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To finish mounting the tire, start at the point
opposite the valve. Using your thumbs, press
the other side of the tire over the edge of the
rim as far you can. Make sure the tube does
not get pinched and squashed between the
tire and rim by pushing the tube inside the tire
with a finger as you work along.
Work the tire into the rim, approaching the
valve symmetrically from both sides. Towards
the end you will have to pull the tire vigorous-
ly downwards to make the already mounted
portion of the tire slip towards the deepest
part of the rim base. This will ease the job
noticeably on the last centimetres.
Check again that 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 the tube does not get
damaged.
Press the valve deep 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 side of the tire again
and reposition the tube. To make sure 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. While doing this you can also check
whether the rim tape has been displaced.
While doing this, 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.
Check that the tire is properly seated, orient-
ing yourself by the line on the circumference
of the tire just above the edge of the rim. The
distance between the line and the edge of the
rim should be constant around the entire cir-
cumference of the tire.
