Folks, I’m having a mare trying to get this tyre off. I think the tyre is tubed as I can see no indication otherwise and when I let the air out I’m able to move the valve up and down.
Is anyone able to please give their opinion if this is a tubed or tubeless tyre?
If tubed, has anyone any tips on getting the bloody thing off? I’ve tried tyre levers, wiggling the tyre, and alleviating the tyre to stand on it, but no joy.
The bike is a second hand Spyder Rogue 1.0, DP21 Alexrimes wheels with smart sam tyres.
cyclesdepot.co.uk/cycling/spyder-rogue-1-0-mens.html
by paddythebaker
3 Comments
Not tubeless.
Tyre bead is just really tight in the rim hooks. Try [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/totoiWzfN8Y?si=X4XJh_NKbmDNGWMi) if your hands aren’t strong enough to unseat the bead.
You work on one tire bead at a time. The side furthest from the valve, move that into the middle of the rim there is a channel there so it creates a bit of slack. Work around and move more of the bead into the channel. When you get up to the valve you should have enough slack to get the bead off.
Then do the same on the other bead.
Definitely not tubeless. Try to push the bead of tyre to the middle of the rim, that should do the trick