Re: [RBW] Will Cliffhangers leave me hanging?

[Eric Daume]

If your tires are narrow enough (less than 38mm or so) the Kool Stop tire
jack is great to lever that last section of bead on. I carry it with me on
bikes with difficult tire/rim combos.

Eric

On Thursday, December 28, 2023, Curtis McKenzie  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Looking for some Cliffhanger wisdom.  It seems that I am having a good
> amount of trouble mounting Schwalbe Marathons on my Cliffhangers.  So much
> so that I worry about a tire change in the field, such as the Oregon
> Outback, and been stranded.  I am now carrying a large screwdriver to get
> the leverage  needed to mount the last bit of tire on the rim.  Have not
> pinched more that two tubes in the last fifty years of flat fixing.
> Yesterday, I pinched two and scratched the heck out of the rim.  Not to
> mention bending the cool aluminum CyclePro tire levers that I have had
> since high school.
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Curtis
>
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Re: [RBW] Will Cliffhangers leave me hanging?

[Josiah Anderson]

Hi Curtis,

With Cliffhangers (and most other tubeless compatible rims) you generally
need to pinch the beads together so that both sides sit in the well in the
center of the rim before you try to get the last bit of bead onto the rim.
Were you already doing that? I've never had issues with Cliffhangers using
that strategy.

Josiah Anderson
Missoula MT

Le jeu. 28 déc. 2023 à 8:46 AM, Curtis McKenzie  a
écrit :

> Hello,
>
> Looking for some Cliffhanger wisdom.  It seems that I am having a good
> amount of trouble mounting Schwalbe Marathons on my Cliffhangers.  So much
> so that I worry about a tire change in the field, such as the Oregon
> Outback, and been stranded.  I am now carrying a large screwdriver to get
> the leverage  needed to mount the last bit of tire on the rim.  Have not
> pinched more that two tubes in the last fifty years of flat fixing.
> Yesterday, I pinched two and scratched the heck out of the rim.  Not to
> mention bending the cool aluminum CyclePro tire levers that I have had
> since high school.
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Curtis
>
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[RBW] Will Cliffhangers leave me hanging?

[Curtis McKenzie]

Hello,

Looking for some Cliffhanger wisdom.  It seems that I am having a good
amount of trouble mounting Schwalbe Marathons on my Cliffhangers.  So much
so that I worry about a tire change in the field, such as the Oregon
Outback, and been stranded.  I am now carrying a large screwdriver to get
the leverage  needed to mount the last bit of tire on the rim.  Have not
pinched more that two tubes in the last fifty years of flat fixing.
Yesterday, I pinched two and scratched the heck out of the rim.  Not to
mention bending the cool aluminum CyclePro tire levers that I have had
since high school.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Curtis

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