help truing new wheel

Andrew Price wrote:

Some tyre/rim combinations are just downright mean. I had the devil's
own job getting Vittoria 700x23c tyres onto the Campagnolo wheels of
my road bike.
I've the same problem with a Conti tire and DT RR 1.1 rims.

A Var tyre-lever for on the road:
http://www.vartools.com/fr/fiche_produit.php?id=511&shop=&pro=
Does it work well? I now take that Koolstop tool with me in my back pocket
on every ride. It's relatively big and heavy.

and a Koolstop bead jack for the workshop:
As I said, I use the same one.

Derk

Andrew Price wrote:

There are some tyres I can't get on without levers and, being a
klutz, I have also punctured them with the levers. This is
particularly frustrating and begs the question how are you going to
get the tyre back on after you take it off to fix the puncture you
just caused.

Some tyre/rim combinations are just downright mean. I had the
devil's own job getting Vittoria 700x23c tyres onto the Campagnolo
wheels of my road bike.

Being fed up with having sore hands for a week after every puncture
repair, I finally invested in two tools:

A Var tyre-lever for on the road:

http://www.vartools.com/fr/fiche_pro...511&shop=&pro=

and a Kool-Stop bead jack for the workshop:

http://tinyurl.com/5nm654

I find these "Sport Tire Levers" ideal and tough enough to get tight
tires on and off easily.

Both of them work by pulling up on the tyre bead from an anchor point
on the other side of the rim, so there is no risk of pinching the
tube, which could happen if you try to use traditional levers to force
a recalcitrant tyre back on.

Not to worry, there are people who can pinch a tube regardless of tool
used.

Jobst Brandt