Mounting & balancing tires yourself: Difference between revisions

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If you have a problem seating the bead, wet your hand with plain old water or tire lube and rub it (just a bit, you don't need to soak it) around the area not seating, and it should pop right out.

One tip, if the above methods don't work, is to use a ratcheting tiedown wrapped all the way around the tire and compress the tire down into the rim (this will force the beads towards the lips). Then you can seat the beads with air, as usual.

One tip, if the above methods don't work, is to use a ratcheting tiedown wrapped all the way ''around'' (not across) the tire and compress the tire down into the rim (this will force the beads towards the lips). Then you can seat the beads with air, as usual.

~~You'll then want~~ to look for an even ring on the tire all the way around the rim ~~(there~~ are usually some rings molded into the tire to make this task simple). If it's not even all the way around, the bead is not fully seated.

A variation of this is the rope-and-a-stick trick, shown below. Basically, you make a tourniquet around the circumference of the tire to try and encourage the sidewalls to splay before adding air.

[[image:rope-and-stick.jpg|150px]]

Once the bead seems to be seated, look for an even ring on the tire all the way around the rim. There are usually some rings molded into the tire to make this task simple. There should be an even distance between the ring and the rim all the way around. If it's not even all the way around, the bead is not fully seated.

Now, put the core back in the valve stem and fill the tire up. Go a little over what you normally run until you get it back on the bike. It's always easier to let some out than to add some back.

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 If you have a problem seating the bead, wet your hand with plain old water or tire lube and rub it (just a bit, you don't need to soak it) around the area not seating, and it should pop right out.
-One tip, if the above methods don't work, is to use a ratcheting tiedown wrapped all the way around the tire and compress the tire down into the rim (this will force the beads towards the lips). Then you can seat the beads with air, as usual.
+One tip, if the above methods don't work, is to use a ratcheting tiedown wrapped all the way ''around'' (not across) the tire and compress the tire down into the rim (this will force the beads towards the lips). Then you can seat the beads with air, as usual.
-You'll then want to look for an even ring on the tire all the way around the rim (there are usually some rings molded into the tire to make this task simple). If it's not even all the way around, the bead is not fully seated.
+A variation of this is the rope-and-a-stick trick, shown below. Basically, you make a tourniquet around the circumference of the tire to try and encourage the sidewalls to splay before adding air.
+[[image:rope-and-stick.jpg|150px]]
+Once the bead seems to be seated, look for an even ring on the tire all the way around the rim. There are usually some rings molded into the tire to make this task simple. There should be an even distance between the ring and the rim all the way around. If it's not even all the way around, the bead is not fully seated.
 Now, put the core back in the valve stem and fill the tire up. Go a little over what you normally run until you get it back on the bike. It's always easier to let some out than to add some back.