Teach me how to change tyres?

Mad Hatter · Post by **Mad Hatter** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:17 am

How do boys, anyone from around Dudley area fancy helping me change some tyres. Theyre to go on my dommie, swapping from tubeless road tyres to some mitas's but I've never changed any before and wouldn't mind a bit of tuition

Brenhden · Post by **Brenhden** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:21 am

Would love to help but frankly I'm sh!t at it and need tuition myself.

I wonder if someone could do a demo at the Midlands ABR for us

Tramp · Post by **Tramp** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:30 am

you will need some good levers [3] buzeti are very good

http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/t ... -of-3.html

a can of wd40 and possibly some disc brake cleaner..
a old camping matt or bit of carpet to lie wheel on..

a valve puller..excellent bit of kit..acts as a valve removal tool and makes putting new tubes in a doddle..

http://www.24mx.co.uk/proworks-air-valv ... wwody7kA2A

a puncture repair kit and a 21 new tube -can be used front and back..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WELDTITE-CURE ... 9368&rt=nc

sorry im not nearer...leave the new tyres in the sun and a good compressor and with mitas tyres a lot of patience seating them..

when old tyre removed clean the inner rim with sand paper and unless the rim tape is new use some cheap stikey tape twice round the rim and pock a hole for the valve..also inspect the spindles..

zimtim · Post by **zimtim** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:53 am

As Tramp says
You can also look on YouTube there are some very hood tutorial videos on there.
Bear in mind if you have ever fixed a puncture on a bicycle it is much the same principle only on a grander scale.
Give it a go on your own the satisfaction will outweigh all the scrapped knuckles and swearing :whistle:

Post by **Treadtrader** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:27 am

Mad Hatter wrote:How do boys, anyone from around Dudley area fancy helping me change some tyres. Theyre to go on my dommie, swapping from tubeless road tyres to some mitas's but I've never changed any before and wouldn't mind a bit of tuition

I'd be glad to help, but we're a few miles apart, I'm near Warwick.

Big Yellow Tractor · Post by **Big Yellow Tractor** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:54 am

zimtim wrote:Give it a go on your own the satisfaction will outweigh all the scrapped knuckles and swearing :whistle:

Here's a trick I use..... run about six wraps of insulation tape tightly around the teeth on the sprocket. It's just enough to take the edge off should you slip.

Brenhden · Post by **Brenhden** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:03 pm

Top tip - wear leather gloves. Also use a swear box, each tire will then pay for a future holiday...

Mad Hatter · Post by **Mad Hatter** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:10 pm

Cheers for the tips guys, only thing that concerns me I breaking the bead on the tubeless tyre I've got on atm, that and generally just not fucking it up :whistle:

Treadtradder I may nip over at some point (thumbs)

exrm193 · Post by **exrm193** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:55 pm

Also invest in a Bead Buddy. Well useful.

http://shop.1stmx.co.uk/bead-buddy-275- ... oCVi_w_wcB

Tonibe63 · Post by **Tonibe63** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:31 pm

If in doubt .......................... wear your helmet :pinch: :laugh:

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