Originally Posted by
Skipjack2001
Thought I'd revive this thread because I had the same problem on an organized ride last week. Changed my tube out roadside and could not for the life of me get the tire (Bontrager) to seat properly. So, I hobbled with my wobbly tire down the road to the next SAG stop where the driver whipped out a Park Tool "
Tire Seater". Worked like a charm.. but not something you would carry with you on the road.
Oh great, another tool I need to go out and buy 8-) Just kidding, I love to buy single purpose- tools especially when not having them is a royal PITA. I have had that tire seating problem only once and it was a beatch to get it to seat. Talcum, (didn't try soap), a lot of fiddling with my hands until my thumbs were raw, and inflating to about 3X the normal pressure. Finally got it to seat. I'd have gladly bought the tool for just that one instance!