Fitting a bike tyre

[Chris S]

Has anybody tried using a piece of string like this?
(click on the link to see the video)

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hfu4gDcmKLw

 

[iandg]

Wheel needs a rim tape and where's the tube?

 

[Chris S]

I suppose it might work if the tube was already in the tyre body.

 

[si_c]

I suppose it might work if the tube was already in the tyre body.

Doubt it, more likely to make the tube pinch between the rim and the tyre as there will be a fair amount of friction between everything as you're pulling the string out. It's yet another clickbait short to monetise people's attention.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

That screams TikTok-esque fakery to me!

Not even a tubeless valve installed, nevermind a tube.

Maybe rideable if you can get tyre inserts these days that resist significant compression and it was already inside the tyre?

Horrid and suspicious acceleration of method.