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Written by shiggy
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Monday, 10 August 2009 11:12 |
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How to mount a bicycle tire without tools. This works with every tire and rim. Some combos may be tougher to do than others but the principles are the same. With tubeless tires and rims or some DH tires it can be useful to apply soapy water (dish soap) or Schwalbe Easy Fit mounting fluid to ease the bead onto the rim and seat the bead when inflating. Quick. Simple. Easy. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 April 2010 12:39 |
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Written by shiggy
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Monday, 10 August 2009 11:12 |
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How to remove a bicycle tire without tools. This works with every tire and rim. Some combos may be tougher to do than others but the principles are the same. You can use tire levers but you MUST get the tire bead loose first and at least part of the bead into the center drop ("tire well") of the rim. NOTE: The "first step" not mentioned in the video is to deflate the tire completely. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 April 2010 12:38 |
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Written by shiggy
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Saturday, 01 August 2009 15:17 |
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 Flats happen! Usually the tube only has a small hole in it and is easily fixable at little cost. Properly patched a tube is as good as new and will not leak. I have some tubes with 2 dozen patches on them. While the total patch cost has exceeded the price of the tube, not patching it would have required buying at least 15 new inner tubes! A big savings and those tubes are not in a land fill.
What you need: Patch kit. I think the Rema Tip Top are the best and more reliable. Ball point pen. Plastic tire lever.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 06 August 2009 18:45 |
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Written by shiggy
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009 13:37 |
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An update of my earlier comparisons of the dimensions of several high volume (and one low volume) 29er tires on 24 and 35mm wide rims. The 24mm rim is the "control" rim I use to measure all the tires 29er for the main spec charts. The 35mm rim is a Salsa Gordo. I have included all of the tires from the previous posts plus several new ones: Racing Ralph 2.40 and Race King 2.2. Except for the Conti Mountain King 2.2, these are most of the largest 29er tires I have measured (oops--need to add the Kenda Karma 2.20, Geax Saguaro, Intense S-29 and Maxxis Ardent and also in this volume range). Below they are in order from smallest to largest based on Volume Index on the 24mm rim. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 02 April 2010 17:30 |
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Written by shiggy
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 14:23 |
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Last week I mentioned the "flat" profile shape of the Continental Mountain King 29 x 2.2 when mounted on the 35mm wide Salsa Gordo rim and how it may have affected the handling. As you can see in the pic above, there is a distinct difference when on the 35mm rim (left) and a 24mm wide rim (right) (larger image below). The shape of the contact patch changes, being shorter and wider on the wide rim. But the angles of the biting edges of the tread blocks also change. Both of these affect the handling characteristics of the tire. How largely depends on the conditions and riding style. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 July 2009 12:44 |
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