SCHWALBEEasy Fit Tire Mounting Fluid

Very handy to carry with you on a long bike ride. It makes it much easier to fix a flat tire.

Earlier in the day, flatted on the way to work. In the rain. A mucky way to begin. Changing tubes on Ultegra rims is never easy and I was trying to mount Conti 4000s. Two pairs of hands couldn't pull the bead over the rim. Slipped with the tire levers and punctured the tube. So, to home by car.At home, I used the Schwalbe Easy Fit. Draw a thin film around each tire bead - no more. Applying a thin film is the key. Position the first bead, then tuck the slightly inflated tube into place, and then begin seating the second bead up to the last 8 - 10 inches. Put on your riding gloves. Reverse the wheel so the remaining bead is away from you and pull the bead over the rim. It still takes effort, but the tire snaps into place with significantly less effort.Check for pinched tube, and inflate. No problems! The product works much better than I expected.Second try - this time installing new OOB Conti 4000 S-II on Zipp 30 wheels. Same story as above. There was no "speaking in tongues," and no need for tire levers. Turn the wheel so the last remaining bit of bead to be seated is away from you, and add a thin film of Schwalbe Easy Fit on the bead. Now, while seated, place your knees against the run on either side and pull the bead over the rim (with cycling gloves on each hand).Piece of cake! BTW, the Zipp 30s are just a bit easier to mount than Shimano Ultegra tubeless wheels (different bike). Now, it's time for a test ride.

Little expensive for what it is. Changing tires on many different types of vehicles there are always 'specialty' products like this and in the end Simple Green, soapy water, etc., work just as well. I'm not sure how well they work with my Schwalbe One tires and did not want to risk messing them up, though I don't think it would. No matter, I purchased and tried the Easy Fit fluid and it helps more than I expected and was worth the price. Not to mention it should last a long time. I do wish they sold a really small version of it to keep in my jersey pocket or seat bag. It would be great to have out on the road if I get a flat in my tubeless and need to throw in a tube or patch the inside of the tire to get home.*Update: after only the second or third use the foam-top dispenser tore off rendering that part of the applicator useless and in turn making it only usable by using my fingers with the mounting fluid on it. Another thing, I used it the other times simply because I have it and if it makes it easier then why not. I've since improved my tubeless tire mounting technique with the 'uber tight' tire/rim combo I run and am able to now get them on with out the fluid or use of levers just as I always have with tube clincher tires.The fluid ended up helping the most when I had to mount tires in cold weather or tires that were new out of the box. That said, w/o the fluid I could have used other things I had on hand looking back. So because of the price, the amount that it helps and what you could substitute to do the same thing I have updated my review from 5 to 3 stars.

I used on my road bike looks new

To use this, you put the tire on the rim, then lubricate the entire bead AND the shoulder of the rim just below where the bead sits. That last part is key. Then you take the tire up to recommended pressure and watch the bead magically seat itself! Stubborn fat bike tires, stupidly tight cyclocross tires, etc are all no problem now. I absolutely love this stuff. The evaporating formula and foam applicator mean that you don't have the mess and cleanup that soapy water requires. It is not often that I find a new product that earns a permanent place in my tool box. This one has!

better this one than dishwashing soap. it does not stick hard when you take it out again. regular soap creates like a glue on the rim brake wheelset ... hard to take it out. pop out great you dont need high pressure over 100psi. put it on both side of the tire wall

Made a 25 minute job 3 minutes!

helps with tight tyres.

This worked well for the purpose. I thought the bottle is bigger but the profuct was tiny bottole.

Simple to use - worked perfectly.My new bike has a tubeless set-up, and I was finding it quite a struggle to get the Schwalbe tires installed.When I used a small amount of Schwalbe 'Easy-Fit' (together with the Kool Stop Bead Jack) - tire went back on easily.

The first pair of tubeless tyres I fitted to my road bike spoilt me, put them on, inflated with a compressor, CRACK, CRACK as they seated and even without latex sealant they held air front and back. The second attempt was not as easy, I could not seat the replacement rear tyre no matter what I tried. Took it to the local bike shop where the mechanic tried to no avail. Removed the rim tape and applied new, still would not seat until he produced a bottle of Schwalbe Easy-Fit tyre mounting fluid, applied it liberally to tyre beads and rim and in an instant the turn was seated. I immediately hunted a bottle down on Amazon for future use. Highly recommended.

I was having great difficulty fitting some new Schwalbe tyres. They recommended this product. I eventually returned one tyre which I thought was faulty. I bought another tyre at the same time. The tyre eventually went on using this product, so I have to say it works. It seems the same as soap and water but i did try that with the tyre I returned. In any case to summarise; It does work and it is easy to carry with you in case you get a puncture and have to remove tyre on the road.

Just expensive soapy water! But seemed to help