Advice installing TUFO 'cross tubular/clinchers?

[Mike Spak]

I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
have any useful suggestions?

Thanks,
Stubby Phillips

 

[A.Lee]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:

> I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
> They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
> have any useful suggestions?

Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time to
heal!
Alan.

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[chris]

I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
clinchers ;~).

TUFO's are a *****, so have patience. I've also found that riding them
a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.

CH

"A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
>
> > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's. Ouch!
> > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with this
> > have any useful suggestions?
>
> Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
> This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time to
> heal!
> Alan.

 

[Mike Spak]

I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
"chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
> clinchers ;~).
>
> TUFO's are a *****, so have patience. I've also found that riding them
> a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.
>
> CH
>
> "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
> >
> > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's.
Ouch!
> > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with
this
> > > have any useful suggestions?
> >
> > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
> > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time
to
> > heal!
> > Alan.

 

[almost fast]

So what are the tips?

"Mike Spak" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
> managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
> "chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
> > clinchers ;~).
> >
> > TUFO's are a *****, so have patience. I've also found that riding them
> > a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.
> >
> > CH
> >
> > "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on Ksyrium's.
> Ouch!
> > > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience with
> this
> > > > have any useful suggestions?
> > >
> > > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
> > > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers time
> to
> > > heal!
> > > Alan.

 

[Mike Spak]

Mr. Fast,

I still have a hard time stretching the tire onto the rim in the first
place, so no help there. The thing that helped the most was to pull the
tread up while squeezing the tire on both\ sides and the tire just sort of
pops into the bead.
"almost fast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So what are the tips?
>
> "Mike Spak" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
> > managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
> > "chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
> > > clinchers ;~).
> > >
> > > TUFO's are a *****, so have patience. I've also found that riding them
> > > a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.
> > >
> > > CH
> > >
> > > "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]>...
> > > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on
Ksyrium's.
> > Ouch!
> > > > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience
with
> > this
> > > > > have any useful suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
> > > > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers
time
> > to
> > > > heal!
> > > > Alan.

 

[almost fast]

Cool, that makes sense. Thanks.

"Mike Spak" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Mr. Fast,
>
> I still have a hard time stretching the tire onto the rim in the first
> place, so no help there. The thing that helped the most was to pull the
> tread up while squeezing the tire on both\ sides and the tire just sort of
> pops into the bead.
> "almost fast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > So what are the tips?
> >
> > "Mike Spak" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > > I ran into Scott Mares from Sibex today, and he gave me some tips, and I
> > > managed to mount the suckers. Thanks for the advice.
> > > "chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I second that...or maybe, stretch them for the season and just ride
> > > > clinchers ;~).
> > > >
> > > > TUFO's are a *****, so have patience. I've also found that riding them
> > > > a bit on the road helps, but that's just anecdotal.
> > > >
> > > > CH
> > > >
> > > > "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > > > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:31:09 -0600, Mike Spak wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I just got a pair of Elites and I'm trying to mount them on
> Ksyrium's.
> Ouch!
> > > > > > They're not going on very easily. Does anybody with experience
> with
> this
> > > > > > have any useful suggestions?
> > > > >
> > > > > Put them stretched on as far as possible, then leave them for a day.
> > > > > This will stretch them just a little, it'll also give your fingers
> time
> to
> > > > > heal!
> > > > > Alan.