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Old 03-28-2019, 02:35 PM   #8
TomT/Williamsburg
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Default Re: Tubeless Bias Tires

Put the tires out in the sun to get them pliable. Then get them on the rim and seat the bottom lip area just like the tire guys do. Does not have to be on the lip itself, just on the rim area leading up to the lip. With a ratcheting scrap around the middle of the tread area tighten it up until the upper tire lip is close to the upper rim lip. What this does is bubbble the side walls and push the lips out. Now try pumping them up without the svalve in the valve stem, releasing the strap once you have made a seal. Some soapy water on the tire lips will also help.

I have done this several times and it works pretty good.

Just had a tire place dismount some bias plus with tubes in them - piece of cake. It also helps if perhaps you go to a small tire place, maybe ones that deal in used tires, and they have more experience than the big chains do.

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