Tips & Tricks to Install a Really Tight Difficult Bike Tire
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2017
- Tips and tricks on how to install tight bike tires on a difficult rim: We show you 3 steps which include removal, preparation of the rim, and installation of very tight tires such that bike tube replacement is performed with ease if you get a flat tire out on the road. This techniques works for a road bike, mountain bike, trail bike or BMX tire.
For tight difficult tires, use a tube slightly smaller then usual. For a 23mm wide tire, instead of using my Continental 18-25mm, I'll use an 12-23 ultra thin which will give me more room under the tire. One can also use packing tape which is thinner then of velox rim tape or veloplugs. Cutting the rim tape to the correct size is an art.
For removal, let all the air out of the tire. Then center the bead in the well of the rim where the wheel is essentially smaller and the tire easier to work with. Placing two tire levers under the bead on the bicycle wheel adjacent to the valve and spaced slightly apart, push down with both levers to lift the bead over the rim at the valve. Then one can proceed to lift off the entire bead using one of the tire levers.
Insert one tire bead over the rim. Install the tube valve using a tube that is slightly inflated and covered lightly with talc or baby powder. The talc will allow the tube to easily slide up into the bike tire. Insert the other bead starting at the valve and working your way on both sides. When you get to the tough area opposite the valve, let all the remaining air out. Center the tire bead that's already under the rim by squeezing the tire toward the center of the well all the way around. Centering gives you a lightly more room and flexibility to the tire. You can now use your palm of one hand and tumb of the other to push the tire bead over the rim or, as I perfer, the Crank Brothers Speedier Tire Lever. It may require centering of the bead repeatidly and using your hands or Speedier lever half a dozen time in some cases with tight tires.
How to change or patch, or repairing a tight tire is critical to you get a flat tire while out cycling on the road or riding on the trail.
SWEET JESUS YOU SAVED MY SOUL
Sweet Jesus, I did it! Several F bombs later, I had the Continental's too. As a woman who hates asking for help, you have been a lifesaver sir. Helmets off to you.
i only watched 1mins of your video to understand that the center is what we should focus ! done it in 5sec thank you tony
Absolutely on the spot re centering for flexibility. Broke two levers without knowing this. And then i mounted a tire without any lever for knowing this. Thank you Master!
Thank you so much for this clear and effective counsel. Moving the bead to the center of the rim, aggressively, all the way around, did the job, the tube and tire are now installed, and I expect my blood pressure is better, too! :) Thanks be to God for Tony Marchand!
Hell yeah, it works. Been doing tires for a long time and usually could muscle it on, but this one was defeating me. The technique of centering the bead made a huge difference!
Admittedly I use a blow dryer for the last bit of really stubborn tires when installing them. It works, the heat makes them supple. Not an option on the road, of course :) . But your tips are very helpful, thanks!
Omg. I can't believe I've never seen this anywhere else. It is the simplest trick and makes installation an absolute breeze. I have spent so many hours over the years breaking my thumbs and damaging rims trying to make a tyre fit. Brilliant. Thank you!
I am glad I found this. Instead of IMPOSSIBLE, I was able to accomplish the task in about an hour, with massive cuss words, my head exploding, the flesh of my thumb pulled away from the thumbnail because I was working the tire bead to the center of the rim all the way around the tire about 10,000 times. This was the second most difficult task I had today. If you have any tips on getting antibiotics down my dog’s throat, I’m all ears. Because
I've watch about 7 of these get tough tire on videos. No one has said what saved me today. Put the bead you're having trouble with on first. the other bead wasn't as tight.
The tip about moving the bead closer to the center of the rim is pure gold and has just saved my ass. Thanks a lot.
This video absolutely saved me and my friend yesterday. After struggling to get her tire back on while on the trail for 30 minutes yesterday I found your video and was relieved to find some tips that didn't require any special gear that we didn't have. After watching, I was filled with the confidence and knowledge I needed to pop those last few inches into the rim of the wheel - truly, thank you! Tony you were the real MVP of our ride yesterday 👑
I can't believe how much easier centering the bead in the deepest part of the rim makes! Lots of videos with tips on mounting stubborn tires, but yours was the only one that helped me get that tire mounted! Thank you!
This was quite literally the best advice I've seen on how to get a tight tire onto the rim I've seen yet
Thank you, I've been wrestling with this thing for half an hour and now it just all popped right off. That's popped in a good way for a tire
I just wanted to say I’ve spent a frustrating 2 hours working on this tire. Your tip on centering the tire on bead, probably within two minutes it was done and ready to go. Thank you so much!
Been looking for half an hour no other video helped me, this one is the best i have now got it on step by step, thank you !
Using the deepest part of the wheel well is the trick I hadn’t discovered until this video. Thank you!!
This helped me get my new mtb tire on when I thought it was going to be impossible!