Specialized Armiadillo - Fitting?

Did you push the valve in before you start inflating? You
sometimes have to do that with tyres. I put a new tyre on
yesterday and had the same problem.

John Hearns said:

I've fitted a new inner tube, but there is still a bulge
near the valve. It looks like the innards of the valve
stop the tyre seating properly, and on inflation it gets
pushed out. The rim is a Vuelta Stylus.

Help and ideas please!

You need to start fitting the bead at the valve with the
valve pushed into the tyre so the bead can seat properly.
Once it is seated you can pull the valve out and screw on
the retaining nut and work the rest of the bead on. Pretty
much the same for all tyres.

Tony

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The rear tyre on my road bike needed replacing yesterday.
Had a small cut in it, tube came out, boom.

I walked it to Cycle Surgery in Spitalfields, who sold me
a Specialized Armadillo tyre. Looks a good tyre to me - I
ride a lot on city streets, and up and down bumps on cycle
paths etc. I did note in the shop that the type had a
heavy bead on it. Took the Tube home as I was in a hurry.

Last night I fitted the tyre, and there was a big
bulge near the valve. And boom, scratch one
Specialized inner tube.

I've fitted a new inner tube, but there is still a bulge
near the valve. It looks like the innards of the valve
stop the tyre seating properly, and on inflation it gets
pushed out. The rim is a Vuelta Stylus.

Help and ideas please!

I had a similar problem, the tyre not fitting down fully
near the valve on Armadillos, which I fixed by deflating the
tyre, pushing the side walls together and down then
reinflating. Once fully on you may not have to take them off
again for a very long time.

John Hearns <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

The rear tyre on my road bike needed replacing yesterday.
Had a small cut in it, tube came out, boom.

I walked it to Cycle Surgery in Spitalfields, who sold me
a Specialized Armadillo tyre. Looks a good tyre to me - I
ride a lot on city streets, and up and down bumps on cycle
paths etc. I did note in the shop that the type had a
heavy bead on it. Took the Tube home as I was in a hurry.

Last night I fitted the tyre, and there was a big
bulge near the valve. And boom, scratch one
Specialized inner tube.

I've fitted a new inner tube, but there is still a bulge
near the valve. It looks like the innards of the valve
stop the tyre seating properly, and on inflation it gets
pushed out. The rim is a Vuelta Stylus.

Help and ideas please!

I remember the same problem.... You could try this:

Before you pump air in push the valve through the rim into
the tyre so that you feel the base of the valve against the
tyre. You should feel the beading 'wrap around' the base of
the the valve as you push the tyre into the rim. If you put
air in without first doing this the results are the same as
you have described.

Sean.

Tony Raven said:

You need to start fitting the bead at the valve with the
valve pushed into the tyre so the bead can seat properly.
Once it is seated you can pull the valve out and screw on
the retaining nut and work the rest of the bead on. Pretty
much the same for all tyres.

I like to do that, too, when possible, but it's not
essential to avoid the problem. Valve can be pushed up into
tyre even if finishing at the valve. It shouldn't instantly
come down far enough to prevent the bead seating. Even if it
does, it can be popped up again.

Finishing at the valve can help prevent the tube jamming
under the bead with particularly tight tyres.

With whatever method, give the valve another push up after
fitting to test the seating.

~PB

On Sun, 9 May 2004 08:32:16 +0100, "Tony Raven"
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Quoted message said:

You need to start fitting the bead at the valve with the
valve pushed into the tyre so the bead can seat properly.
Once it is seated you can pull the valve out and screw on
the retaining nut and work the rest of the bead on. Pretty
much the same for all tyres.

For various values of "all" which doesn't include Schwalbe
Stelvios on 406 rims, which are a complete cow to fit
especially when new, and are very much easier if you start
by pushing the bead right down into the bottom of the rim
(beginning opposite the valve) and work up from there. Ditto
certain medium pressure (100psi) 700c tyres of my acquaint.

Guy
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John Hearns said:

I've fitted a new inner tube, but there is still a bulge
near the valve. It looks like the innards of the valve
stop the tyre seating properly, and on inflation it gets
pushed out. The rim is a Vuelta Stylus.

Help and ideas please!

You need to start fitting the bead at the valve with the
valve pushed into the tyre so the bead can seat properly.
Once it is seated you can pull the valve out and screw on
the retaining nut and work the rest of the bead on. Pretty
much the same for all tyres.

It's also useful when fitting a tyre, after you've got the
tube into the tyre and the beads on to pump just enough air
into the tube to fill it out and then go round the wheel
easing the bead on each side. Helps make sure the bead is
evanly seated and that you don't trap the tube. Push the
valve in at this point too.

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