grrr....stupid tire!

Luigi de Guzman said:

Any tips (other than the application of more brute force) on how to get this tire onto the rim? my
thumbs are raw from pushing and I haven't even been able to seat one bead, fully, yet!

-Luigi wrenching suspended for the day due to frustration. and dinner.

but the aurora has nifty new MKS platform pedals now, so that's good.

Use the tire levers.

Kenny Lee

Check and make sure you didn't put too much air in the tube to hold it in place while mounting the
tire. I had a similar problem last Sunday. After I got the first side of the tire on the rim, I had
to let most of the air out of the tube and was finally able to get the rest of it on.

Michael

"Luigi de Guzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

a quick trip to the LBS this morning yielded some grease, a 7-speed freewheel, a pedal wrench.
also hope that the raleigh would soon be riding again.

screwed the freewheel onto the new rear wheel without a hitch, put new rim tape on, mounted
the tube.

The outer casing was another story. this has got to be the hardest thing I've done. I've tried and
tried and tried and yet the tire won't mount.

Immediatly I checked for the bonehead error to see if I had accidentally been trying to mount a
700c tire onto a 27" wheel. No, the wheel was definitely 700c. The only difference I can possibly
think of is that the rim is slightly wider (am I imagining it?) than the rim I was replacing.
would this be enough to make it so hard to mount the tire?

Any tips (other than the application of more brute force) on how to get this tire onto the rim? my
thumbs are raw from pushing and I haven't even been able to seat one bead, fully, yet!

-Luigi wrenching suspended for the day due to frustration. and dinner.

but the aurora has nifty new MKS platform pedals now, so that's good.

The reply from Michael (below) is a very good idea. I have owned a bicycle store for over 30 years.
And have had to his suggestion quite often. Almost always with 700C tires.

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

Quoted message said:

Check and make sure you didn't put too much air in the tube to hold it in place while mounting the
tire. I had a similar problem last Sunday.

After

Quoted message said:

I got the first side of the tire on the rim, I had to let most of the air out of the tube and was
finally able to get the rest of it on.

On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:19:28 -0400, Luigi de Guzman <[email hidden]> from Cox

Communications said:

Any tips (other than the application of more brute force) on how to get this tire onto the rim? my
thumbs are raw from pushing and I haven't even been able to seat one bead, fully, yet!

Lube up the rim with a little dish soap.

--
home.sport.rr.comcuthuluOpen ↗ human rights = peace And furthermore, my bowling average is
unimpeachable!!!
12:51:51 AM 10 September 2003

"Kevan Smith" <[email hidden]/\/\> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Lube up the rim with a little dish soap.

Which works better, liquid or powder?

Dave

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

...

Quoted message said:

Any tips (other than the application of more brute force) on how to get this tire onto the rim? my
thumbs are raw from pushing and I haven't even been able to seat one bead, fully, yet!

Use your tire lever. Also, make sure that the sections of bead you have on the rim are in the center
of the rim, at the depression near the spoke anchors, to give them a little room to move as you do
the other side of the rim. Did you put one bead on before putting the tube in? I always do it that
way, though I'm not sure it matters.

I had this problem frequently when I rode MA 40 rims. Seems that a lot of standard 700 c tires did
not want to go on, but with enough profanities and the judicious use of tire irons, I was always
able to get them on. The soap idea sounds good. But don't forget the profanities!

"Kevan Smith" <[email hidden]/\/\> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Some sort of colloidal suspension.

Thank you. Cuz I was having NO luck with that damn powder.

Dave

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 01:38:44 -0700, "Raoul Duke" <[email hidden]> from Posted via Supernews,

url='http://www.supernews.com/'http://www.supernews.com/url said:

"Kevan Smith" <[email hidden]/\/\> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Lube up the rim with a little dish soap.

Which works better, liquid or powder?

Some sort of colloidal suspension.

--
home.sport.rr.comcuthuluOpen ↗ human rights = peace One FISHWICH coming up!!
9:27:02 PM 10 September 2003

"Kevan Smith" <[email hidden]/\/\> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Which works better, liquid or powder?

a quick wipe of the inner sidewall with Armour all or similar product works wonders if you have the
bead centered in the middle of the rim.

best, Andrew