On 2017-01-18 09:18, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:36:44 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-01-17 15:26, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
analog,

I will not explain tire mounting again. Retard at your own speed


I have explained to you that these are _flat_ rims. Hard to
understand?

The Argent rim is just a Mod E2. Right?


Mine are Mavic Module “3” Argent “D”. Almost flat inside.


http://equusbicycle.com/bike/mavic/images/11and12.jpg Pretty
standard rim of the era. Get VAR lever. It lifts the bead over the
rim. Your problems will be solved. Getting another tire or rim will
also solve your problems. Most people will not wrestle with a tire
for a half-an-hour, at least not more than once.


I have broken many high quality levers on those and bike shop owners
have confirmed that issue. When they say "Good luck getting them on" you
know what you are up to.

The thick tubes I have do not exactly help in keeping the bead towards
the center but I made myself Delrin pieces to do that. The relief that
this provides is very limited though, as evidenced by the fact that even
with thin tubes Gatorskins are really hard to mount onto these rims.

Fact is, the Vredestein tires always went on with ease and the Gatorskin
tires do not. Huge difference. However, the Vredesteins had too many
flats. So, I am looking for a tire that is very puncture-resistant, has
sturdy side walls _and_ is easy to mount. Eventually I will find one and
then buy a stack of them. Just like I did for the MTB where I found
three brands that work well.

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Regards, Joerg

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