Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

[BioWheel]

@Stefan Mikes “ . . . I even didn't need the soapy water!“

Try Windex or a Euro equivalent window cleaning spray Instead.
Easy to apply, spray the rim and the tire bead, no messy cleanup.
(Also useful for applying frame protection material.)

Like everyone - I've struggled with mounting a tire to a rim. I've learned one trick that has helped me. There's a small well (indentation) in a rim. Runs down the middle. After getting one side of the tire mounted, put that side into the small well. Seems like only a small indentation but if you can keep most of the tire in it, makes it easier to put on the remaining side. No soap. Just red hands.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Like everyone - I've struggled with mounting a tire to a rim. I've learned one trick that has helped me. There's a small well (indentation) in a rim. Runs down the middle. After getting one side of the tire mounted, put that side into the small well. Seems like only a small indentation but if you can keep most of the tire in it, makes it easier to put on the remaining side. No soap. Just red hands.

Yes Karl! That is one of the good points to do. The part of the rim is called a "channel" or "well" I think. However, what Ollie Alex also said was: "Work slowly, in small increments. Hold the already inserted tyre bead with one hand and work with the tyre lever bit by bit on the other side". He also said "start opposite of the valve". My big surprise was the last piece of the bead jumped into the place with a minimal effort of my thumbs!

It was Alex!

 

[Base]

Most rim types have that dent in the middle for exact that reason.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

My trick is to slowly push both sides of tyre around the rim, starting at the valve, it doesn't feel like it's doing much as you go, but when you get to the final foot or so, the awkward bit this constant smoothing usually create just enough 'give' in the tyre to pop it over the rim. Might take a couple of go's but I find it pretty much works every time now.