Ritchey off centre rims

[gary]

Hi
I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find that all
the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel like
they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to change a tube
on the trail, but this would be very hard!
An old tyre i changed actually tore which was ok as it was old, but the
amount of pressure on the tyre when the tyre levers are inserted is immense.
Does anyone else have trouble with such rims!!
Cheers
Gaz

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, gary
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Hi
> I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find
> that all the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
> I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel
> like they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to
> change a tube on the trail, but this would be very hard!

Don't use steel levers with aluminium rims, you tend to knacker the
rims. Although it's supposed to be a standard not all rims (and not all
tyres) are exactly the same size, so if you're having trouble it might
be worth experimenting with other makes of tyre.

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[LSMike]

"gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find that
> all
> the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
> I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel like
> they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to change a tube
> on the trail, but this would be very hard!
> An old tyre i changed actually tore which was ok as it was old, but the
> amount of pressure on the tyre when the tyre levers are inserted is
> immense.
> Does anyone else have trouble with such rims!!
> Cheers
> Gaz

After a few motorcycle tyres your perception may change.

 

[gary]

How did i know i would get some sarcastic answer!, i've had motorcycles &
dig this too!
LSMike <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi
> > I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find that
> > all
> > the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
> > I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel
like
> > they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to change a
tube
> > on the trail, but this would be very hard!
> > An old tyre i changed actually tore which was ok as it was old, but the
> > amount of pressure on the tyre when the tyre levers are inserted is
> > immense.
> > Does anyone else have trouble with such rims!!
> > Cheers
> > Gaz
>
> After a few motorcycle tyres your perception may change.
>
>

 

[gary]

Cheers, i've used many tyres on these rims & all have been a pain to remove!
I had a rear mavic rim & that was ok, guess i should change rims!!
Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> in message <[email protected]>, gary
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find
> > that all the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
> > I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel
> > like they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to
> > change a tube on the trail, but this would be very hard!
>
> Don't use steel levers with aluminium rims, you tend to knacker the
> rims. Although it's supposed to be a standard not all rims (and not all
> tyres) are exactly the same size, so if you're having trouble it might
> be worth experimenting with other makes of tyre.
>
> --
> [email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
>
> [ Disclaimer: This is a work displacement exercise. Please feel free ]
> [ to reply either on or off group. Expect lengthy replies until the ]
> [ deadline has passed. Thank-you for your cooperation. ]

 

[Mark Thompson]

> Cheers, i've used many tyres on these rims & all have been a pain to
> remove! I had a rear mavic rim & that was ok, guess i should change
> rims!!

Stupid question, but are you using all three tyre levers?

<URL:http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQtires.shtml>

Took me _ages_ to do it before I read that.

 

[gary]

I insert 1 lever & due to the tightness of the rim, i have to put the next
one in right next to it & gradually work along till i can pull the tyre
around.So 2 stay in & the other one i use to try & pull the tyre off!
Mark Thompson <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Cheers, i've used many tyres on these rims & all have been a pain to
> > remove! I had a rear mavic rim & that was ok, guess i should change
> > rims!!
>
> Stupid question, but are you using all three tyre levers?
>
> <URL:http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQtires.shtml>
>
> Took me _ages_ to do it before I read that.

 

[DavidR]

gary wrote:
> Hi
> I have these rims on my Specialized A1 Pro Rockhopper, however find that all
> the tyres i get for the bike are a pain to get off the rim.
> I use steel tyre levers & after i've got the tyre off, my hands feel like
> they've been through a workout!, luckily i've not yet had to change a tube
> on the trail, but this would be very hard!
> An old tyre i changed actually tore which was ok as it was old, but the
> amount of pressure on the tyre when the tyre levers are inserted is immense.
> Does anyone else have trouble with such rims!!

They do seem to be difficult compared to others. When you get the first
lever in and taking the strain, run your fingers all round the tyre to
break the bead off the rim hooks and drop the tyre into the well. Also
push the valve into the tyre. Then try the next lever.

When fitting a tyre this can help because the bead can catch the hooks
before the last bit is in place or the tyre is sitting on top of the
valve. Again, do it while taking the strain with a lever.