how do I seat a tube? I slapped it all around deflated, reflated

>freds

pump just enough into the tube for it to take a round shape then place it inside the tire. yw

>>892894
I did that already, result is a poorly seated tubeo

Guess i should stop being lazy and redo it instead of finding a shortcut..

>>892895
it should seat better when you pump a little more air into it and it expands tonthe tire. check to make sure the tire is the right size

maybe you need better rim tape... also the tube might be a little too big for your rim size perhaps. and if you're getting flats, you probably aren't pumping the tire to enough psi.

>>892900
ok thanks, I actually found that crusty old tube from some random dude anyway, its definitely not fresh and I will try fit in a new fresh tube tomorrow.

>>892900
also big fat piece of glass punctured my tires

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>>892884
ether.

>>893014
>that gif
wat

>>893045
It's difficult to 'seat the bead' of a tubeless tire. You need air pressure to make the seal tight, but can't get the pressure without having a good seal first. Tire shops have a 'blaster' that blasts a bunch of air in at once. If you don't have one handy, you can use a can of ether to create a small explosion inside the tire. 4-wheelers running very low tire pressure and off-road truckers (like me) end up getting good at it.
>tldr: Red neck tire change.

>>893065
So he puts some ether in the tire and then sets it off from the outside with a lighter and the 'explosion' seats the bead? Nevah seen that un befo.

>>892895
Tuck the tube into the tire when you're reseating the tire. Also, push the valve through the rim so the tube is all the way in the tire there too.

>>893065
That the neatest thing I've ever read.
Maybe second only to how they change tyres on the railways.

>>893203
>how they change tyres on the railways.

Speaking of which...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1EpBFebrfo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L3oaA-nxzY

>>892884
usually the seat tube is the middle most part of a bike frame.
it holds the seat post.

>>892884
wtf is a tubeo? teh parts between the rimeo and the tireo?
also sage