I have Kaly hubs and Evolve tires which are 175x50. I’ve measured the space for the hub and it is within a millimeter. I’ve tried soap and water, I’ve sanded the edges down a little and am told heat may help make the tires softer so they loosen up.
I believe these tires will fit but I need a workable technique which does not compromise the tire.
It is safe to cut the tire to a size that fits the hub since the hub clamps the tire, just remove small amounts of rubber and do it evenly or there is a risk of it coming loose
This will mean the tires can’t go on evolve hubs after this
I did shave away some of the rubber with a Dremel tool and I can see there are thicker fibers in there which I don’t want to shave down. I expect it would compromise the strength of the tire.
Ehh, those fibers should run all the way through the tire so it shouldn’t compromise them unless they are bound in a mesh net edge at the rim intersection
I’ll try that once I can pick some up. I avoided using screwdrivers which would either stab the tire or me. For now I have the Mr Tuffy liner inside with the tubes partially inflated.
This could work. I may even heat the over to 180 to soften up the tires and try it.
My advice is probably nothing you wanna hear but don’t use this tires
The main problem is not to get them on but to get them off the hub.
They are sooooo tight that it is a PIA to remove and takes a lot of force and patience. I use 7" evolve tires on Superstar hubs and everytime I think I’ll crack the hub when removing. Some weeks ago I mounted a 7" evolve tire on an aluminium hub for science (I even greased the hub before). I’m not joking but it took over 2 hours to remove 1 tire even though using many wood sticks and my fingers hurted badly.
If you really wanna use them then I would mount 1 tire first, inflate it, disassemble the hub and then trying to remove the tire. If that works then go ahead with all 4. If it’s stuck I can provide some pics how I removed mine.
Good advice, thanks. I have been thinking the same. I have 1 spare hub for quick fixes when I get a flat. I can try on that one first. I did get bike tire tools today which can help. I am in no hurry though. I just changed out the tires to some Razor tires which may not be as good as what were on there originally but they feel smooth when I ride. And it took plenty of time to get them all in place.
I do have an Evolve GTR so I may as well use the tires on that board.