Originally Posted by RboYi
when he does it, it seems so easy. does anyone have any suggestions? put a lot of weight on the side already in?
Yeah, I wish someone had told/showed me the "trick". The directions that came with my tire mounter were not very clear.
If you look at the outer edge of the rim, there is a "step" on which the tire bead seals. Moving towards the middle of the rim, there is a second "step". For the side of the tire that's already mounted, you need to push down the tire edge down into that second "step". That's what gives you enough slack to get the other side of the tire over the edge of the rim.
Once I figured it out, it took about 5 minutes total to mount the tire.
Good luck.