First Bib Mousse Install . . .

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Edited Date/Time 4/13/2020 8:31am
It goes as poorly as you would expect. Though the Rabaconda is cool.

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FWYT 4/13/2020 8:46am
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How in the hell do some of those guys make it look so easy?!
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Tuna 4/13/2020 8:50am
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FWYT wrote:
How in the hell do some of those guys make it look so easy?!
Practice and good technique.
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woodybepierced 4/13/2020 9:33am
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FWYT wrote:
How in the hell do some of those guys make it look so easy?!
HA! Not sure, but I know I am not one of them.
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FWYT 4/13/2020 10:11am
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FWYT wrote:
How in the hell do some of those guys make it look so easy?!
woodybepierced wrote:
HA! Not sure, but I know I am not one of them.
No kidding!!!
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navalseabee 4/13/2020 10:36am
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FWYT wrote:
How in the hell do some of those guys make it look so easy?!
It's really not that difficult with some practice. I made a ghetto Rabaconda from a Pit Posse tire changing stand, works the same cost $69.
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Spooner 4/13/2020 10:39am
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Those guys usually use a gummy tire which helps a lot too. Just having the right tire irons makes a huge difference too. But a new tire and new mousse can be a challenge and some brands of tires are way harder than others. Dunlops suuuuuck in my experience. I'm a michelin guy though and they aren't too bad.
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HighPlainsSquid 4/16/2020 6:30am
4/16/2020 6:30am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2020 6:31am
I've done several mousse installs now. The first time was a wreck because I didn't have a) long tire irons, b) a stand. I sat the whole thing down and waited for my Moose tire stand (Moose for a mousse to save my muse....) and Tusk 15" irons to arrive. Once those came, it took 5 minutes to put the tire on. I stood back and said "That was easy'.

The next week we were at an enduro and I checked my rim lock and snapped the Tusk rim lock off. I borrowed a stand and installed a new rim lock with 12" tire irons. It wasn't bad at all and proved to me that the key is the stand and the right technique.

For me, the key is get the tire under the rimlock and lock it down. Then, don't inch your way around like you'd do with a tube... start opposite of the pinned side with 3 tire irons and get that down. When you do that, it'll pull the mousse into the rim and lock it down. Put those irons under the brake disc or have someone hold them. Then loosen the rim lock and push the tire down into the rim just like you'd normally do with a tube. From there, a nice slick, lubed mousse will almost pop in all by itself.

Long curved tire irons help a BUNCH, but the real key for me is pinning opposite sides rather than working from one pinned toward the other side. The stand, with a center hold-down bolt is essential, IMHO.
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navalseabee 4/16/2020 6:37am
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HighPlainsSquid wrote:
I've done several mousse installs now. The first time was a wreck because I didn't have a) long tire irons, b) a stand. I sat the...
I've done several mousse installs now. The first time was a wreck because I didn't have a) long tire irons, b) a stand. I sat the whole thing down and waited for my Moose tire stand (Moose for a mousse to save my muse....) and Tusk 15" irons to arrive. Once those came, it took 5 minutes to put the tire on. I stood back and said "That was easy'.

The next week we were at an enduro and I checked my rim lock and snapped the Tusk rim lock off. I borrowed a stand and installed a new rim lock with 12" tire irons. It wasn't bad at all and proved to me that the key is the stand and the right technique.

For me, the key is get the tire under the rimlock and lock it down. Then, don't inch your way around like you'd do with a tube... start opposite of the pinned side with 3 tire irons and get that down. When you do that, it'll pull the mousse into the rim and lock it down. Put those irons under the brake disc or have someone hold them. Then loosen the rim lock and push the tire down into the rim just like you'd normally do with a tube. From there, a nice slick, lubed mousse will almost pop in all by itself.

Long curved tire irons help a BUNCH, but the real key for me is pinning opposite sides rather than working from one pinned toward the other side. The stand, with a center hold-down bolt is essential, IMHO.
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/parts/tusk-15%22-curved-tire-iron-p

Six of these and a bead buddy makes for easy work. I use the bead buddy to hold where i start (like 3 spokes before the rim lock) and work my way around. I use so many spoons because as i work my way around the tire i insert the straight part of iron in there holding the tire in the drop center of the rim.
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navalseabee wrote:
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/parts/tusk-15%22-curved-tire-iron-p Six of these and a bead buddy makes for easy work. I use the bead buddy to hold where i start (like 3 spokes before...
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/parts/tusk-15%22-curved-tire-iron-p

Six of these and a bead buddy makes for easy work. I use the bead buddy to hold where i start (like 3 spokes before the rim lock) and work my way around. I use so many spoons because as i work my way around the tire i insert the straight part of iron in there holding the tire in the drop center of the rim.
Your last line is one of the most important. I use the short irons to do the first 3/4 of the bead and every 1/4 of the way around I leave one with the straight portion in the bead.

Also I pulled a tire off this week to lace a wheel and didn’t want to waste a tube of the mousse jelly for the bead so I grabbed the can of SC1 off the bench and sprayed the bead. Honestly it was the easiest bib install using that haha! The tire beaded up super easy too. Maybe I’m the last to know that trick but I figured it out by accident.

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