When my Silca finally shit the bed, I got one of these - which is solidly built and appears to be "serviceable" in that most of the pump is assembled with actual fasteners/has modular parts:
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When my Silca finally shit the bed, I got one of these - which is solidly built and appears to be "serviceable" in that most of the pump is assembled with actual fasteners/has modular parts:
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Still going strong after 20+ years. I usually don't have trouble seating Maxxis tires with it. When I do, I have a box of CO2 cartridges that do the job.
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The^^ price did go up to 29$ and then the product dissapeared but the beto were so cheap & reliable I had one in the shed, one in the front entrance one at the GF's house
Bosch Easy Pump with Silca Hero Air Chuck attached is the ultimate weapon.
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But I’m a tool nerd/tool whore.
I use this. Actually, I could have 4 of them for the same price as the Bosch.
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Ya, but it’s a Bosch, and only available in Europe.
Built in battery with USB charger, digital readout, programmable pressure shut off….
I know German factory that’s it’s made in.
No offense, but the Bosch is not HomeDepot Chinese junk, but I bet it will last longer that your 4 Ryobis.
^^ We have Bosch built in microwave oven digital display that has shat the bed for the second time in six years. Replacement runs around $200 for parts and labor by the dealer.
Every brand has lemons. ymmv.
Fuck me! Finally seated. I guess I learned something new. [emoji1745] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...62bc34c668.jpg
I’m dying here! Been there too many times!
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If yer bike wasn’t upside down, you’d figure out which way it rolls….
I see a repair stand in the photo…
Tire looks fine to me but I think the bike was built backwards and upside down.
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Oh man, so funny! I just got a repair stand last year, maybe two years now, but I cannot put a wheel on a bike when it's in the repair stand. I can, but it is such a pia! (not a bike mechanic!)
And after the fiasco, including my compressor needing work, I would not be surprised if I put the tire on backwards.
Now my valve on this old wheel off a stock 2018 Enduro that I use for my 'shoulder season' riding with a 2.8 tire failed. It's the most odd looking valve. A normal valve would not seat, so here I am again dealing with a f'n tire.
If I wasn't laughing I'd be crying. Like my kid said, you really should just surf, it's so much easier than dealing with bike shit.
Can you share with the class what you learned so that perhaps we can all learn ?
So did you put the tire on with the logo at the valve so you know where it was on the rim in case it still has a hole ?
I sometimes forget and maybe its less of an issue with tubeless
Yeah, the logo is pro. I go amateur and use the one sided logo.
What I learned? Bikes can be a complete pain in the ass! All you kooks helped and honestly, this chick convinced me to work the bead manually, which I did, but only 1/4 of the way would hold, then I used my shoulder, foot, bicep, and both hands to get air into and manipulate the tire til it caught hold.
https://youtu.be/4rkbkjNvPdk
And I just went to my local shop and brought them some local brews and they gave me the right toobless valve for the 2.8 tire I'm mounting now.
ok I watched it so she put as much of the bead on the rim as possible with tire levers and then used a floorpump
never heard of it but good to know
I posted that vid sometime this summer after fighting a particularly stubborn tire. It works really well, haven't had any issues sitting tires with a regular pump since I started using that trick.
All that wrestling and frantic pumping looks very unpleasant.
It’s funny, because for her strategy, a dry tire/rim allowed the bead to stay put once she wrestled it in place. But for the air pumping, she’s fighting that same dry friction with the pump.
One thing that’s rarely discussed with the more typical soapy water routine is why the soapy water helps. Most people think it’s to create some resistance against escaping air. It also goes a long way in letting the bead slip up onto the rim.
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Sometimes I resort to a tie down strap around the tread of the tire to force the bead against the rim. Less work than her secret but doesn’t always work so I’ll try her secret next time
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Yeah, I couldn't get that to work. But in hindsight I would have work the bead out with a tire iron as well as strap down.
2.8 went on no problem.
Is this better? [emoji854]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...516c0f84f5.jpg