Am I being stupid (or Tyre fitting advice)

Wrath Rob
Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
edited February 2012 in The workshop
I'm fixing up an Islabike for my daughter, it came with 2 slightly knackered tyres so I'm replacing them. The wheels are 20", with the tyres on there 1.35x20's. Looking around I can't find much in that size so I'm going for some 1.75x20's instead. I've checked the metric size on the tyre (406) and the replacements (also 406) so I know that they should fit.

However, here comes the problem. The tyres appear to be too large for the wheel. I can roll them on by hand and when I pump up the tyre, one part always gets pushed off of the rim, like the tyre is too big for the wheel.

I'm used to 700c wheels/tyres where the biggest problem is getting the tyre onto the rim, pumping it up is the easy bit! So, am I doing something wrong or is the tyre the wrong size? If so, can anyone recommend a smaller 20" tyre?
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    sounds like possibly the rims are too narrow for the tyre. 20X1.35 is standard size for Islabikes 20" wheels.

    schwalbe marathon plus at about £30 a pop are a very good tyre. Your issue is most 20" bikes have fatter tyres on them so they look like a cool mountain bike.

    Isla bikes puts something sensible and effective on, but not as readily available .

    Might be worth asking on the family and kids section what people use / where they buy them as there are a number of isla bike owners on there.
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  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    Thanks mate. So in summary, send the 1.75's back and try and get a 1.35 or below on there. Off to Chainreaction....
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