"A Muzi" wrote in message
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A mist of spray wax can help seat recalcitrant tires (car shops use soapy
water which also works).
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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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I always enjoy reading discussions like this to check on my own practices.
I've never used any sort of tire fitting lubricant on bicycle tires myself,
mainly through fear of contaminating the rubber with something that might
perish it, or having a tire that will slip on the rim. Though I'm not sure
if bicycle tires can slip around the rim the way offroad motorcycle tyres
will. What exactly is this spray wax? What's the brand name and what else is
it used for?

Digressing a little, I've been putting off mounting a pair of Schwalbe
Marathon Plus's on my new 26" Velocity rimmed wheels because I've heard all
about how recalcitrant they can be. When I finally achieved the requisite
Zen-like state of calm and attempted it, it was a huge anticlimax. The
things practically fell on by themselves and for the first time ever, I did
not need a little help from a tire lever for the last six inches of bead. It
seemed to me that the Schwalbes are so fat and stiff that I was able to get
a good double handful of the tire and rotate it away from me to pop that
last bit of bead over the edge. Or maybe I was just lucky.

Peter H.