Bill, that may be the best trick I've heard of. For the last 30 years I've always finished opposite the valve, usually w/out problem, but occasionally a few curses. Will give it a try next time out!
THANKS! On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > The guy in the video misses one trick - it totally matters where you > start. You want the very LAST bit of the bead you pull over the rim > to be AT THE VALVE. The worst case is to finish opposite the valve, > because that will prevent the bead from dropping into the 'well' of > the rim. Start just left of the valve and proceed around to the left, > finishing back at the valve letting air out of the tube as needed. > When you can go no further, let all the air out of the tube, and > starting opposite the valve push the bead into the center of the rim > well, and pull it tight in both directions towards the valve. That > gives you as much slack as possible to pop the last bit of bead over > the rim. Just as the bead goes over the rim, push the valve stem up > to allow the tire bead to drop in under the valve without pinching the > tube. > > With that procedure pretty much any tire can be mounted without > tools. > > Bill > > On Nov 11, 9:12 am, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > this guy helped me! > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUFVrl0UT4 > > > > On Nov 11, 10:13 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The key to mounting a super tight tire without using levers at all is > > > getting down into the rim well. Some of the uber stiff Schwalbes and > > > Continentals can be really challenging. > > > > > Theres another video out there where he uses toe straps a few times > around > > > the tire to hold the bead down in the well until he gets the last bit > on. > > > All that said, there are rim+tire combos that are really > snuggy-dee-williams > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
