Folding Tire too Tight for Rim

andresmuro@aol.com

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> > Hi all,
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> > I tried this for probably 20 minutes with all the strength I can
> > muster. Basically trying to pull on a Deda Tre RS corsa folding
> > clincher 700 x 23c onto my HED Jet road rims. Folding tires are nice
> > but new ones are difficult to mount. I have never had so much
> > difficulty in the past with any tire than this one.
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> > When it came in the box, it was nice and pancake flat and I wondered
> > how it'll ever attain the round shape. What I tried doing so far is to
> > get the tire on the rim without the tube and leaving it on there for
> > sometime to "stretch out". But the tube is going to be hard as hell
> > because I don't see any space for it to get in there anyway. Whats the
> > "pro" technique here, bleeding hands and skill or any less gory way
> > out?
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> > B.D
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> Rim tape can occupy lots of room you might need to make installation of a
> tight tire easier. Try VeloPlugs from Velocity (I think they'll work on a
> HED wheel), or the very thinnest tape (Zipp makes nice thin but protective
> tape and I like Ritchey snap-on rim bands for tighter rims) to free up every
> micro-mm of space possible. Velox rim tape takes up quite a bit of room and
> is not my first choice when tires are twight (like tiger)... I think HED
> rims have no channel in the center of the rim bed which makes installing
> tires tough... Watch this vid and see if it helps...http://www.cycleto.com/index.php?vi...Ahow-to-change-...

The video shows the installation of a tire which is pretty loose. If
the tire is tight, he wont be able to get it in so quickly. He will
need to go around the whole tire to get the beads in the middle of the
rim. Once he does that, it may still be very tight. He will need to
try to roll the tire in with his palms, but he won't get enough force
to do so from that position. He will probably have to put the valve
side of the wheel on the floor, and the opposite end facing up. Using
his weight and a lot of strength he may be able to massage and roll
the tire into the rim.

Andres