Originally Posted by
warewolf
Fit tyre first side. Flip rim over, hook fitted bead at valve hole with tyre lever and lift over rim. Put rim back down on that side, so it holds the lever in place. Now you can fit the valve real easy because the bead is being held well clear. Insert valve, lift rim remove tyre lever, continue.
Standard procedure, unless the tyre happens to be really floppy and piss easy to get the valve stem inserted... not often.
i musta always had floppy tyres cos what you describe is what i did.
The good thing is the change was done with only stuff carried in me toolkit, except mtb pump.
I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
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