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Put one edge of tyre on in middle of rim.
Put inner tube in.
Start from opposite valve and start putting tyre edge back on rim.
Work way around to valve last
When it gets tight, go back around rim and make sure tyre edge is in middle of rim as its shallower so less circumference
Pull tyre from opposite valve so it's stretched around rim so you get more tyre near valve
Now put on tyre at valve. Use thumbs to push it over. Can be a bitch.
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You can apply more force using your palm instead of thumb (not easy with the palm method on deep section carbon wheels).
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Bang on, that's my method too, also sit on tyres depressing both side 90 degrees from the valve to "open" up the gap on the valve.
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You are the wise man that just made my life much, much easier...
Just got both tyres on my Arc22 rims without levers in about 2 minutes thanks to you!
Thuekr
edscoble
mrJL
rim plugs, cant remember if I read that makes it worse? anyway, that pinching technique helped a bit. Another 15 minutes of swearing and a metal tyre lever ( poor rims :( ) and it's on.
I then put a new tyre on my fixie skidder in 2 minutes