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Title: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: thefifthmember on February 04, 2013, 10:04 PM

Got a pair of Ukai 20 x 1.5 rims. Comp 3 20 x 1.75 tyres fit the rims okay I am told but struggling with inner tubes. Got a couple of old 20 x 1.75/2 knocking about but cant get the blighters on the wheels and then for the tyres over the top.

Am I going to need to get 20 x 1 1/8 tubes?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: animal on February 05, 2013, 06:09 AM

No the tubes u got r fine  ;)

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: thefifthmember on February 05, 2013, 10:33 AM

The bloke who sold em to me had those tubes in there somehow...!

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: Devilock on February 05, 2013, 10:39 AM

There should be no issues...

Good to see you like Nathan Barley!

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: thefifthmember on February 05, 2013, 10:44 AM

Cheers Devilock. Will have another try then. Perhaps it needs more than two arms to do it.

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: Devilock on February 05, 2013, 10:49 AM

Quote from: thefifthmember on February 05, 2013, 10:44 AM

Cheers Devilock. Will have another try then. Perhaps it needs more than two arms to do it.

Have you expelled enough air?

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: thefifthmember on February 05, 2013, 10:58 AM

Got them as flat as I can get them, but no joy.

Also had a go with some air in them and still no joy.  :tickedoff:

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: CustardLips on February 06, 2013, 12:04 AM

Put the tyres on the rims first then the tubes in.  ???
Or am i reading this wrong!  :idiot2:

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: Jaan on February 06, 2013, 12:33 AM

I always have a little air in the tubes and then fit with them inside the tyres starting where the Schrader fits through the rim...

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: griff on February 06, 2013, 12:36 AM

Quote from: Devilock on February 05, 2013, 10:39 AM

There should be no issues...

Good to see you like Nathan Barley!

TRASHBAT

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: thefifthmember on February 06, 2013, 04:24 PM

Got new tubes and they went in straight away no problem. Christ knows what those things were that were in there.

Thanks for your time all.

Title: Re: Ukai rims - help needed
Post by: Jaan on February 06, 2013, 11:29 PM

Were they from your car?