Originally Posted by
ls01
So, the thing here is I have to use levers to put the tire on. So I pinched the tubes with the lever, one flat was from a spoke hole. I just finished patching them all plus 4 more.
Could it be due to thier being 23 mm tires?
I put the Michelins on no problem, no flats I just didn't care for the dead ride they gave.
I also tried a wire bead ultra deport I have due to an ordering error. Also No bueno. Can't remember when I've been this frustrated.
Also had a flat on my recovery ride this morning. Had to use my only surviving backup tube to get back to the car.
If you're not used to tubeless ready rims, you need to make sure that the beads of the tire are all the way in to that center depression that runs around the rim bed. Do that and you should have plenty of room to get the last bit on without having to resort to a lever. Oh, and it helps to end at the valve as that'll give you a little bit more slack than if you don't.