Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
Huh, well, got my front tire set up before work this morning.
Aside from messing around with the latex strip for a while just trying to get it over the rim, it was a piece of cake. Dunno why it took me 20 minutes to get the bright idea to just jam the whole thing inside the rim and then spread it out after but whatever haha.
Once I got everything on the rim...gave the tire a little squeeze at the valve, and one pump with the floor pump seated it. Held air at 80psi with no sealant. Was easier than I was expecting
Yup, it makes everything a little easier (if you just jam the whole thing inside the rim and then spread it out).
My tires seat very easily with skinny stripper and a floor pump (taking the valve core out of course). Just makes sealing quicker. I once tried mounting a tire without the strip, gave up after 20 minutes, used the strip, and it sealed and seated right away.