took 135 psi. Jeff
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That's fatal

I did finally get the zip ties on it but still requires too much muscle to get off the rim. I will try to go by Cycle Gear and pick up some rim protectors and then I will not be afraid to muscle it. I tried making rim protectors from a laundry jug but even with two of those on on the same spot I just cut right through them with the spoons. I think this is just one supremely stubborn tire. I have not given up yet.

I know it is doable. I just need to protect the rim before I can get that much force into it. I really think I am almost there. Probably won't be able to go to Cycle Gear until tomorrow though.

springman wrote on 05/31/18 at 20:51:20:


If you ever come up to my house for a group ride - we can have a lesson on tire changes.  It is a bit of a hassle - but once you have done it a few times it isn't all that bad.  Once you get the first bead mounted and install the tube - you need to inflate the tube and then release the air before you mount the second bead.......this allows the tube to straighten out and helps to prevent any tube pinching.

WoW

All that work and fretting just for 10,000  miles worth of tire !   If the tire lasted 50,000 miles it might be worth it … ya think ???  

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Do ya have any idea why its so hard to get over the rim edge ?   Its not a 14" tire going on a 15" rim is it ?

One item on any new bike I get ... Must be tubeless rims !    

What kind of tire was that you got  ?

verslagen1 wrote on 06/01/18 at 22:03:59:


On most front tires I can lube up the tire, and get the first bead on without any tools - just hold the tire and rim upright and start pushing.  (Sure wish the tube and second bead was that easy).

I seem to get about 2 years of riding out of a set of tires.  With 3 running bikes (6 tires), that means I am mounting 3 tires a year.  I am just too cheap to pay someone else to do it - and too impatient to get it done on their schedule.  I never am anxious to do it - but I do get anxious for a new tire when the old one starts handling weird or doesn't have any tread left.

I just replaced my rear tire.  I tried the zip tie method for the first time and had mixed results.

I thought it worked great for mounting the tire with the tube in it.  I pinched the beads together making sure not to pinch the tube before mounting the tire.  Insterted the stem and popped the whole deal on without too much drama.  I'll probably always mount my tires like this.

Not sure I would use it for dismounting and the tube was pinched between the tire bead as I pulled the tire off and I snapped a few ties.  My tube was fine, but I could have broken down the tire and pulled the tube faster without the ties.