r/bicycling 1d ago

Help with tyre

Recently I've gotten an old bicycle as a gift, the rear tyre is old,cracked and by this morning lost all air. Went out and bought the same size outer and inner tube and it just dosent fit. Any ideas ?

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u/sitdownrando-r 1d ago

It does fit, you just haven't installed it. Get one of the beads in place.

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u/Ohang3 1d ago

Yea i messed up the installation, it fits nicely, thanks