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| Oct 6, 2011 at 18:03 | comment | added | heltonbiker | Sometimes the valve creates some interference, so I would not recommend finishing the fitting on the opposite side of the valve, but have an offset of 90 degrees between valve and final assembly point. This allows for the opposite side of the bead to seat deeper in the rim, giving a little bit more clearance on the struggling section of the tire. | |
| Oct 6, 2011 at 9:59 | comment | added | ʍǝɥʇɐɯ | @ChrisW - 'customer bikes' get to lounge around in sheds, maybe with a gentle outing now and then, ones own bike tends to be parked in the rain and abused daily, with consequent problems! It is Murphy's Law for bikes... As for sitting on the bead: sheldonbrown.com/images/bead-seat-diameter.jpg | |
| Oct 6, 2011 at 4:59 | comment | added | ChrisW | Beautiful answer. Can you clarify what "sitting on the bead correctly" (step 11) means or how to check it? And how are (what are) "your own wheel/tyre combinations harder than any customer jobs"? | |
| Jul 2, 2011 at 11:00 | history | answered | ʍǝɥʇɐɯ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
