Conti Gatorskins in 26"
lost_in_thought
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Hiya,
Replacing some tyres on an old shopper, got conti gator skins in 26x1 1/4, old ones were 26x1 3/4.
I cannot get even the first bead of the conti onto the rim, when I've got about 2/3 of the bead on , the rest is a good 2" away from the rim. I've even called in reinforcements (my brother) and he can't do it either.
Am I being an idiot? I've heard that contis can be a total mare... Are there different varieties of 26" tyre?
Replacing some tyres on an old shopper, got conti gator skins in 26x1 1/4, old ones were 26x1 3/4.
I cannot get even the first bead of the conti onto the rim, when I've got about 2/3 of the bead on , the rest is a good 2" away from the rim. I've even called in reinforcements (my brother) and he can't do it either.
Am I being an idiot? I've heard that contis can be a total mare... Are there different varieties of 26" tyre?
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Unfortunately, yes, there are varieties of 26" tyre.
The most common are mountain bike size. These are designated by 26x1.5, 26x1.75, something along those lines. A decimal.
Tyres which actually use a fraction, are not compatible with these. Sheldon explains it pretty well: http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.htm ... iondecimal
As it's an old shopper, I would guess that they were a fractional size, and the Contis are a decimal size.0 -
