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Ramjet

New Member
my Ridley Helium has Forza deep rim wheels with Levanto DB tyres they are a pain to change at home in the dry so it would be a nightmare
on the road in bad conditions, any ideas as to a good wheel replacement for such a bike, fingers crossed.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Some tyre/rim combo's don't work well. If you aren't tubeless, I'd talc the inside of the tyre and the tube and refit.
 

froze

Über Member
my Ridley Helium has Forza deep rim wheels with Levanto DB tyres they are a pain to change at home in the dry so it would be a nightmare
on the road in bad conditions, any ideas as to a good wheel replacement for such a bike, fingers crossed.

It's possible too that the rim tape on those rims is too thick, I would first try finding thinner rim tape and see if that improves the ability to put those tires on before I would jump off the bridge and buy new rims. There is also Velocity Veloplugs, or similar plugs; these are small plugs that push into the spoke hole. Problem with rim plugs is that some won't fit certain rims, so I would go with the thin rim tape.
 
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