Thread: Embarrassment

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Ready for lesson #2, mate?

OK. I guess I need to learn how to put it back on. (Now where is that bike helmet?)

Originally Posted by Sleepy

OK. I guess I need to learn how to put it back on. (Now where is that bike helmet?)

No need for a hemet on this stage.

Place the rim, outside up, on the floor. Valve at 12 o'clock.
Lube the bottom bead well.
Standing at 6 o'clock, with your toes against the bottom of the rim, hold the unlubed bead with both hands. Swing it in a downward arc onto th rim.
This is more of a knack than pure strength. You can get almost 180* of the bead on with practice.
Standing on the tyre, knock the rest of the bead on with you rubber mallet, being careful not to damage the bead area.
If you're fitting a tube, now is the time to do so. Inflate just enough to position the tube without deforming the tyre.
At 180* from the valve, use a single lever to pull the now lubed upper bead past the rim.
With your foot, push the bead down level with the well of the rim.
Work the rest of the bead on with your feet, assisted if need be by a lever. You may need to persuade the last bit with a mallet.

Good luck mate.

Hey sleepy dont put the helmet on that way if you manage to hit it again you mite be lucky & get the opposite side to match & be even...Then you will forget all about the first one..

Hey AUS how has your day been at work,big day off to the airport or just local..?Karen said if you want this week when your car goes up to maitland she could follow you up & bring you back if Mrs AUS is busy..Guarantee you will come home a differant way than you went as every time karen has gone up there she never remembers the way home & has even come home through Toronto..

Oh with the house we need a 3 bdrm the one we drove past this morning is 2bdrm but has a sunroom,we could use that as a bdrm for the young fella..

It looks small on the inside ..

CARDIFF - Fred Andriessen

Hey Sleeps, hows that tyre going? Sleeps.....Sleeps.....SLEEPY......
Can someone go and check on Paul?

If you're fitting it up tubeless, you may need a rope or small ratchet strap pulled tightly round the circumference of the tread to seal the beads until inflated.

Huh, what .....sorry was living up to my name.
Tyre can wait til tomorrow. Watching "God's must be crazy" and feeling sorry for myself with my sore head.

Originally Posted by Vixen

That's not a silly idea Especially after watching a tyre change where the bead would not seal

Or get Pat to talk sternly to it, preferably into the valve stem.

Often it's better to inflate the tyre with no valve core fitted, putting the core in after the beads have seated properly.