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07-24-11, 07:13 AM
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feeling like a noob
blew 3 tubes in a row trying to install new 700x23 panracer tires on my new bianchi
i NEVER have any probs w 27x1 1/4s
having a tough time getting the tires on they are so darn tight
i use park large steel levers
maybe the tools are too big for the 700s and causing me to pinch the tubes
or i need to use some baby powder
but so frustrating
suggestions...sympathy...
i NEVER have any probs w 27x1 1/4s
having a tough time getting the tires on they are so darn tight
i use park large steel levers
maybe the tools are too big for the 700s and causing me to pinch the tubes
or i need to use some baby powder
but so frustrating
suggestions...sympathy...
07-24-11, 07:42 AM
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Use tubulars instead.
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You probably already know this but:
It is best to inspect the raw rim for anything that could poke through, and then mount a new rim strip.
Make sure you are using a slightly inflated, suitably small tube - (larger ones tend to get pinched more easily).
Use baby powder to reduce the "sticktion" in there.
It is best to inspect the raw rim for anything that could poke through, and then mount a new rim strip.
Make sure you are using a slightly inflated, suitably small tube - (larger ones tend to get pinched more easily).
Use baby powder to reduce the "sticktion" in there.
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I use a VAR tire lever tool. I don't think they are in production anymore but should be available used.
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I use a slightly older version of this https://www.rei.com/product/546083/qu...k-tire-changer I haven't ran into a tire yet it didn't work with.
07-24-11, 03:32 PM
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your new Bianchi? are the rims Ambrosio Durex or FIR? I tore two tubes this week putting a Pasela on a Ambrosio rim. they just fit tight for some reason.
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07-24-11, 03:41 PM
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ambrosio - yeah bianchigirl - i picked up that black limited - i love it already - did some overhauls and its just the tires to go on and i'll be ready to ride - will prob be working on it tonight - but i picked up new tires that were a little more pricey so i'll see how they work out - installing tires is so 101 that having such difficulty is making me feels likes it day 1 - good thing my BB overhaul was not as eventful 
edit: btw bianchigirl thank you for your feedback prior to purchase
ended picking it up for 2 bills - the seller's mother was there when i picked it up and was mad that the seller had put the price so low - she asked if i could go another fifty - she ultimately felt better when we talked and she realized i wasnt a flipper and was going to ride the bike - not easy to find a bianchi for 2 bills imo so i think i did well
edit: btw bianchigirl thank you for your feedback prior to purchase
ended picking it up for 2 bills - the seller's mother was there when i picked it up and was mad that the seller had put the price so low - she asked if i could go another fifty - she ultimately felt better when we talked and she realized i wasnt a flipper and was going to ride the bike - not easy to find a bianchi for 2 bills imo so i think i did well
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Sometimes I'll take a very liberal amount of ArmorAll and spray to the point of dripping the wheel, tire and tube then install the partially inflated tube - This allows the tube to seat well...
You really should not be having this problem...
You really should not be having this problem...
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