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Replacing tyres yourself, any tips?
SteveW:
Got my new tyres, tubes and rim tape. Got tyre levers, rim protectors and the proper tyre soap.
Any tips before I attempt removal and fitting the new ones.
Thanks.
royhall:
The only tip I can give is take them somewhere that has a tyre machine for bikes. I have given up wrestling with them as my local tyre place charges just £10 per tyre. Worth asking around near you as it's a monster fight getting them on and even worse getting the old hard ones off.
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paul G:
Don't take them and get them done ;)
K2-K6:
:) was out there Monday, missed jnct 4 to collect something and turned back at 5 to get there. Would have popped round to help.
I've always done them by hand, tubed I presume, and although they can be awkward, with decent techniques are ok.
To get them off, make sure releaesd all way round bead, then lay flat on wood blocks so centre doesn't touch ground, then use your knees to hold the bead down into rim centre dip so that you can lever opposite bead off. Use tire soap to make sure it doesn't "traction" on rim and it should move easily.
Remember to always get the opposite side into the rim dip is the mantra, you'll just bend levers etc if you don't.
Going back on, soap tire, stand it vertical on ground, push rim into bottom first then leaving it there, push the rim away from you and pull the tire hard towards you, they'll usually just pop in.
Then push the open bead across to the other one with a lever at the valve hole, such that both beads are to one side of the hole, now put the tube in and catch the first few threads of valve with securing ring to leave it loose but won't come back out.
Now by hand pull the tire bead up while feeding the tube into carcass and go all the way round just gently getting it in place.
Lightly inflate just enough to take the tube up from flat.
Now it's back to laying the assembly flat on the blocks again, plenty of soap, and slowly (starting from six o'clock) lever the tire onto rim, holding it by kneeling on it at 8 & 4 o'clock positions, work round away from you toward 12 o'clock.
This bit may need someone else to hold a lever for you. Just work with small nibbles as you work round the tire and it'll chase itself on at the end.
If you need too much leverage, then look at how far the six o'clock part it sitting down into the centre well.
royhall:
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on March 10, 2022, 01:04:27 PM --- :) was out there Monday, missed jnct 4 to collect something and turned back at 5 to get there. Would have popped round to help.
I've always done them by hand, tubed I presume, and although they can be awkward, with decent techniques are ok.
To get them off, make sure releaesd all way round bead, then lay flat on wood blocks so centre doesn't touch ground, then use your knees to hold the bead down into rim centre dip so that you can lever opposite bead off. Use tire soap to make sure it doesn't "traction" on rim and it should move easily.
Remember to always get the opposite side into the rim dip is the mantra, you'll just bend levers etc if you don't.
Going back on, soap tire, stand it vertical on ground, push rim into bottom first then leaving it there, push the rim away from you and pull the tire hard towards you, they'll usually just pop in.
Then push the open bead across to the other one with a lever at the valve hole, such that both beads are to one side of the hole, now put the tube in and catch the first few threads of valve with securing ring to leave it loose but won't come back out.
Now by hand pull the tire bead up while feeding the tube into carcass and go all the way round just gently getting it in place.
Lightly inflate just enough to take the tube up from flat.
Now it's back to laying the assembly flat on the blocks again, plenty of soap, and slowly (starting from six o'clock) lever the tire onto rim, holding it by kneeling on it at 8 & 4 o'clock positions, work round away from you toward 12 o'clock.
This bit may need someone else to hold a lever for you. Just work with small nibbles as you work round the tire and it'll chase itself on at the end.
If you need too much leverage, then look at how far the six o'clock part it sitting down into the centre well.
--- End quote ---
HHmm.Like I said, tyre machine, £10 per wheel, no damage, no mess. no stuggle, and no damage to arthitic joints. Why would you put yourself through that, there are better challenges in life.
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