Fitting New Tyres

AndyBike
AndyBike Posts: 126
edited September 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Have bought first pair of Nevegals DTC 2.35 and on F and R the bead is not pulling into the edge of the rim evenly, the tyres have a odd bulge and I am concerned about the performance/safety (up to psi 40/ 27mm WTB trail rims standard on Rocky Ridge). Any advice please.

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  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Inner tube twisted maybe? Take off the tyre and reseat the tube.
    Cheers, Stu
  • warrerj
    warrerj Posts: 665
    My wife's got WTB rims and they;re a right pain in the a55 to get the tyres to sit right. The best way I've found is to inflate till you here the bead pop (on hers about 70-80 psi) then drop the pressure to the right level - much like they do with car tyres. :wink:
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  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    Little bit of very soapy water. Same as a car tyre then, should just pop on.
    Deflate them, soap up round the tyre where it sits on the rim and re pump.
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  • AndyBike
    AndyBike Posts: 126
    Brilliant, checked the tubes no probs, soaped the rims all popped in nicely at 55 psi. I left the tyre for a few mins and found that the last bit popped in under the static pressure. Tyres rated 30 to 50 psi and I wasnt confident pushing them much higher.

    Thanks all - now buzzing to get out and give them a good run.

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