Ramones tire from rim
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Lay the wheel on its side, stand with one foot on the tire, and then at 30° from that spot, push your other foot down? Make sure to protect the disk or cassette somehow?
*or because it's small 5 gallon bucket.
Trying to unmount some fat tyres a few weeks ago took two of us leaning down on the bead.
Trying to unmount some fat tyres a few weeks ago took two of us leaning down on the bead.
And sometimes when it's real stubborn, using your bare foot is best, as boots tend to rotate on your foot when you are trying to step down.
I did a group ride one time where a guy got a flat, couldn't get his tire off to put his tube in, and he thought he was just going to "run out" the remaining 7 miles. When he didn't show up at the next group rally point, I had the rest of the group go forward, went back for this guy. He said it was impossible to get the tire off...took it off, stepped on it, had it off in 20 seconds. He thanked me, as we rode out, saying "what was I thinking, running with my bike 7 miles would have been horrendously stupid"...
Did this again on the Iditarod this year (guy should have known better?) all the way at the furthest checkpoint across the Alaska Range. I usually tell them, "bet you I can get it off", but I gotta start betting some serious shit. It's seriously less than a minute to pop these tires off that people can't get to "budge".
IME, the fatter the rim, the bigger of a problem this can be. For sure can be a real problem with plus-sized rims.
Vacuum pump?
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I learned of this technique on a fat bike ride too. Got a front flat when it was really cold, -20°C. The tire had never been taken off in three seasons of running it tubeless. My buddies watched me struggle a bit trying to get it of with my bare hands, but I guess they got cold waiting for me and one of them knew this technique and shared it with me. A fuckin revelation!
