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Maxxis Tire changing issues
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[QUOTE="robwbright, post: 1047314, member: 60515"] (Bear in mind that I have changed one tire in the last 15 years, so I'm pretty ignorant about this. I've tried reading around here some, but I had a surprise race scheduled for yesterday (Saturday) and I was trying to get the new rubber on. Thankfully, the race was cancelled for being rained out, but I'm still having trouble and want to ride today (Sunday). Other issues: 1: Once I finally got it the rear mounted with new tube that didn't leak, there was one 6 inch spot in the tire that was too low in the rim - it wasn't popped "out" and "up" as far as it should be. I could not figure out how to get it to seat properly until I put about 50lbs in the tire. However, whenever I let the air out of the tube, the six inch spot went back where it was before. After much ado, I refilled with 60 lbs, dropped to probably 40 and left it overnight. I don't know whether it will stay in the proper position tomorrow or not. Any ideas? 2: I'm in the middle of putting a Pirelli MT 83 on the front. We cannot get ANY of the last 8 inches of the 2nd side of the tire seated. We're tearing up the edge of the inside of the tire trying to get it in place. Having read some more now, I gather that we need to push the top bead down opposite the part that's not seated to give it more room. This, of course, is difficult since we only have one C clamp and the pirelli is quite stiff. Any other ideas? My rims are now so scratched up from the one tire iron and screwdrivers that we have - the rims looks like crap. (You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find tire irons or even long screwdrivers around here. I've been to the local bike shop and 4-5 auto parts stores - I will definitely be ordering the tire irons shortly.) We're prying so hard I'm afraid of bending or cracking the Excels, which is quite expensive. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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