I must appologise as I though I read fitting tubed tires.
Everyting I said is good eccept that a handpump is no good to try and force the beading back on the rim. ( harder to get the beading on than to get it of.)
If you have the space a handpump is still needed to get the tire to the right presure.
Mr Ron's mention of the soap is very importand as this helps to form a seal between the loosly fitting tire and rim just before you use the CO2 cylinder ( or compressor) to allow the air in fast enough to pop the beading back over the rim.(make sure there is even contact between the rim and tire al the way around on both sides before you let the air in as fast as possible.)
I must say that because you will not always be succesfull at doing this and not have a compressor with unlimited air I would recoment to ride with tubes. It is a lot safer if you do a lot of offraod or dirtraod traveling where the tire presures ar lower. ( the sudden escape of air from a tubeless tire after hitting a bump at high speed can be very dangerouse, and believe me if you run low presure on your tires, witch you should if you ride in loose stuff, will cuase this to happen easely. )
[This message has been edited by gsworkshop (edited 17 October 2005).]
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