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Towards the end, you will have to pull the tire vigorously downwards to make the
already mounted portion of the tire slip towards the deepest part of the rim trough
(a). This will ease the job noticeably on the last centimetres.
Check again if the tube lies properly inside the tire and press the last stretch of tire
over the edge of the rim using the balls of your thumbs.
If this does not work, you will have to use the tire levers. Make sure the blunt ends
point towards the tube and that the tube does not get damaged.
Push the valve a little into the tire so that the tube does not get caught between
the rim and the tire beads. Does the valve stand upright? If not, dismount one bead
again and reposition the tube. To make sure that the tube does not get pinched
between rim and bead, inflate the tire a little and then move it sideways back and
forth between the sides of the rim (b). While doing so, you can also check whether
the rim tape has been displaced.
Inflate the tube to the desired pressure. The maximum pressure is indicated on the
side of the tire (c).
Check that the tire is properly seated, orienting yourself by the line on the circum-
ference of the tire just above the edge of the rim (d). The distance between the
line and the edge of the rim should be constant around the entire circumference
of the tire.
a b c d
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