October 9, 201213 yr Hi Nidom,sounds an exciting way of getting tyre on but what happens when u dont get everything just right ? Too little or too much bang (we had a wheel jump about a foot in the air on an early experiment), very dependant on gas mixture & quantity. The air needs to be turned on just after explosion, or the cooling gases contract & pull the tyre back off the rim (just had a thought, wonder if a vac pump would work as a bead breaker?). This was very early days of tubeless rim & there were all sorts of horror stories of grown men close to tears! Our method was a bit more dramatic than Nigels clip, but that was the type of thing that got me thinking. Happy memories of friends hiding round corner! I now use a Jitsie tyre beader, proper tyre soap & a £100 compressor. It's dead easy with practice, turned an X lite in 5 mins Sat night. I like to get the trye on rim without levers as reduces any chance of damage. I don't bother pre forming or warming tyres, they sit in garage, but a good idea if you are stuggling. Good luck & post how you get on, a friend is about to try his first tyre also.
April 28, 20197 yr Tried ether, and the ratchet tie down method. I an leaving it with an inflated tube overnight. If this fails, I will have to get the beader and wait for it to arrive.
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