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24-03-08, 12:19 PM
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front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
Can anyone help?
I'm totally destryong my front wheel - I've trying to remove the tyre to fit tkc80s. All that I'm ending up doing is putting dings into my wheel rim. The tube is deflated & the bead is broken. I'm a bit naffed off as I'm ruining a £90 wheel. Help? Advice? Dirk |
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24-03-08, 12:24 PM
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Re: front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
you got the rim protectors ?
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24-03-08, 12:26 PM
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Re: front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
6" pieces of thick hose pipe split lenthways and slid onto the rim.
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24-03-08, 12:44 PM
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Re: front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
Are the beads pressed in to the well on the opposite side to where you're levering? If not it'll never come off, breaking the bead is a start - you need to make sure that they stay down the well.
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24-03-08, 01:48 PM
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Re: front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
a little tyre soap or washing up liquid will help too to let them slide off
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24-03-08, 04:58 PM
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Re: front tyre removal - I'm destroying my wheel
Thanks for your help guys!
Well, eventually I removed the wheel & fitted the heavy duty inner tube & tkc80 tyre. I'll be taking those strips of garden hose on my journey! Nice trick. |
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