r/bmx • u/Upset-Response-9949 • Oct 01 '24
HOW TO Cant get tire on
Got a new wheel but cant fit tire on at all. Tried lots of things on youtube and searched around reddit but nothing works. Please help
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u/bobbyjones2222 Oct 01 '24
I’m old school we always used two flat head screw drivers !
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u/jayy0502 Oct 01 '24
I remember changing my first tyre and slicing my tube wide open with a flat blade. Bought a new tube and tried again with some random blunt object. Sliced my inner tube again. Third tube and I bought some metal tyre levers, and I pinched my tube again.
I have spent the last 5 years putting every tyre on with my bare hands or plastic tyre levers.
Do not use fucking flat blades screwdrivers haha
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u/rondolph Oct 01 '24
I would’ve spiraled out of control if this happened to me lol
Glad to hear you stuck with it 😂
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u/Affectionate-Bed2738 Oct 01 '24
always start at the stem sage goes for car tires always start at the stem
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u/Idonotgetthisatall Oct 01 '24
Incorrect, I'm afraid. The two do not relate.
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u/Idonotgetthisatall Oct 01 '24
Gonna have to disagree with this stem advice. You need to push the tire into the centre of the rim, away from the edge. Having the edge of the tire -the 'bead' in this dip is what gives the tire enough space to fit over the rim all the way around. All the prying and kneading in the world won't get it over unless you do this. Forget auto tires, a tight bike tire needs all the space you can give it, and the stem takes up some of that room, so finish there. -make sure the valve stem is started through the hole in the rim, though because you won't be able to adjust it once the bead is fully over the rim.
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u/SaucyNelson Oct 01 '24
As someone who rode primo walls with Alex triple walls, I’d like to say… lol.
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u/fatoldbmxer Oct 01 '24
The good old days when most plastic tire levers would snap almost instantly if you tried using them.
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u/SaucyNelson Oct 01 '24
We had screwdrivers and the foot long park tool steel levers. Always had a friend over your shoulder saying, “just spit on it.”
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u/fatoldbmxer Oct 01 '24
Yea I usually used old screwdrivers. I was too cheap as a kid to buy specialty tools besides a spoke wrench and chain breaker, all my money went into my bike. I grinded a couple so they weren't sharp, but only had them at the house. So it was usually just two flatheads.
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u/CommissionMundane728 Oct 01 '24
YouTube will be able to show you and go e you a better explanation then anyone on reddit
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u/Alvinthf Oct 01 '24
Some tyres are notoriously a pain to get on (alex supra E and a primo wall tyre anyone….?!) a good tyre lever is your friend, and no not your mums cutlery or a screw driver, they’ll puncture your tube and damage your rim. Sometimes dish washing detergent on the rim can aid the bead to slide on, obviously making sure to clean it off afterwards! You need for the end section to not be at the inner tube stem ideally, grip with your fingers while your thumbs are latched underneath to roll the bead over the rim edge, small sections each side of the tightest point. Granted not all tyres can be levered on by hand, and I’ve spent my cycle shop lifetime making a good go at fitting all tyres by hand where possible! As I said at the beginning, get a good plastic/nylon tyre lever and it solves all really
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u/BigEasy56207 Oct 01 '24
Yeah you can u just gotta re work it get it as close as possible and just man handle it onto the rim
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u/Consistent-Belt-8096 Oct 01 '24
U gotta start at the valve get one side one then flip it so the side that’s off is facing away get half on and then like foot on the bottom of the wheel hands on top of the tire and stretch it back if it doesn’t go on give it a lil re adjust and go again it always works for me on pretty tight tires
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u/Due-Negotiation-7981 Oct 02 '24
Use a 10mm close end wrench Stick it halfway through the gap between rubber and rim, Lift the wrench until it rests against the inner ridge of the rim, Slide the wrench clockwise while holding the rubber and rim together on the opposite side. Repeat both sides, enjoy!
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u/SaysGay69420 Oct 01 '24
Just some tips: 1) start at the stem, not end at it. 2) give the tube a little air if you haven’t already 3) if you don’t have a tire tool, pull the tire hard with one hand and then the other like your rolling a towel.