[margam_man]

i have continental gravity's on sun rims. i had a puncture and strugled to get the tyre of the rim. then whent though 2 new tubes gettin the damn tyre back on. has anyone else had any problems with continental tyres? there is know way i could have gotten them of trailside and i will be pretty fu**ed if i do get a puncture on the trail

 

[IH8Rice]

try putting some tIres on, then that might work.


but seriously...try some longer tire levers or some soapy water while at home

 

[margam_man]

TYRE! here in the uk we spell things correctly. lol. cheers for the help . tried the soap and long tyre levers but still had trouble getting the damn thins on

 

[Mikey_C]

whatever you wanna call it.


once you have one full bead on the rim push it to the center of the rim which is recessed. As you put the second bead on pinch it with your fingers so its sitting in the center also. then you should have no prob getting it on

 

[sstalder5]

i have a set of sunrims on my xc bike and my scott TIRES are a little tight on them because they do have a slightly larger diameter. but if you have tire levers and know how to use them you should be fine. also the owner of the LBS i frequent can put my tires on without levers. i guess that isnt saying much... EXCEPT he only has 4 and a half fingers!!

 

[margam_man]

thanks for all the help. they seem to be getting easier the more i take them on and off.

 

[sstalder5]

thanks for all the help. they seem to be getting easier the more i take them on and off.

you probably dont want to take them on and off anymore than you have to. it weakens your sidewalls which won't be good later down the road