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Originally Posted by MikeD
Putting the wheel at a low angle to the ground and stepping on the tire with your foot might work to pop the bead to the center. I haven't tried that though. I wouldn't use pliers or vice grips unless you don't care about damaging the tire. In a Park video, they used the jaws of a repair stand clamp to break the bead, but that's a garage/shop procedure.
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I have used this method with stubborn tires before. Typically fat bike and MTB tires. I will set the rim on the ground without a skewer and put the arch of my foot along the rim bed and step on the tire. I leave a little air in as well. Once the tire breaks from the bead I push the bead to the channel in the middle of said rim and get a lever under it. Repeat this with the opposite side if it's still being stubborn!
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