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Fit regular tyre on TLR rim - seating bead

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  • 17-12-2017 11:26pm
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    gk5000
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭


    Commuter Trek 7.3 came with TLR Rims and 700x32 Bontrager AW1 tyres with tubes.

    They never seated that well, but now the back tyre blew out so fitted a Conti City Ride, and the bead does not want to seat - doesn't want to catch under the hooks on the rim.

    Any ideas or how do it - or does anybody else have similar problems.

    Tyres are rated only up to 4 bar / 60 psi so can't go crazy and have already maxed out my aldi track pump at 7 bar.


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    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Try soapy water around the bead on both sides - this does the trick for me with stubborn tyre/rim combos.


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    gk5000
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭gk5000


    Alek wrote: »
    Try soapy water around the bead on both sides - this does the trick for me with stubborn tyre/rim combos.
    Thanks, that seems to help but still not perfect - the rim may have issues.


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