How do you mount tires?

Answer 1

Most basic method. You will need 2 large flat screwdrivers or flat pry bars around 18 inches long. Lay the rim on a flat surface on the ground, Take the tire and spread a thin film of grease on the flat edge where it meets the rim when mounted. Set the tire on the rim and push one side over the rim as far as you can, probably just under half way around. It may be possible to screw the tire onto the rim. Think of the wheel as a bolt and the tire as a nut. Takes a little practice. If this didn't work, kneel on the side of the tire that is over the rim. Only the inside edge will go on. Where the tire meets the rim, move about 2 inches further around the rim and put one of the screwdrivers between the rim and tire with the handle across the center of the rim. Lift up on the screwdriver to force the tire over the rim. Repeat the process until the entire inside lip of the tire is over the wheel. You will need to hold the other edge of the tire in place where the tire meet the wheel. You may use both screwdrivers going back and forth till the tire mounts. Same process on the outside edge of the tire. Push as much of the tire as you can over the rim and push it down till it is in the center of the rim so you have some room to work the edge of the tire over the rim. It is impossible to get the tire mounted if it isn't in the low part of the rim. I hope this is clear enough, it is one of those things that is much easier to demostrate than it is to describe.