[Team EPO]

So my Mavic UST tubeless tyres and wheels have been great but it was time to put on some new and thicker stronger winter tyres.  Well trying to fit the IRC tires to the UST rims has been nigh on impossible so hoping someone out there has had an easier time with other brands??

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[Hirsute]

Warm tyres, lube – washingup

Warm tyres, lube – washingup liquid/ talc, heavy duty plastic lever eg lezyne.

IF you have got it apart from the last inch, then I would just use a lever.

I find it harder to get that far ! but as HP says, getting in the middle and pushing around the cirucmference with opposing hands gets it on slowly.

[hawkinspeter]

Usually, the trick is to
Usually, the trick is to ensure that the bead is in the middle (deepest) part of the rim bed as that should give you just enough freedom to get the tyre on. Maybe Mavic’s don’t have quite enough depth there compared to other rims. However, I’ve heard of people having trouble with other specific combos of rims and tyres, so maybe it’s just a question of engineering tolerances making some combos particularly hard. I nearly always have to resort to using tyre levers to put tyres on and have found that some types work much better than others – if the tyre lever keeps slipping out, then bin it.

The IRCs that I used weren’t the most pliable of tyre but they did offer great grip and lack of p*******s. Nowadays, I’m using some GP 5000TLs which also work really well and feel more supple.

[Drinfinity]

I use a tyre mounting tool

I use a tyre mounting tool rather than levers for anything tight. Turns a 30 minute festival of swearing and frustration into a smooth job.

 

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[Team EPO]

Struggled with getting the

Struggled with getting the tyres on the last inch

 

[hawkinspeter]

Not that it particularly
Not that it particularly helps, but I had no trouble with IRC tubeless on Prime rims. Could you not get them on or was it getting them seated that gave you trouble?

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