Fleck wrote:
Innner tube is already in. It's good to have a lighter colored rim tape, so you can see where the inner tube may not be fully in. Where it's not in, I go to the spot(s) on the wheel and see if I can kneed the tube in under the beads and into the actual tire. If this does not work, last resort and being REALLY careful, I take a plastic tire iron and VERY GENTLY see if I can poke it, under and up and into the tire.
Sometimes, if you are at home, and you have a hand pump handy - trying putting a SMALL bit of air in the tube - often this can suck/pull the tube up into the tire. Obviously this is next to impossible on the side of the road with a CO2 unless you are REALLY familer and confident with the regulator on your inflator
I'm having a helluva time on HED Ardennes SL+ rims. Were the tires tubeless, I'd have been fine, but the tube makes it all the more difficult. Was able to install the tire on the front rim, but it just won't go on the rear rim (same tires and tubes).
I was able to get one of the beads into the channel, insert the tube, and attempted to get the other bead into the channel, but it just ain't working. The last quarter was just not happening, and i ripped the tube in the process. I currently have a bandage around my index finger, as I scraped off a good amount of skin while wielding the tire lever.
I even applied a good amount of soapy sprays on the rim, still no go for the rear