Changing your tyres at home

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  1. bluekontakt2004

    bluekontakt2004 Active Member

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    I take a little longer to do mine. Im doing them on Road wheels so take a little more care.

    The reason why I do my own is its a pain in the ass getting the wheels off the bike and getting them 10 miles up the road to get new tyres fitted, Its my only form of transport and before I allways had to rely on a lift to anf from the tyre place. Now I can do them when I want. Also do loads of miles a year so changing a rear tyre every 2-3 months and a front every 4-6.
     
    #21 bluekontakt2004, Feb 28, 2012
  2. Shameless

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    How on earth did you come up with the idea of using a lawn edger to break the bead. Good video you make it look really easy!
     
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  3. Fletch

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    Lol .... its ace, did a boys race wheels the other day

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  4. bongo

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    I actually came back from Spain on Sunday where my lawn edger was lost in transit! I changed 5 rims in 4 days and they wantd to charge 18 euros per rim. Sod that. I used my paddock stand handle to break the beads in the same way as i use the lawn edger. People were laughing, but then i was the one with 90 euro's in my back pocket for a little bit of effort!
     
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  5. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    I do my own..... With my probike m500 ;)
     
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  6. mal

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    nice 1 arthur,i do my own,...with a pro-bike M300.....i got it from george whites,when they shut down one of there work shops, i paid £275.its about five years old, works great, a mate of mine lent me one of his spare rear wheels with tyre, and i played around with,then started changing tyre on the blade,happy days..........mal
     
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  7. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Mal your a lucky git mine cost me 2k, she is mint and much loved the best thing I ever purchased, fair play to you chap! :)
     
    #27 arthurbikemad, Feb 28, 2012
  8. bluekontakt2004

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    look at you two with your fancy machinery.

    My machinery is just spinach lol.
     
    #28 bluekontakt2004, Feb 28, 2012
  9. Fletch

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  10. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Lol, done so many like that mate it had to be got!...

    Nice Fletch... Static balance for me, if its good enough for bsb,wsb,mgp its good enough for me....but I still want a dynamic.... :)
     
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  11. ColinBR

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    I change my tyres with those. Never had a problem with them, it just takes you around 1.5hours to do them. My mate bought them last year, and being an mechanic it helps when he can give a few tips when fitting them.
    1 of the best things to do to help with fitting is to warm the new tyres up next to a heater so that they are more pliable when fitting.
     
    #31 ColinBR, Feb 29, 2012
  12. mal

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    its just a matter of time before george whites starts selling off the work shop stuff.
     
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  13. Remal

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    well the administrators but agree, might be worth keeping my eyes out
     
    #33 Remal, Feb 29, 2012
  14. mal

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    arthurbikemad,i'm after a half round tyre bath,so i can seat the wheel in the water,to check my handy work,(belt and braces) any chance you know were to buy one. ......mal
     
    #34 mal, Mar 4, 2012
  15. Fletch

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    #35 Fletch, Mar 4, 2012
  16. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Nice find Fletch but wow 180.00 for that! Mal I use an old bath that we have in the yard.. :)
     
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