Love you. You saved my day. I started to hate the tire, the bike and the cat that was around. Spend at least half an hour and was ready to give up on Schwalbe forever. And then I found your video. 2 minutes and done! Thank you so much!
I just bought and installed 700 x 35c Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires on my 2017 Specialized Crossroads, which came with 700 x 45c Borough Black Belt tires. While those tires were OK, and I didn't get any flat in them, I felt they were way too wide, and were hard to get the front tire and rim off the bike to transport it in my 2016 Honda CR-V. So, after watching numerous videos and hearing the same old thing about how hard these tires are to mount on your rim, I still bought them anyway. I've seen videos where people use straps, zip ties, and other things they think they need to mount them on your rims. I've even seen a cyclist from the UK carry a small tube of "Fairy Lube" in his bike saddle bag, and uses it to mount the last bit of tires onto his rims. I'm here to tell you that you don't need any "Fairy Liquid", straps, zip ties, nor anything else. Just follow this very simple procedure and you will not have any trouble installing these tires, nor any other, to your nice rims. 1. Remove old tires and innertube. 2. Put a partially inflated inner tube inside of the new tire. 3. Insert the valve from the inner tube into the hole in the rim, making sure the valve is sitting at a 90 degree angle. 4. Working from the valve onward, install one side of the tire onto the rim. This should be very easy to do. 5. With the partially inflated inner tube inside the tire, make sure it is completely inside the tire evenly, and does not expose at all to prevent a pinch flat. 6. Work the tire by pinching both sides of the tire with both hands as deep as you can into the well of the rim. 7. As you approach the point where the tire is tight and has no slack, then go back around the tire, again starting at the valve, and push down on the top of the tire with both hands so the tire bead is well inside the rib. 8. As you work your way around, you should have enough slack to fit that last bit of tire onto your rim without having to use a tire lever, zip ties, straps, "Fairy Liquid", nor anything else. 9. Once you have both beads inside of the rim, stand your tire straight up and down, and on the floor, and work your hands around the tire and rim one more time to make sure the bead is inside the well of the rim. 10. At this point, you can start to inflate your tire, and there shouldn't be any place on the tire that is bulked up or wobbling. 11. Put your wheels back on your bike, and inflate your tire to the spec on the sidewall. 12. Take a test ride before heading out too far from your house. 13. If all goes well, you've succeeded to putting the tire onto your rim. Remember, the key point is to make sure that the tire and tube are pushed as far into the wheel well as you can get it. I actually stood my wheel and tire straight up and down on the floor and used my body weight to push down firmly. I rotated the tire and wheel just enough to get both hands on the tire and repeated the process. Oh, and by the way, never use the kitchen countertops to change your tires. If you're married, you'll end up in the "Dog House" for sure!! I don't listen to any fairy tales people put on RU-vid regarding how hard something is. If it's hard, they're doing it the wrong way. Remember, "believe none of what you heard, and half of what you see".
That works for most tyres, and may work for SMP's depending on your rim size and ambient temps, but believe me that process is what I tried for 30mins before getting out the metal tyre levers and fighting it all the way. Straps seem a good idea. I've been changing tyres for 30 years.
I toured 5000+ kilometers on Schwalbe Marathon plus and had 1 puncture. Comparing to my previous "default" tyres that came with the bike 1 puncture every 100km on average (when touring I ride on tarmac and gravel surfaces and a combination of both, usually tough) . I don't think I'll ever use different tyres on my bike. Thanks for the feature.
I use a toe-strap, more reusable than zip-tie. The toe-strap is used under my saddle to hold spare inner tubes so always with me. Nice video, clear and simple 👍
Want an even easier method for installing Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires? Get to the point shown at the beginning of this video, BUT THEN go back to opposite side, pinch the tire to slip the bead down into the "valley" of your rim (instead of up on the clincher lip). This temporary move frees up more circumference for you to work with!
About half a centimetre of progress will be made each time. Be patient and instead of pushing with your thumbs, flip it over and pull with your fingertips. Pretend you have no thumbs.
Schwalbes can be stubborn to mount, I agree. And trouble, punctures never happen in the most ideal circomstances but when it's dark, cold, rainy, unpaved roads and so on. My trick to put the tyre back is to start mounting on the valve side, work your way , simultanously away of the valve, than, turn the wheel so that the unfinished part points away from you and use your full handpalm to turn it over the rim. Works by me. Happily punctures are rare on Schwalbes.
P.S. Don't waste a zip tie by cutting it! Learn how to use the pointy end to "release" it instead, by slipping it into the catch mechanism from behind. This lets the zip tie slip out freely, to reuse!
I just found your channel a few weeks ago, and my girlfriend and I have been slowly making our way through your adventure, and you've started uploading new videos at the perfect time! We finished your adventure just as these new videos are being released. Cheers, and thank you!
Same here. Just put the 'E' version of these on a 29" hybrid emtb.I got them on no problems, but I found that the new tyres seemed quite deformed before I even put them on which concerned me. One was worse than the other. I know they are seated properly as the very inner thin barred strip the sits flush to the rim is perfect all round. Tube is also good. The reflective stripe on the outside is not even though. I don't have any vertical bumps, just a slight side to side wobble on both wheels. I don't know what to do!
With this tire I started to become desperate! I already had ruined one tube. But thank to your video my bike is fully repaired now :-) Your life hack makes you hero of the day, the week and the month!!!
I honestly cannot believe it, mine went on easily with my hands. I had another schwalbe tire on my trainer bike and that was a nightmare. On my mountain bike, this went on insanely easy. Must be my lucky day.
I just did something similar by accident. I was using wrap around velcro to hold a tyre lever in place. The lever went flying but the velcro ended up keeping the tyre bead in place :)
I still ride on the most stubborn biketyres in the world, named Schwalbe Marathon Plus. Hard to mount or to take off in the very seldom case of a flat. But, I discovered a new tool to do the job: the 'Tyre Glider'. See the video's on RU-vid. After a few times trying I manage the job in about 20 sec to dismount and mount or replacing an old by a new (even more stubborn) tyre. And no, I am not sponsored. I bought it through internet by the manufacturer/inventor in Wales, paid around 12 Euro for the product and 9 Euro for shipping so far a fair price and perfect shipping/delivery. But because of BREXIT I had to import it in the EU and paid another 23 euro on importtaxes. So in total it cost 44 Euro. Now you understand why I hate Farage, Johnson and the Brexiteers, but, I have a fantastic tool to tame the German Schwalbe.
Great vid .Put these on the other day before seeing your vid first. What a PAIN and hours of fighting fantastic tyres though smooth, low roll resistance, comfortable and light once riding it was still the last bit. This instruction helped, thks
Almost lost my thumb skin today trying to fit it on. In the end it worked with violence. Pinned the final section to get it on the rim on the ground and then shoved both tire levers onto it. One to widen the slit to fit in the second tire lever to put it over
Great vid thanks, my tyre woun't even start to seat on the rim so I tried toe strap at a random point and started putting tyre onto rim with thumbs - 2 minutes later all seated down perfectly.
Hi! great video I would like to know(and maybe you can give me an advice) if the marathon plus would fit into 700cc aksyum mavic wheels for my road bike
Well it didn't work quite like that - having put on a cable tie and tried to push the tyre on from the opposite side with no luck, I tried from the cable tie end and on it popped! No matter, thanks for the vid!
I have had two flats in 8000 miles on Marathons (foldables) and both times I could stretch them over the rim on and off without levers, but mine are 2" wide.
My wheels must be slightly too big as there is absolutely no way I can get my tyres on using this method! I did it eventually but it was a real battle. Probably an hour of wrestling with the flippin things. Have to say though, it's worth the battle. Had one puncture in a year, whereas I used to have them regularly with normal road tyres.
I used my 10 year old son to grip the tyre rather than cable ties, but the same principle applies. No idea how I'd manage to do it out on the road though! Cheers
Just pull from the other side and don't push. The tires go on normally without any problems and if not there are tools for that you can also remove the tire with them.
Thanks for the vid. This all failed when I tried to fit old 32mm tires on supposedly narrower rims. Only a combination of zip ties, dishwashing liquid used as a lube and 2 levers did the job.
I’m thinking that it’s mission impossible. I’ve been watching videos on how to put a Schwalbe marathon plus on. I’m thinking maybe the reason they don’t get punctures is people give up and never use them. Thanks
Fought for 1h. Watched this video. Still fighting 1h later. Zip tie trick from the comments didn't work either 😢 I'm doubting I'll ever get this tire on.
I can't even get the bloody thing to go on the tyre to that point. I have half of it on, but it's so stiff it just will no get started on the second half.
It's a well weared tyre with the ring already enlarged enough on the rim. When new, it's NO POSSIBLE to fit it on the rim with bare hand. Simply no possible.
@@CyclingHabit ну реально. На всех видео и в отзывах на чайнике пугают, что трудно одевается. Я уже приготовился к проблемам...но одну с монтажкой нацепил, а вторую просто руками))). Потом при случае видео запилю, как я это делаю))
Don't use a zip tie for a 30 second job - not very eco friendly and you risk nicking your tyre with the pliers cutting it off. Use an old toe strap if you have one, or the Knog style "blinkie" lights can be used as an elastic strap.
Ever heard of these ? www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Reusable-Cable-150mm-3-6mm/dp/B007JIP49S/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_lp_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HS6B38AXCKGSRCDAWART There's ALWAYS someone that STILL complains even if you are trying to help....
I have just bought two 700x28c and just installed them on my bike, no problems at all but I used a pair of laces, easy to wrap around and easy to remove.
