Fitting Maxxis tyres

morzinepete

Please help. How do you fit a Maxxis DH High Roller tyre to the rim. I have tried and have broken several levers. I have 26x2.5 Dual Ply.
Thanks.

SDK2007

Get some metal tyre levers.
Strong arms, patience and some luck are also useful

Raymondavalon

I wouldn't use or recommend "metal" tyre levers, they're prone to damaging rims
You can buy steel reinforced tyre levers, Cyclesurgery sell them, these have a plastic outer with steel reinforcement and will not damage your rims.

It's technique that helps when fitting tyres. New tyres can be hard work to fit as the bead is rigid and the rubber sticks to the rim making it seem almost impossible to fit the tyre.
Good quality tyre levers are the answer here. Luck has nothing to do with it

When fitting the tyre have a mixture of soap and water handy - dishwashing liquid is good, just make sure it's well soapy
Wet the bead of the tyre with the soapy water and this makes it easier for the bead of the tyre slide over the rim - just keep the area where the tyre levers grip dry to prevent them from slipping off.

randomage

Decent tyre levers is indeed what you need! I have a pair by Park Tool, steel and built like rocks, although you do have to be careful not to bend the rim, as I have found out to my cost on my cheap set of wheels!

bluechair84

When you work the tyre back onto the rim, you'll end up with about a quarter of the bead that seems to 'cut the corner'. Start using one tyre lever in reverse to the way you would pry the tyre off.... and lift it up and over the rim. When you get down to the last 6 inches, use both tyre levers together to lift the bead over the rim. Simples.

I use pedros levers which although a bit thick for lifting the tyre onto the rim are very strong for plastic.

Dirtydog11

No tyre levers required. Its all in the technique.

xtreem

[b]Dirtydog11[/b] wrote:

No tyre levers required. Its all in the technique.

+1
But never tried on new tires, yet.

bluechair84

I've seen film footage of people who 'explode' their tyres back onto the rim - they fill the tyre with propellant then ignite it - the explosion burns all the oxygen inside the tyre and the resulting vacuum rips the tyre back into place. Used on big trucks in the dessert.

Anyone fancy that no levers approach :P

Just searched online, can't find a video yet - I'll look again later

bluechair84

Here you go - no Levers!

http://gizmodo.com/5221234/seating-a-tire-quickly-using-fire-and-science

delcol

lol

they did that on topgear in the artic when he ripped the tyre off the rim on his ithink it was a toyota pick up..

pinch and roll always works for me... a little soapywater works wonders to...

let us know the the fire method works....

anto164

When fitting a tyre, make sure the bead of the half of the tyre that goes on easy is in the middle of the rim. This means the tyre has a bit more space to go on.

I took 15 mins per tyre to fit to my EX729s (I think, the d321 new versions).

Also, IMO, the softer the tyre compound, the harder it is to fit the tyre. I've always had 60a's which were easy, all the way down to the 40a's which were the hardest to fit, with the 42a's being somewhere int he middle.

But yeah, time, and patience.

Strong forearms help too..

Dirtydog11

When fitting a tyre, make sure the bead of the half of the tyre that goes on easy is in the middle of the rim. This means the tyre has a bit more space to go on.

I think thats the key there!

passout

Try teaspoons.

paul.skibum

I think it depends on the rim too doesn't it?

The old deep DH rims (729's) I had on my patriot were hard to get the high rollers on and near impossible to fit 2.3 NBX's to!

I sat outside a cafe in the Alps once wrestling a tyre off, then back on, then finding I still had a puncture and doing it again - took me an hour or so! :oops:

Definitely needs water/soap and very good strong tyre levers.