Fitting Tyres

[Duncan Grimmond]

If you warm the tyres first you should be able to walk them on wearing stout boots. ALWAYS start and finish at the valve. If necessary use a rubber mallet to finish the last bit but if they are still warm your heels should do the trick.
The wheels on my Pembleton do not come off easily and I have removed tubes and replaced them at the roadside without too much difficulty. They are warm when you start (having had a puncture) so you have to work fairly quickly.
The most difficult part is introducing the valve stem. There is a lot of useful information on the previous thread from last year.