Originally Posted by
Moose
AT the valve, then work evenly around the rim. The key is to work the bead into the center of the rim and don't have too much air in the tube.
Exactly! …but the problem starting
at the valve, is that the valve takes up space, and prevents the bead from getting right down into the center of the rim!
If you start opposite the valve, then there's nothing to obstruct the bead from getting right down into the center of the rim; you can then work the bead onto the rim, working towards the valve from either direction, so that when you get to the difficult bit (near the valve) the tight part is getting the bead over the edge of the rim and at that point has nothing to do with the valve…
- Wil