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Totally agree with the above comments, it's all about lube - thin (slippery, not sticky) dish washing liquid 10% to water, and not WD-40 - AND most importantly, getting the bead all the way into the valley on the opposite side, and keeping it there. Kneel on the tire to comppress it and help it get and stay in the valley, and reach across and work the levers a VERY small amount at a time, two inch "bites" max. IMPORTANT TIP: Be SURE to END at the valve stem, or the valve stem will prevent the bead from sitting all the way in and you'll struggle.
Note the levers you are using are MUCH more than you need, it's really easy to destroy the tire and gouge the rim with them, so go easy with the pressure. I use 6" or 8" levers only, ever. If it's too hard, the bead isn't all the way in the valley, ALL the way round to where the tire is still not "on".
Forget the youtube videos, there's way too much nonsense (and yes I'm being polite abut much of it, although there are some good tips there) if you want to know how to do a tire change properly, ALL the secrets from my over 50 years of doing them, and teaching it at many events, go to http://vimeo.com/horizonsunlimited
Hope that helps!
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I was glad to read your reply and see that I'm doing everything right, until you told not to use WD40... Why wouldn't you ? I tend to use it for anything, that might be a tad too much, but i promise, i don't put any in my cereals in the morning ! Anyway, it does the trick as for lubricating the tire when I change them, so what's the downside I'm not seeing here ?
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