08-10-2024, 07:31 PM
(08-10-2024, 12:39 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: If you put the new tyre on by putting the rim in "from behind", that gets the inner bead onto the wheel. It then allows you to put the "front" bead on with the wheel/tyre flat on the floor.
Assuming you've still got some knuckles left after getting the tube valve in place (!) you should then be able to walk the outer bead on with your heels with little difficulty, PROVIDING that:
a) you are wearing stout footwear (not trainers or stilettos)
b) you get the first part of the bead fully into the well of the rim
c) you start 180° away from the valve
If you have to resort to a lever to get the last bit of bead on, then you're doing something wrong.
If the weather is inclement then put the tyre(s) in the airing cupboard overnight before you start
I agree with all of that, but sometimes the tyres are just that bit tighter than other tyres. Longstones recently, not one would go on with my feet. Christine is a bit heavier so she did the footwork while I guided everything into place, told her where to walk, and used a hammer a little bit. Never resort to a lever, they are for tyre removal only.
Tyres vary.