Sliplake Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Removed both tires with tire spoons. Mounted new tire on front the same way. Decided to try mounting the rear tire using zip ties I had on hand. Used 8 ties and cinched the ties until the two ends of the tire almost touched. Also applied a liberal dose of tire mount spray. I was pleasantly surprised with how much easier it was to mount, especially since It was the rear tire. Once the ties were on, I mounted it on the rim in about a minute. Link to comment
SinNH Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Removed both tires with tire spoons. Mounted new tire on front the same way. Decided to try mounting the rear tire using zip ties I had on hand. Used 8 ties and cinched the ties until the two ends of the tire almost touched. Also applied a liberal dose of tire mount spray. I was pleasantly surprised with how much easier it was to mount, especially since It was the rear tire. Once the ties were on, I mounted it on the rim in about a minute. Interesting. Are you saying that the ties "closed the mouth" of the tire so to speak to assist in keeping it the middle of the wheel ? If so, you spooned on BOTH sides at the same time ? Anything to make mounting stiff sided tyres like the GT's easier I am all ears. Steve Link to comment
MT Wallet Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Cool. It works just like the video? Link to comment
HH0 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 what video are you referring to? Not clear how this works as I am not visualizing how the zip ties work....sure would appreciate any guidance available. Link to comment
mneblett Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 what video are you referring to? Many on youtube -- put zip, tire and mount into the search box. Link to comment
Twisties Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Removed both tires with tire spoons. Mounted new tire on front the same way. Decided to try mounting the rear tire using zip ties I had on hand. Used 8 ties and cinched the ties until the two ends of the tire almost touched. Also applied a liberal dose of tire mount spray. I was pleasantly surprised with how much easier it was to mount, especially since It was the rear tire. Once the ties were on, I mounted it on the rim in about a minute. Where do I find these "two ends of the tire"? Link to comment
Sliplake Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Interesting. Are you saying that the ties "closed the mouth" of the tire so to speak to assist in keeping it the middle of the wheel ? If so, you spooned on BOTH sides at the same time ? Anything to make mounting stiff sided tyres like the GT's easier I am all ears. Steve Yes, cinch ties until both sides meet. Use a good tire mount spray. I didn't use the tire spoons, rather just kept working the edges of the tire around the rim until it dropped in. Wasn't sure how these low profile tires would work, but all went well. Link to comment
mwood7800 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The pr4 are so thin and flimsy I used soap and pushed them on my rt rims Link to comment
Antimatter Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I tried it once with a Dunlop Q3. I'm probably too used to the 'conventional' way of mounting a tire to use the zip-tie method. If it worked for you, congrats! Link to comment
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