Originally Posted by
MinnMan
So, while I'm on the subject.....apart from trial and error, has anybody got a rule of thumb about rims that mount tires easily? Definitely some rim/tire combinations are easier than others, but apart from empirical experience, I haven't noticed any rules. I would guess that wider rims are easier, but some of my wider rims are still a bear with particular tire combinations.
re: tires (not wheels) might get flamed but I'm leaning toward folders are easier, wire beads are more difficult (especially any Schwalbe Marathon product). just warm them up & research technique, there must be a thousand bikeforum threads on mounting tough tires
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...ce-needed.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...orn-tires.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...its-worth.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...born-tire.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...res-video.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...-mounting.html
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