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Taking tyre off carbon wheel?

corelokttikka · 2021-03-13 09:32:59

Hi folks, I got a puncture out on the bike and I've a carbon wheel set. The spokes are blade shaped. I haven't taken a tyre off them yet and was wary in case I broke one of the spokes with the lever. How do you change the tyre?

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13-03-2021 10:32am

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corelokttikka

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Hi folks, I got a puncture out on the bike and I've a carbon wheel set. The spokes are blade shaped. I haven't taken a tyre off them yet and was wary in case I broke one of the spokes with the lever.
How do you change the tyre?

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#2 13-03-2021 10:51am
Cee-Jay-Cee

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corelokttikka wrote: »

Hi folks, I got a puncture out on the bike and I've a carbon wheel set. The spokes are blade shaped. I haven't taken a tyre off them yet and was wary in case I broke one of the spokes with the lever.
How do you change the tyre?

Don’t lock the lever into the spokes, pry up a piece of the tyre bead, squirt soapy water into the tyre and pull the lever along to release the rest of the tyre.

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#3 13-03-2021 11:58am
Wishbone Ash

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Loosen up the tyre by pressing it over and back all along the rim. This will make it easier to remove. You should be able to get it off with one plastic lever. Don't go near the spokes.

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