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Old 09-07-10 | 03:36 PM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

Well, that may work but that is not the way I do it. I use one hand to push the tire bead over the rim on the right side and the other hand on the left, quickly alternating pushing with one and holding the other. I do not worry about sweeping until it gets difficult. Then I set the tire on the floor, sweep/scrub the bead toward the deepest part of the rim and continue the mounting process. I seldom have to do the sweeping more than once. Again, it's much easier to explain visually, but the videos I found all do it the "wrong" (less effective) way.
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