Going through some old emails I came across this and it is really good info!
When you buy a new tire,
put a liberal amount of baby powder in the inside surface of the tire and
spread it around, to cover all of that inside surface. Then shake the remaining
loose powder out. In fact it's a good idea to keep your inner tubes
dusted with baby powder all the time too. It lubricates the tube in the
tire, it prevents the tube from sticking to the inside of the tire and prevents
the small particles of debris that end up in the space between the tire and
tubes from becoming embedded in one place in the tube.
NONE of this is true for
tubeless clinchers or tubular tires.
With brand new tires that
are proving tight there are a couple of tricks:
1. Warm the tire in the
sun.
2. Put your foot in one
side and pull the other as hard as you can. This worked better in the era of
steel beads, since kevlar is less elastic.
3. Put the tire on the
wheel with levers, but DON'T put the tube in yet ! Stretch the tire without the
risk of pinching the tube. Once you've stretched the tire then you can
put the tub in with less risk of a pinch.
4. Once the tube is full
inserted into the tire, and at least half the tire is on the rim starting at
the top, grip the tire and pull it as hard as you can down toward the open part
of the rim. Move 6 inches down and do it again. And then again. This will
gather any "slack" and put it where you need it, at the location of
that last terrible 6 inches before the tire snaps on .
5. You should do this
anyway, but especially with a new and or difficult tire. Once the tire is
on pump it up just a little and then pinch the sidewalls together to
expose the inside of the rim and check that the tube is not caught. Do this all
the way around. If the tube is caught and you don't free it you will get a
pinch flat before too long, if not immediately when you fully inflate the tire.
Courtesy Matt Sparks
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