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Andrew Webster
Guest
I need help fitting tyres.
Most of the time there is absolutely no problem, BUT
I have a rigida Excel 700C rim onto which I just cannot fit a Hutchinson Excel (700Cx25) tyre - well
I can lever it on, but then I lever a hole in the inner tube too.
I would like advice on how to fit tyres to tight fitting rims.
I would also like to know if kevlar bead tyres are (in general) easier or harder to fit (or the
same) as steel bead.
Is it "common knowledge" that some nominally 700C tyres are really smaller than others? I know
they vary as the last tyre on this rim was a tight fit, but at least it did go on in the end (a
Michelin Tracer)
- a good job as it came off again with monotonous regularity for patching.
Thanks in advance for helpful responses.
Most of the time there is absolutely no problem, BUT
I have a rigida Excel 700C rim onto which I just cannot fit a Hutchinson Excel (700Cx25) tyre - well
I can lever it on, but then I lever a hole in the inner tube too.
I would like advice on how to fit tyres to tight fitting rims.
I would also like to know if kevlar bead tyres are (in general) easier or harder to fit (or the
same) as steel bead.
Is it "common knowledge" that some nominally 700C tyres are really smaller than others? I know
they vary as the last tyre on this rim was a tight fit, but at least it did go on in the end (a
Michelin Tracer)
- a good job as it came off again with monotonous regularity for patching.
Thanks in advance for helpful responses.