How to fit a Marathon Plus Tyre.mp4

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Recommends Jason S · 2011-08 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “How to get a very tight tire back on the rim?”

The above video [this video] shows how to fit a tight tire / rim combination. Although it shows the Marathon Plus tire, it applies to any tire. The crucial point he makes on the video is that the tire bead doesn't stretch and is the limiting factor in getting the tire on. Thus you need to push the bead into the well of the rim on the sides opposite to the last bit you're trying to get on. Doing this gives you the room you need to get the last bit on. The extra room will make it easier and you will be less likely to pinch the tube. You can use straps to hold the tire in place if you need to. I have the Marathon Plus tires and it used to take me an hour of frustration and sore hands trying to get t

Recommends Jason S · 2011-08 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “How to get the tyre back on to the rim easily?”

I always use levers to get the tire off. Never to get it back on! You'll most likely pinch the tube if you do and have to start again. The Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires are one of the most notoriously difficult tires to get on. This youtube video shows you how to do it without levers and without hurting your hands or getting blisters. You only need two toe straps or a similar strap, to push the tire bead into the well of the rim on the opposite side to the last bit of tire you're trying to get back onto the rim. As you'll see from the video, just keep working the tire bead into the well of the rim on the opposite side and you'll get it on, no problem. This was a saviour for me, since before t

Recommends Jason S · 2011-08 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “Which puncture-resistant tires?”

Just to chime in about the Marathon Plus, I used to have punctures all the time. I'd say every month at least. I switched to Marathon Plus after baulking at the price and have never looked back. I've used them now for years in 35-559 and 47-559 ETRTO and done about 50,000km with them on Sydney streets that are full of glass and debris and I've had one puncture, and they last longer than an ordinary tire too. (The puncture happened whilst cornering, when I ran over a screw which flipped up and into the sidewall) One problem was that they can be VERY hard to get on or off the rim, depending on your rim. Hopefully you won't be doing that too often though. However, I used to swap them out for kn

Recommends Jason S · 2011-10 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “How to get a very tight tire back on the rim?”

Did you try this the instructions in this video? [this video] (See my answer below). Basically work the tire bead into the well of the rim on the opposite side of the last bit you're trying to get on. Easier to understand by watching the video. Use straps to hold the tire if you need to. This is easy and doesn't require other tools, and because the tire has more room to get on, you will avoid pinches.

Recommends M-K · 2019-09 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “How can I fit Schwalbe Marathon Plus 28-622 tires on a 622-16 rim?”

I am having difficulties installing Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires (ETRTO 622-28 700x28C) on Jalco DRX-20 rims [LINK] (16-622). If I am reading the Sheldon Browns tire sizing guide [LINK] correctly, this is not a problem with tire width. I've tried this technique [this video] but the tire is too stiff to install it without levers. Last time I did it I broke two composite levers, this time I pinched two tubes. Previously I had a slightly wider rim (perhaps 18-622, but don't remember exactly) and while it was a little tricky to get them on, it was still do-able even without levers, whereas now I am thinking it's not possible. Is there any other tricks for how to get the tire on the rim? Could width b

Recommends thelawnet · 2020-11 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “In clincher tyres, are folding tyres easier to put on and remove than the tyres with wire bead?”

I'm not sure that you have the brand names of those tyres exactly accurate. In general the bead of a wired tyre contains wire and cannot be folded for storage like a folding tyre can. All things being equal, that makes a wired tyre likely to be harder to mount. However there are plenty of folding tyres that are hard to mount too, and this may vary to some extent on the size of your rims, the size of your tyres, and other factors. Mostly tyre mounting comes down to technique and practice. Here's a video showing how to mount tyres with bare hands. If that does not work for you then tyre levers (you don't mention) are something to try. Plastic ones are less likely to damage your rims/puncture y

Cites Zippy The Pinhead · 2015-09 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “Help altering old Marin MTB to an In-town pavement cruiser?”

Much heavier people ride various kinds of MTBs that have been reconfigured for riding on the road, and do not experience regular tire problems (blowouts, punctures). You seem to be suggesting that your weight and size is the cause of the tire problems, but that is not consistent with my experience. As suggested by other respondents, you want some good quality slicks or semi-slicks on this bike to improve rolling resistance. You can run some of them at higher pressures than you might run a knobby tire, which also helps. Before you install new tires, be sure that your rim tape/rim strip is not the source of your "blowouts." In other words, once rim tape gets tired, and the adhesive doesn't wor

Cites malutz1 · 2016-03 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “How to get tight tire on rim of a road bike”

I have been having trouble getting a fresh tire onto a road bike wheel. The tire is "continental Grand Sport race 23mm" and the bike is a scattante road bike. I have looked at tips and watched videos including this one but the part I am having trouble with (currently) is the first bead, which everything seems to skip over, saying it is "easy." I have tried it both with inflating the tube somewhat and trying to put on the tire with the tube already in it, like in the above video, and just the tire itself. I make less progress with the tube. I can get the tire about 6/8 or 7/8 of the way around and no amount of pushing, pulling, and general finger destroying will get it on. Is there anything I