Bought some of those £7.50 rims from PlanetX and got the wheels built up, and I can't get the damn tyres on! (Marathon Supreme 1.5")
I can get the tyres on without tubes, but not with tubes - I've never struggled before, but they are beating me at the moment. Any advice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUFVrl0UT4
Haha, I went at it with shoe laces last night after watching this very video. Don't have ratchets to toe straps either.
thaaaanks this is the video I've been trying to find again after trying to explain several times on here how to get stubborn tyres on. this and tacx levers changed my tyre lyfe then tubeless again not so long ago
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Bought some of those £7.50 rims from PlanetX and got the wheels built up, and I can't get the damn tyres on! (Marathon Supreme 1.5")
I can get the tyres on without tubes, but not with tubes - I've never struggled before, but they are beating me at the moment. Any advice?