back off.
BM did an article on it and it's worked for me many times.
hang on....
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I've removed MTB and road tyres using that method when levers wouldn't work.
samuri
You can get any tyre off any rim using the right technique without levers. The tyre went on over the rim, it must come back off.
If you can Michelin DH of MTX rims with your bare hands I think a small cash prize would be in order. Obviously a video would be necessary prevent any bullshitting.
I'll add a tire/rim combo challenge...
Kenda dual ply wire beads on 6.2d rims... at one point we've had 3 pairs of hands with a couple of Kenda's finest DH/MX metal tire levers.
Pinch flats out on the trail make me shiver with that combo!