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Clip a tyre lever onto the rim to hold the bead in place

Clip a tyre lever onto the rim to hold the already fitted bead in place while you finish mounting the tyre.

Time
⏱ 5 min
Difficulty
◆ medium

What you need

  • Tyre lever with a clip (e.g. a Schwalbe lever)

How to do it

  1. Clip the lever onto the rim.
  2. Use it to hold the section of bead that is already mounted.
  3. Pull the last section over the rim edge.

Variations

  • Narrow Marathon Plus tyres can be particularly hard to mount.

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