Cant get tyres off my rims??

steve9uk

I was in my shed and I noticed I had a puncture, so I started to remove the wheel and then went to remove the tyre from the rim, easier said than done!!! I tried all sorts to get the tyre off but it just wouldn't budge?? I've never had any problems in the past removing tyres from my rims so why on this occasion would they not come off? You would have thought they were glued on!! I had to cut them off in the end
My tyres were Nobby nics on Bontrager rhythm and elite rims.
Would anyone know is there a way to avoid this happening again?

Many thanks

Steve

cooldad

Plenty of videos on Youtube.

I've never met a tyre that won't come off without levers.

steve9uk

You would have thought they were cemented on! Could I hell get them off.

Angus Young

cooldad wrote:

Plenty of videos on Youtube.

I've never met a tyre that won't come off without levers.

You should try a High Roller II on a Superstar Carbon AM rim. Snapped two tyre levers in the process.

cooldad

Angus Young wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Plenty of videos on Youtube.

I've never met a tyre that won't come off without levers.

You should try a High Roller II on a Superstar Carbon AM rim. Snapped two tyre levers in the process.

How clumsy of you.

Maybe having strong manly hands helps.

robertpb

And strong manly tools.

CitizenLee

Some tyres are just a bitch to remove, and it's not always the user at fault. I had a nightmare trying to remove a Hans Dampf from a Mavix Crossmax rim. The correct technique and manly hands we're no help. Put it down to the tight fit of Schwalbe tubless tyres and the high profile of the Crossmax rim.

benpinnick

Technique is the main thing. I had a friend with the above combo (HD/Mavic) who struggled for ages to get them on - I did it with my hands and one tyre lever at the very end (and I don't have especially manly hands). For future reference though, a healthy spray of back to black or generic silicon spray lube normally helps a lot - tyres that wouldn't budge can slip off easily when lubed.

CitizenLee

benpinnick wrote:

Technique is the main thing. I had a friend with the above combo (HD/Mavic) who struggled for ages to get them on - I did it with my hands and one tyre lever at the very end (and I don't have especially manly hands). For future reference though, a healthy spray of back to black or generic silicon spray lube normally helps a lot - tyres that wouldn't budge can slip off easily when lubed.

What was your technique Ben? I'll bet that I tried it!

I've been building bikes since I was a kid in the 80s and have never had any issues with tyres in the past. I normally don't even use levers.

The replacement Racing Ralph was a bit tight too, but not half as bad as the HD, so I'm still blaming the tyre

benpinnick

Yeah they are stupid tight, but thats probably because you're using a tubeless ready tyre on a full UST rim. Not a match made in heaven me thinks.

CitizenLee

benpinnick wrote:

Yeah they are stupid tight, but thats probably because you're using a tubeless ready tyre on a full UST rim. Not a match made in heaven me thinks.

Yup, nailed it

Funny thing is, because they're such a ballache to remove I've still got the original tubes in from before my sealant arrived as I just don't fancy the hassle to save a few gs + I run my tyres quite firm anyway. Only flatted once in the whole time though, so at least I've been lucky in that respect

Angus Young

cooldad wrote:

Angus Young wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Plenty of videos on Youtube.

I've never met a tyre that won't come off without levers.

You should try a High Roller II on a Superstar Carbon AM rim. Snapped two tyre levers in the process.

How clumsy of you.

Maybe having strong manly hands helps.

Trouble is, my right hand's a lot stronger than my left.

cooldad

You are a total walker.

cooldad

I'm too old for rehearsals. The main event is hard enough.