My new tyres
arrived today and at the moment I can't really strain much to fit them as I am currently recovering from an operation and have a stent in me.
Vic had offered to come over but me being me had to at least try it
myself.
I got the old ones off but when it came to
fitting the new tyres it just seemed impossible I really couldn't manage
it, after almost half an hour I was in pain and getting nowhere, half
convincing myself that the tyres were somehow wrong for the wheel, they
were 700 x 28c same as what had come off but a different brand.
I
should say my rims are fairly narrow and the new tyres are Shwalbe
Marathon plus probably one of the sturdiest tyres on the market and very
very stiff to fit when new.
Well they say
necessity is the mother of invention so I did what I normally do when
brute force and celtic don't work I simply stared at the problem and
tried to think a way out. The main problem was that as soon as you
pushed one part in it caused the one next to it to jump out so you
chased the tyre round the wheel unendingly.
Well I came up
with a solution that made the whole job so much easier, there was no
straining involved and each one was done with little fuss and very
quickly. Now I know what your thinking.... I admitted defeat and I
called Vic and got him to do for me, well you would be wrong.
Instead
i simply pushed one section into the rim and then taped it with a
little electrical tape, then went a bit further along and did the same.
It only took about 3 sections being held in place to make the whole job
so much easier. Like having 3 sets of helping hands.
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| Three Tape Sections |
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| Close Up |
I
always carry an amount of this tape in my tool kit, I wrap mine round
the small aluminium tube that came with my tent to repair a broken pole
in an emergency. In future when I am travelling out and tired after a
long day ending up with a puncture won't be such a chore, however it's a
long time since I had a puncture!
Anyhow I hope this helps, it's a trick I won't forget!
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