Posted by justwaitafrekinminute on July 2, 2008, 11:14 pm
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:24:08 -0700 (PDT),
> justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail.com wrote:
> >Now my next question. Do I change the tires myself, or do I have to
> >have it done at a shop.. and not to sound too noobish, but are they
> >tubed, or just beaded at the seam?
> Tubes and learn to do it yourself. Go slowly, use rounded tire
> irons and lots of soap or WD-40 or whatever your favorite might
> come to be. Keep a spare tube as you're going to pinch one or
> eight while learning to do it.
> It's an art.
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Sounds pretty similar to changing bicycle tires, or more like when as
a kid I spent a summer working at a Auto tire store. I will watch a
video or two on google and go buy a set of irons..
Thanks again guys. The kids bike died today at the end of the day. I
am not sure if they just ran it out of gas and flooded it, but it was
late so we loaded up for home. If I doesn't start tomorrow morning, I
will be up here with the questions. Scotty and the Mouse
Posted by CrashTestDummy on July 3, 2008, 1:21 am
Insomuch as it'll be of lifelong value (or of value as long as you
are riding/wrenching for you kids), I agree with Jim, scrape and
others who suggest learning to change tires yourself.
HOWEVER... I gave up on changing rear tires myself when I
discovered how nearly impossible it was for me (despite myriad
suggestions and advice from the fine folks of RMD and some special
tools), and that a nearby shop would do it for $15, or $10 if you
purchased the tire from them.
But this is on an 18" RM-250 rear. I put new tires on my son's old
GT-80 in no time flat, and experienced almost no trouble changing my
own 21" front. I recommend quality tire irons, as I bent a pair of
cheap ones trying to install that aforementioned 18" rear. Longer
irons give more leverage, but length can also allow them to bend
easier if they're not good quality.
Good luck!
CrashTestDummy
fbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr.com
Posted by Joseph Rooney on July 3, 2008, 2:42 am
> Insomuch as it'll be of lifelong value (or of value as long as you
> are riding/wrenching for you kids), I agree with Jim, scrape and
> others who suggest learning to change tires yourself.
> HOWEVER... I gave up on changing rear tires myself when I
> discovered how nearly impossible it was for me (despite myriad
> suggestions and advice from the fine folks of RMD and some special
> tools), and that a nearby shop would do it for $15, or $10 if you
> purchased the tire from them.
> But this is on an 18" RM-250 rear. I put new tires on my son's old
> GT-80 in no time flat, and experienced almost no trouble changing my
> own 21" front. I recommend quality tire irons, as I bent a pair of
> cheap ones trying to install that aforementioned 18" rear. Longer
> irons give more leverage, but length can also allow them to bend
> easier if they're not good quality.
> Good luck!
> CrashTestDummy
> fbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr.com
My experience is exactly the opposite. I easily (yeah right!) changed the
tire on my 17" but have never have replaced the tire, or tube, whatever
without pinching the tube.
Joe
XL600R
Posted by scrape on July 3, 2008, 6:53 am
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:42:05 -0700, "Joseph Rooney"
>My experience is exactly the opposite. I easily (yeah right!) changed the
>tire on my 17" but have never have replaced the tire, or tube, whatever
>without pinching the tube.
I used to have that problem regularly. Go very slowly and pay
attention to what you're feeling when you start leveraging with
the iron/spoon. You can tell when you've got the tube if you're
paying close attention.
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Posted by oldfart on July 3, 2008, 4:39 pm
Get a milk crate to keep your stuff in. When you take the wheel off
set it up on the crate with the brake rotor inside the crate. When
prying on the tire don't get greedy and push the lever all the way
over. That's how tubes get pinched. You can also put a little air in
the tube first just to fill it out to the round shape before using the
tire irons. This will also prevent pinches. Good luck. OF
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> justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail.com wrote:
> >Now my next question. Do I change the tires myself, or do I have to
> >have it done at a shop.. and not to sound too noobish, but are they
> >tubed, or just beaded at the seam?
> Tubes and learn to do it yourself. Go slowly, use rounded tire
> irons and lots of soap or WD-40 or whatever your favorite might
> come to be. Keep a spare tube as you're going to pinch one or
> eight while learning to do it.
> It's an art.
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> Team NCS Off Road
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