Just Mark

I’ve been fortunate in my 5 or 6 years of riding. I have only had one flat tire on the road. That flat was on my Specialized Roubaix. Today, I had a flat on my Synapse that I keep at my weekend house. I was on my return and only about 4 or 5 miles from the house and my son is down visiting so I gave him a call to come get me. This evening I went to change the tube and could not get the tire levers to do their magic. It is like the tire is glued onto the rim. I may even have damaged the tire. Anyone had a problem like this before? These are 30 mm tires so I expected this to go easier than the thinner Roubaix tire I removed from the rim

Pizzaiolo Americano 

Take the wheel and put it on a round garbage can (the outdoor type). Then use your thumbs to press down on the tire right where it meets the rim. Do this while working around the wheel. The tire will eventually unseat itself and move to the center channel of the wheel. From there, you can use tire levers to remove the tire. You just need to break the bead...

CliffordK

Sometime in the last decade or so, most rim manufacturers switched to "tubeless ready" rims. Typically with a deep center channel. You need to force the tire into the center channel to remove.

Just Mark

Thanks guys. The tire bead definitely sits in a deep channel. But I swear it seems like it is glued in. I’m going to give it another try and see if I can get it off without damaging the tire. If not, I’ll take it to the bike shop. Meanwhile, this mornings cardio is a fatbike ride over the dunes and down the beach.

CliffordK

Can't you get your cardio workout changing a tire?


There are some people who swear by "Bead Jacks" to remove stubborn tires.