Shoutout to the old timer who showed me how to seat a stubborn tubeless tire with a ratchet strap

I was about to give up on a customer's gravel bike tire after 30 minutes of fighting with it, but wrapping a strap around the center of the tire and cranking it down forced the bead into the rim channel so the air could finally catch.

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kellylopez7d ago

Thirty minutes is nothing, I once spent a whole afternoon on a single tire before I saw that trick online. The sound it makes when the bead finally pops into place is so satisfying, like a gunshot. I keep a cheap strap in my toolbox now just for that, it feels like cheating. Honestly, it's saved me from throwing a few wheels across the shop.

tessa9227d ago

Tbh @kellylopez that strap trick is a total game changer for stubborn beads.