robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
I can confirm that getting new gatorskins on some tubeless-ready rims can be a nightmare, and I spent an hour at it the first time with a Shimano rim. It takes endless patience combined with all the usual tricks, but it does eventually go on.
The better news is that used gatorskins seem to stretch a little and slip on more easily, so I have my next set already in the shed and fitted to an old rim to prestretch them.
The other answer of course is to choose your rims more carefully, but you never know that the first time.
The better news is that used gatorskins seem to stretch a little and slip on more easily, so I have my next set already in the shed and fitted to an old rim to prestretch them.
The other answer of course is to choose your rims more carefully, but you never know that the first time.