http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: tyres utility - Recent Posts en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:23:49 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-343016 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:48:10 +0000 gembo 343016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice spoons </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-343000 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:20:19 +0000 neddie 343000@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for all the tips and advice.</p> <p>In the end, I removed the tyre by using some silver (plated) spoons and some hand-wrecking determination.</p> <p>Why did I use silver spoons? Because the old-fashioned spoons were the only ones with a decent thickness of metal and width at the ends. Yes, I've scratched and bent the spoons - let's hope no one notices.</p> <p>&lt;sing&gt; My bike was born with a silver spoon in its tyre...</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2kmS8Zd"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50775583522_2d7398035c.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342890 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:07:22 +0000 SRD 342890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mon-Thurs in recent weeks, but in early December was told they were closing Tues 22nd “when the schools close”. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342878 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:00:40 +0000 gembo 342878@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@srd they were just opening. Mon-Wed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342876 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:57:06 +0000 SRD 342876@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo they often close in line with school hols. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342874 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:54:38 +0000 gembo 342874@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycle service was closed last Wednesday when I climbed the hill to buy brake blocks and oil. Had to go to Evans. Evans red chain lube is good. The lube itself is standard, if red but the nozzle allows for accurate application. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342863 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:57:28 +0000 LaidBack 342863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@neddie - sorry to hear of your BA problem.<br /> Usually double up two plastic levers do it. One gets wedged in and then I stick another beside. Double leverage should be enough - not sure why it wouldn't this time. Cold perhaps?<br /> Failing that one metal tyre lever to get over rim with plastic lever back up as you tried. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342861 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:29:44 +0000 I were right about that saddle 342861@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Blowtorch scaffolding pole bolt croppers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342860 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:05:23 +0000 SRD 342860@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycle service. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342859 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:44:53 +0000 wingpig 342859@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In a pinch the two sections of my Topeak Alien II act as a pair of metal levers.<br /> Leave it inside overnight next to a radiator to warm up then set at it with your toughest spoons. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342854 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:46:34 +0000 I were right about that saddle 342854@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a motorcycle tyre lever if all else fails. It <em>will</em> come off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-342853 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:40:49 +0000 neddie 342853@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was hit by the Faeries today, on the Helios tandem, 1 PAX, daughter on board. Huge lump of glass in rear tyre, almost marble sized, really obvious. </p> <p>Could not for the life of me get the tyre off (Schwalbe Big Apple 20” x 50)</p> <p>My own tyre levers were literally bending over backwards trying to shift it - even 2 levers under the same spot were simply bending. A passing cyclist lent me his more rigid lever, but that snapped (oops, sorry). And a nearby house owner lent me a lever, also no good &amp; then a huge flat-bladed screwdriver. By this point, I was worried about damaging the rim, so had to give up</p> <p>£16, 30 new pence and a taxi later, back home. Nice to see so many people willing to help - 2 separate cyclists stopped to ask if we had what we needed, plus the home owner even wanted to offer a lift, but couldn’t because cod the corona - this is Barnton, you know. </p> <p>But how on Earth to get the tyre off...? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173470 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:33:31 +0000 DaveC 173470@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I too have had a slow puncture on the front, but it appeared to have fixed itself after a couple of days getting more scrupulous with cleaning the valve. I thought I see if it was a real puncture or the valve when I went to remove the cap only to have the valve come off in my hand. Assuing some kind person (at my son's school) had let my tyre down, it eventually stayed up when I took it apart and cleaned all the muck off.</p> <p>As I said, slime permament would be an idea if I had a set of spare wheels. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173468 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:23:51 +0000 gembo 173468@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i have put slime in daughter's bike to get her home given her disinterest in learnign to fix a P-word.</p> <p>I had a p of a slow variety in a back wheel late at night recently went from Commie pool to balerno just on schwalbe marathon plus rubber and no air in the latter stages.</p> <p>also had can of slime burst inside my ortlieb back roller which was a faff to clean.</p> <p>Brooks saddles I can make no comment on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173443 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:18:29 +0000 I were right about that saddle 173443@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Slime make tubes;</p> <p><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/slime-self-healing-road-inner-tube/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wiggle.co.uk/slime-self-healing-road-inner-tube/</a></p> <p>Might well use them on expedition. Used to use Slime in my motorbicycle tyres, but the tyre fitter threatened to kill me so I stopped. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173440 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:03:38 +0000 DaveC 173440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've heard about some rubber glue which you put in the inner tube to seal the tyre against glass and thorns. I saw a video on FB a couple of years back of a chap locally hammering in a nail to a tyre and then extracting it, with no loss of preasure.</p> <p>You take the inner tube cut (yes!) the outer the length of the tube so the inner tube is now flat with the valve in the middle of the rubber strip. Now take the inner tube and put it in the tyre on the rim as you would an uncut tube taking care to tuck all the edge into the tyre. Then take the glue (substance) and pour in a measured amount into the tyre. Then put the tyre on the rim as you do normall and turn the wheel so the glue is covering all the tyre inner and tube <em>outer</em>. Now inflate as normal and the rubber compound seals the tube against the tyre but also remains supple enough to withstand punctures from thorns and glass.</p> <p>I'm tempted but I like to change tyres depending on the season and don't have a spare set of wheels currently. If I had a bike where wheel removal was difficult and near maintainance free then I'd be tempted to use this method.</p> <p>Sorry I can't recall the brand name but I'm sure someone will know. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173434 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:54:06 +0000 steveo 173434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nasty! No place for a bike unless you're Danny MacAskill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173417 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:18:00 +0000 I were right about that saddle 173417@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@steveo</p> <p>Impressive. May I suggest a trip to the Cuillin on Skye? It's composed of gabro, shards of which have cut through my tyres, boots and skin in the past. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173411 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:25:10 +0000 steveo 173411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They've out lived the mtb I used to chuck down real hills with only rudimentary suspension and the one I used to commute into town as a fearless imortal teenager. One set of tyres should <em>never</em> out live three bikes! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173410 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:21:43 +0000 I were right about that saddle 173410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@steveo</p> <p>Ride that MTB like you stole it and the tyre will die. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173408 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:17:56 +0000 steveo 173408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The nimbus III on my mtb won't <em>die</em>. </p> <p>I hate them they project water for metres up and ahead and can suck it up from any water source including the ambient water in the air. </p> <p>But they've got loads of tread left and they're nearly 20 years old and have been to the moon and back and I'm too cheap to bin functional tyres... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173405 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:05:23 +0000 Arellcat 173405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For the same ERTRO specification Japanese tyres (Panaracer, Primo, Cheng Shin) tend to be a looser fit on European rims; European tyres like Schwalbe and Continental tend to be tight on Japanese and Chinese rims (Alex, Folex, etc.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173403 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:01:27 +0000 crowriver 173403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Marathon Plus are, in my experience, bombproof. I had a bad experience with Specialized Nimbus in 35mm on my hybrid: I found they wore out quickly after only a year or so. The M+ have been on for four years now, and still going strong. A very hard wearing tyre. I fitted them to my Raleigh tourer (32mm) and they're great, no trouble at all.</p> <p>I have standard Marathons on other bikes, and I find they are very tough, hard wearing tyres too. I even have Marathons on my Dawes Audax: a controversial choice for some riders, and certainly not the fastest tyre. However, touch wood no flats so far after thousands of kilometres.</p> <p>Oh and I've only ever once had big issues getting Marathons (Plus or standard) on a rim: the 20" variety were rather tight for the rear wheel of a folding bike. Otherwise, I find the issue is looseness of the bead while putting the tyres on: nothing judicious use of cable ties as a third and fourth hand can't fix. Levers only required for the last section of tyre when putting on (like most tyres, I find). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981&page=2#post-173402 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:58:45 +0000 I were right about that saddle 173402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Uberuce</p> <p>Ah, it's not <em>just</em> a test of manhood to get your tyres on and off without levers, it's to do with showing finesse and avoiding the possibility of pinching a hole in the tube or damaging the rim. Tyres are meant to come on and off without tools. </p> <p>My suspicion is that Schwalbe have, in direct contravention of Teutonic stereotype, simply made their tyres slightly too small. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173400 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:44:33 +0000 sallyhinch 173400@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nothing is proof against blackthorn, nothing, not even brand new Marathon Pluses. Something with a kevlar strip as well as the thick rubber the pluses have might do it I suppose</p> <p>I have no hand strength whatsoever but give me a warm day, an hour, metal tyre levers and maximum swearing leeway and I can get a marathon plus on and off. If I puncture on the road, I just keep pumping up until I get home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173235 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:42:47 +0000 Darkerside 173235@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting simile.</p> <p>Some testing is clearly in order. Launch your steed of choice at a Classical-era spear wall (no sarissas). 50m run-up. The comfiest bike is the one that gets through the most ranks.</p> <p>I don't know why the British Standards people haven't asked me to work for them already. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173228 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:15:30 +0000 Uberuce 173228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I may or may not be guilty of hubris when I suggest my former powerlifter and grip gaynesser's hands are mightier than any other CCErs, but I do know that our ancestors didn't go to all the bother of dying in childbirth from skull size issues and then in later life from malnutrition because of a bigbrain's calorie demands just so we could paw at things like a brute, so I use tools even when I don't have to.</p> <p>Has Mrs G.Rfr swapped from an Al to Fe/Mb/Cr in the course of a day, I wonder? I did, quite recently, and the difference is frankly absurd. I admit the two test beds were my ridiculously stiff track bike and my ridiculously comfy Croix, so maybe there won't be as much of a...</p> <p>... what I am talking about? This is an excuse to buy a new bike! Buy a Paper! They ride like you're Xerxes in 300. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173223 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:56:54 +0000 Greenroofer 173223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>About every year or so I drag out my theory that it's easier to get Marathon Pluses onto disc-braked rims than rim-braked rims. The theory (in my head) goes that the disc-braked rim often has a coating of dry mud that lubricates the tyre as the last little tight bit slides into place, whereas the rim-braked rim has a whole row of circumferential scratches on the rim from braking. Each of these (in my theory) catches the inside of the tyres and makes it harder to get on.</p> <p>I used to use washing-up liquid to help the tyre on, but now I have disc brakes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173203 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:10:42 +0000 Instography 173203@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Isn't the fact that you're fixing a puncture on a Marathon Plus and can get it on and off easily a sign that you need a new Marathon Plus? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13981#post-173202 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:30:54 +0000 gembo 173202@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Managing my old marathon pluses with thumbs and maybe a lever or two but a new marathon plus for me is four standard levers. You can get the big levers designed for those tyres with leverage plus and you on.y need one of them, depends how many levers you desire. </p>