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I fitted my new Marathon Plus tyres today on a Cyclamatic Power Plus.
Not all plain sailing, but i thought i would share my experience to help others who may be thinking of doing this.
I did the front tyre first because it's a quick release and very easy to whip off.
I've heard these tyres are a pain in the bum to fit, so if i couldn't fit the front then i had no chance of doing the rear.
Almost as easy as fitting a normal tyre. A few things made it easier. These have been highlighted in other forums/threads:
1) Slightly inflating the inner tube helps with seating it on the rim without getting pinched, whilst levering the tyre into place.
2) zip tying the tyre to the rim in a couple of places saves it from popping off the rim as you lever it into place.
3) As you near levering the last section of tyre into place, it's best to lever very small sections at a time. 1 - 2 cms. You'll snap your levers otherwise.
The rear proved to be a little more taxing. It has the brake servo assembly on the left of the wheel and the power connector to the motor on the right.
The lead exiting the motor is about 8 inches long before terminating in a male/female connection, which then leads on to the controller. I assume this is so it is easier to remove the wheel. It has some shrink wrapping around it, but i wanted to leave this alone to preserve the integrity of the waterproofing.
I removed the wire cable to the brake servo lever and unscrewed the servo bracket holding it to the frame.
After releasing the main hub nuts, this allowed me to pull the wheel far enough out to remove the old tyre and tube and insert the new ones.
Procedure for fitting the tyre was then the same as the front one.
Hope this helps with anyone dreading fitting a new tyre or tube to this bike, as it's not as scary as it looks
I fitted my new Marathon Plus tyres today on a Cyclamatic Power Plus.
Not all plain sailing, but i thought i would share my experience to help others who may be thinking of doing this.
I did the front tyre first because it's a quick release and very easy to whip off.
I've heard these tyres are a pain in the bum to fit, so if i couldn't fit the front then i had no chance of doing the rear.
Almost as easy as fitting a normal tyre. A few things made it easier. These have been highlighted in other forums/threads:
1) Slightly inflating the inner tube helps with seating it on the rim without getting pinched, whilst levering the tyre into place.
2) zip tying the tyre to the rim in a couple of places saves it from popping off the rim as you lever it into place.
3) As you near levering the last section of tyre into place, it's best to lever very small sections at a time. 1 - 2 cms. You'll snap your levers otherwise.
The rear proved to be a little more taxing. It has the brake servo assembly on the left of the wheel and the power connector to the motor on the right.
The lead exiting the motor is about 8 inches long before terminating in a male/female connection, which then leads on to the controller. I assume this is so it is easier to remove the wheel. It has some shrink wrapping around it, but i wanted to leave this alone to preserve the integrity of the waterproofing.
I removed the wire cable to the brake servo lever and unscrewed the servo bracket holding it to the frame.
After releasing the main hub nuts, this allowed me to pull the wheel far enough out to remove the old tyre and tube and insert the new ones.
Procedure for fitting the tyre was then the same as the front one.
Hope this helps with anyone dreading fitting a new tyre or tube to this bike, as it's not as scary as it looks
