bikingdad90
Guru
@Dag Hammar they don’t work with thick rims aka rim brakes.
Tyre Glider
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bikingdad90
Guru
The set of wheels it doesn’t fit on were the OEM wheels from my Wiggins Rouen. I dropped the guy a note about the incompatibility and found out that a V2 is in the pipeline.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Mine too. I haven't tested it. The race is now on - which will happen first? Use it or lose it?
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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tried it with my turbo tyre and it couldnt get under the bead , i had to use the old 2 lever approach to get the bead over the rim , slotting the glider in afterwards seemed to work from there,
Tried the reverse and the width of the slot doesnt seem wide enough for the rim either
Tried the reverse and the width of the slot doesnt seem wide enough for the rim either
Since my last struggle with a Marathon Plus I started using one grip side of a wire cutter.
Bare steel, but with smooth rounded surfaces so no damage to tyre / rim.
Those Schwalbe tyres need plain force, and such a cutter is strong and provides leverage.
I've seen a dealer removing such tyre with a kinda long (60 cm?) shoe puller. He pushed it inbetween bead and rim, and lifted the tyre edge over in one time over enough of the circumference to do the rest with bare hands.
With the wire cutter, I have to slide sideways 15 cm first.
Bare steel, but with smooth rounded surfaces so no damage to tyre / rim.
Those Schwalbe tyres need plain force, and such a cutter is strong and provides leverage.
I've seen a dealer removing such tyre with a kinda long (60 cm?) shoe puller. He pushed it inbetween bead and rim, and lifted the tyre edge over in one time over enough of the circumference to do the rest with bare hands.
With the wire cutter, I have to slide sideways 15 cm first.
bikingdad90
Guru
tried it with my turbo tyre and it couldnt get under the bead , i had to use the old 2 lever approach to get the bead over the rim , slotting the glider in afterwards seemed to work from there,
Tried the reverse and the width of the slot doesnt seem wide enough for the rim either
Yeah, same problem I had when trying to seat the tyre.
Twilkes
Guru
Ha, even once I got them on they wouldn't seat reliably, maybe just too small a tyre for that size and profile of rim. Unless you mean you want to buy them...?
theloafer
Legendary Member
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mine,s in nice blue.... matches the bike
Smokin Joe
Squire
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And keep it in your bottle cage, what could possibly go wrong?With the Tyre Glider and the apparent issues of getting it to slide along some rim / tyre combinations, how about carrying a wee bottle of washing up liquid so it can be applied as needed to lube the appropriate stubborn surfaces - ?
Where can you get such wee bottle cages - ?
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
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- Yorkshire, UK
Amazon product ASIN B095YFV22YView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095YFV22Y/ref=pe_27063361_487055811_TE_dp_1Where can you get such wee bottle cages - ?