On Sun, 2013-06-09 at 12:07 -0700, cyclotourist wrote: > Any suggestions? These things are a bear (and no maiden fair). I'm > just about ready to give up as I can get them mounted, but can't get a > tube inside. I'm currently hoping they stretch/take shape a little bit > on the rim if I leave there for a while, but don't have a lot of hope. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8999429698/in/photostream/
My experience is with Parigi-Roubaix, but they're the same thing, only narrower. A used tire mounts easily and can be removed without tools. A new tire is another story. I decided to pre-stretch the tire on an old wheel I had around in the shed. It was extremely difficult getting the first bead on at all. I had to use tire levers to wedge it on, and a toe strap to hold my gains. I then installed the other side without a tube using tire levers and let the tire sit for a couple of days. A little spray on the inside of the bead with Windex helped get the last bit over. After that initial stretching period, I removed one side and installed a narrow 700x23 tube, then remounted the tire (challenging, but nothing like the first time, and again a little spritz with Windex helped) and inflated the tube. After a week or so I found I needed to mount the tire on a wheel that's actually used on the bike. It mounted with a little difficulty, but nothing I'd write a list posting about. In my opinion, pre-stretching is the way to go with these Challenge tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
