Originally Posted by
Snikerdoodlz
My ebike motor's rim is an absolute pain to mount tires on. I know that it's a problem with the rim itself since I've put my exact same tires on another rim with much less effort. Potential DIY defects aside, Is it feasible to grind down my rim to decrease its diameter? I'd rather not spend money on a new rim and service to re-lace my motor.
Edit: The rim in question is the Sun Ringle Rhyno Lite 26x2.00 with 36 holes.
no, you can't shave your rim.
Although the center channel of the Rhyno Lite is very shallow, try squeezing the beads together and press them as deep as possible into the center channel on one side of the tire, and then use a tire lever to pry out the tire the opposite side (180 degrees). Once you get a tire lever to pop a small section of a bead out, use a second tire lever to run around the rest of the rim. A rim with a deeper center channel would be easier for removing tires.
