New tyres

essendon93 said:

Any tips on how to get that final bit of tyre over the rim? I got the front tyre on but the rear is as stiff as a board. New tyres.

i thawt it was (stiff) new tyres that this was more of an issue with?

Can you get some slack by starting at the opposite side of the wheel/tyre and eeking out/around what 'give' there is in the tyre so you have more tye to finally work over that last bit of rim?

I put powder all over the tube & maybe inside the tyre before I fit it.
When putting the last of the bead of the tyre over the rim, I make sure the rest of the bead that already inside the rim is sitting along the most inside of the rim (up against the spoke nipple bases where the rubber strap/tape is) as this gives you more tyre bead to work over the balance of the rim edge.

Marx SS said:

I put powder all over the tube & maybe inside the tyre before I fit it.
When putting the last of the bead of the tyre over the rim, I make sure the rest of the bead that already inside the rim is sitting along the most inside of the rim (up against the spoke nipple bases where the rubber strap/tape is) as this gives you more tyre bead to work over the balance of the rim edge.

Thanks FD and Marx, I'll give it another shot in the morning

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I put powder all over the tube & maybe inside the tyre before I fit it.

When putting the last of the bead of the tyre over the rim, I make sure
the rest of the bead that already inside the rim is sitting along the
most inside of the rim (up against the spoke nipple bases where the
rubber strap/tape is) as this gives you more tyre bead to work over the
balance of the rim edge.

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Marx SS

When putting tight singles on I do it in bare feet so you can hook your toes
on the lower rim and pull like hell on the single to get it on at the top.
Always end up with glue all over my hands AND feet.

Marty

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Any tips on how to get that final bit of tyre over the rim? I got the
front tyre on but the rear is as stiff as a board. New tyres.

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essendon93

Whatever you do, never use the tyre levers to get that final bit of leverage
otherwise you'll end up with snake bite like punctures in your tube due to
pinching your tube against the rim & tyre.
I won't tell ya how long it took me to find this out hehehe

DJ

As a sidenote, the way I do it (powder & tyre positioning) I don’t really use tyre levers on my MTB tyres, ….well mostly……

I noticed that new tyres & tyres that rarely get removed are [censored].

DJ said:

Whatever you do, never use the tyre levers to get that final bit of leverage
otherwise you'll end up with snake bite like punctures in your tube due to
pinching your tube against the rim & tyre.

I do that with a lever all the time, and have never had that occur, but I
partially inflate the tube and slide the lever in carefully to ensure that
I don't snag it.

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DJ said:

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Quoted message said:

Any tips on how to get that final bit of tyre over the rim? I got the
front tyre on but the rear is as stiff as a board. New tyres.

--
essendon93

Whatever you do, never use the tyre levers to get that final bit of leverage
otherwise you'll end up with snake bite like punctures in your tube due to
pinching your tube against the rim & tyre.
I won't tell ya how long it took me to find this out hehehe

DJ

Ha ha ha, well, what would I know, I'm a triathlete, but...

Despite having really strong hands, from rockclimbing and trapeze and
tissu, I just can't get even an old tyre back up on the rims. Maybe it's
because my hands are so small. (Despite many challengers, all others
have fallen short in my small hands competition.) So I always use my
tyre levers. My good michelin ones (yellow) work like a charm, because
I've got three of those, but my dodgy little no-name black ones (2x) on
my commuter work fine too. And I have never gotten a puncture doing
this, but possibly that's because I got pre-warned about it and so was
mega safe about placement, checking the tube was clear, etc (and I think
I use the levers backwards or something). That being said, if coach was
around, I'd just get him to put the tyre back on, it's better not to
take the chance...

T

quote='Tamyka Bell'DJ said:

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Quoted message said:

Any tips on how to get that final bit of tyre over the rim? I got the
front tyre on but the rear is as stiff as a board. New tyres.

--
essendon93

Whatever you do, never use the tyre levers to get that final bit of leverage
otherwise you'll end up with snake bite like punctures in your tube due to
pinching your tube against the rim & tyre.
I won't tell ya how long it took me to find this out hehehe

DJ

Ha ha ha, well, what would I know, I'm a triathlete, but...

Despite having really strong hands, from rockclimbing and trapeze and
tissu, I just can't get even an old tyre back up on the rims. Maybe it's
because my hands are so small. (Despite many challengers, all others
have fallen short in my small hands competition.) So I always use my
tyre levers. My good michelin ones (yellow) work like a charm, because
I've got three of those, but my dodgy little no-name black ones (2x) on
my commuter work fine too. And I have never gotten a puncture doing
this, but possibly that's because I got pre-warned about it and so was
mega safe about placement, checking the tube was clear, etc (and I think
I use the levers backwards or something). That being said, if coach was
around, I'd just get him to put the tyre back on, it's better not to
take the chance...

T[/QUOTE]Managed to get them on in the morning. Another technique that was mentioned to me is to roll the tyre over the rim with your hands, whilst resting the wheel in your stomach to give you extra leverage.

Tamyka Bell said:

... if coach was
around, I'd just get him to put the tyre back on, it's better not to
take the chance...

T

If coach was around??? You mean he isn't following in the team car? Where is the Mavic neutral service vehicle? 🙂

As for tyre levers and installing tyres, I've found that it depends on the rim/tyre combination. Changing tyres on my old 535 wheels was always difficult, while the CXP33 rims are easy - using the same tyre! That said, I prefer to do without levers when installing the tyre, but it was impossible to mount the tyre on the 535s without them.

Ritch

ritcho said:

Tamyka Bell said:

... if coach was
around, I'd just get him to put the tyre back on, it's better not to
take the chance...

T

If coach was around??? You mean he isn't following in the team car?
Where is the Mavic neutral service vehicle? 🙂

<snip>
It ain't that kinda squad.

T