Mountain Biking - stupid tires

i was trying to put on a Specialized Fatboy or Bigboy or whatever the hell its called on my front rim last night (Bontrager that came with my GF). After about a half an hour pulling and prying and a lot of swearing, i got the thing on, but wouldnt you know it, i pinched it flat when i went to pump it up. this tire is a 1.25" slick with a wire bead. same damn thing happened to me when i last tried to put it on...pinch flat :mad: :irritated does anyone have a good suggestion for a slick or maybe semislick with a kevlar bead? maybe it would be a good idea to go up to a 1.5 or 1.75 to get the damn thing on easier.

Tried any Michelin semi-slicks? Wildgripper City is a good tyre. I use it without fail, ever.

the only semi that ive used is my current set of some generic Topo+ Semi's that i got from nashbar or some other such place. the rear one is ok, but i wanted something a little better for the front. both these tires in front and back are kinda squirrely in turns.

1.25's generally aren't a good idea to put on mtb rims.

Yeah, I agree. I use 1.5's and they are perfect.

Yeah but the width of the tire has nothing to do with how it goes on the rim, that is strictly a function of the bead diameter. After you mount the first bead of the tire onto the rim and insert the tube (make sure it's totally flat), make sure it's in the middle or low part of the rim. As you mount the other bead onto the tire, make sure they are more or less pinched together so they are in the center part of the rim. You should only have 6 or 8 inches left to mount before it starts to get tight, position the rim so that this is at the top. When you try to force this last bit over the rim, push down on the whole thing so that the bead of the tire is up inside the rim, this should give you enough slack to force that last bit on. Most of the time I can get tires on with just my hands, but sometimes you still need levers.

thank you captain obvious. i know how to change a tire, this one just sucks going on so i want a better one that isnt such a pain in the ass

Hey, sorry, didn't know you knew everything. After all, Captain Inept, you are the one who can't mount a tire without flatting the tube. :rolleyes:

whatever dude. im not going to get into an argument over how to change a tire. i asked for suggestions on a tire not your synopsis on how to be an a-hole

Originally posted by Luken8r
not your synopsis on how to be an a-hole

You are obviously very good at that already.:rolleyes:

I'm closing this thread, as it looks like the original question was answered.

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