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  1. Original post
    Mike Spak
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    #1

    I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
    They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
    have any useful suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Stubby Phillips

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  2. A.Lee
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    #2
    Mike Spak said:

    I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
    They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
    have any useful suggestions?

    Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time to
    heal!
    Alan.

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  3. chris
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    I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
    clinchers ;~).

    TUFO's are a [censored], so have patience. I've also found that riding them
    a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.

    CH

    "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Mike Spak said:

    I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
    They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
    have any useful suggestions?

    Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time to
    heal!
    Alan.

    Report
  4. Mike Spak
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    #4

    I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
    managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
    "chris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
    clinchers ;~).

    TUFO's are a [censored], so have patience. I've also found that riding them
    a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.

    CH

    "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Mike Spak said:

    I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's.


    Ouch!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with


    this

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    have any useful suggestions?

    Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time


    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    heal!
    Alan.

    Report
  5. almost fast
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    #5

    So what are the tips?

    "Mike Spak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
    managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
    "chris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
    clinchers ;~).

    TUFO's are a [censored], so have patience. I've also found that riding them
    a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.

    CH

    "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:

    > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's.


    Ouch!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with


    this

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > have any useful suggestions?

    Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time


    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    heal!
    Alan.

    Report
  6. Mike Spak
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    #6

    Mr. Fast,

    I still have a hard time stretching the tire onto the rim in the first
    place, so no help there. The thing that helped the most was to pull the
    tread up while squeezing the tire on both\ sides and the tire just sort of
    pops into the bead.
    "almost fast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    So what are the tips?

    "Mike Spak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
    managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
    "chris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
    clinchers ;~).

    TUFO's are a [censored], so have patience. I've also found that riding them
    a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.

    CH

    "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
    >
    > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on


    Ksyrium's.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Ouch!

    Quoted message said:

    > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience


    with

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    this

    Quoted message said:

    > > have any useful suggestions?
    >
    > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers


    time

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to

    Quoted message said:

    > heal!
    > Alan.

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  7. almost fast
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    #7

    Cool, that makes sense. Thanks.

    "Mike Spak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Mr. Fast,

    I still have a hard time stretching the tire onto the rim in the first
    place, so no help there. The thing that helped the most was to pull the
    tread up while squeezing the tire on both\ sides and the tire just sort of
    pops into the bead.
    "almost fast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    So what are the tips?

    "Mike Spak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
    managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
    "chris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    > I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
    > clinchers ;~).
    >
    > TUFO's are a [censored], so have patience. I've also found that riding them
    > a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.
    >
    > CH
    >
    > "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
    > >
    > > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on


    Ksyrium's.
    Ouch!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience


    with
    this

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > > > have any useful suggestions?
    > >
    > > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
    > > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers


    time
    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > > heal!
    > > Alan.

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