Originally Posted by
showlow
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Anyway, I have been left stranded twice because I couldn't get the tire off on the road. Yesterday, I was 20 miles from home in 115 degree heat and I had to call my wife to rescue me. I could not, with all my strength, get the tire bead to budge. Strangely enough, I actually changed a flat on the rear just last week. It was tough, but I got it done. Yesterday, this tire was stuck. It would not budge.?
I’ve never had a tire that I couldn’t pop off using the toes of my shoes, with the rim on the ground. Just the tip of the toes pushing down on the sidewall to get the bead worked loose.
I never had that happen when I ran Hed + rims, but I have some Reynolds rims that hold onto the bead really tightly and needed some encouragement.