Can push the tyre down further into the wheel well meaning a tiny bit more give to get the tyre over the rim. It can be a tiny amount, but surprising how much of a difference it can make.How do you think a thin rim tape would make the tyres easier to fit?
Exactly, took me an hour with the tape, removed the tape to get me home and the tyre went on in 10 seconds I couldn’t believe the difference removing it made.Can push the tyre down further into the wheel well meaning a tiny bit more give to get the tyre over the rim. It can be a tiny amount, but surprising how much of a difference it can make.
As above, makes a huge difference, guess not in every wheel/tyre combination.How do you think a thin rim tape would make the tyres easier to fit?
Velox. It's not trendy, it's not cheap, it's not lightweight, it's like old fashioned Elastoplast but it just works faff free.
But make sure you get the right size too wide and it makes getting tyres on a faff.
I've never understood all the advice I see recommending that the rim tape be wide enough to cover the bead seats, every tape I've ever had fits between them, not over them.But make sure you get the right size, too wide and it makes getting tyres on a faff.
Which tires?i use puncture resistant tyres
Continental Contact speed, with the tape being thick it gets caught with the tyre lever and also doesn’t allow the beads dropping very far into the wheel well.Which tires?
I've never understood all the advice I see recommending that the rim tape be wide enough to cover the bead seats, every tape I've ever had fits between them, not over them.