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As for the valve stem, I coat the tube and inside of tire with baby powder and put one bead of the tire on the rim. Then I remove all air from the tube and flatten it like a new tube. I start at the stem and kind of fold the tube in half to make it lay up inside the tire naturally. I keep a valve stem nut in my mouth so that once I get the stem through the rim I can thread it on quickly just a few threads to keep the stem from falling back inside. I remove the nut after I inflate the tire as they serve no purpose and the stem is more likely to rip off if it doesn't have room to lean as the tire moves on the rim.
You can use one of these stem pullers to save your hands if you still have trouble.
I think that is a motion pro portable that holds an air tank....It's pretty dang nice..The secret to making yure buddies think yure an awesome fast no pinch tire changer is to keep the bead off the wheel on the bottom...They dont see yu doing that and dont know why its so easy for you to do....Keep that stand in your trailer with some patched tubes and its a sure way to pay for your gas...Haaaahahaah
http://motocross.transworld.net/videos/tire-talk-dunlops-brady-becker/#…
Where in PA are you from? I grew up in NE PA, D6.
But for real, I just put some nut powder in the tube and get it around the inside by spinning the tire. I always put the tube in the tire and then squeeze the rim into the middle of the tire. from there you just reach in and set your valve stem in the hole and start the nut. Add alittle air to the tube but not so much that its hard obviously. Then center the rim and start the process. The key here is to get as small a bite as possible and avoid going past 90 degrees with the spoons. Once you go very far past 90 you run the risk of pinching the tube into the rim. After you do this process a few times tires go on pretty quickly. When I was a race mechanic, my rider had 15 bikes i had to maintain...you get pretty efficient after that many tire changes lol.
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/726/19196/Tusk-15%22-Curved-Tire-I…
Makes it super easy and you get plenty of leverage. My nest step will be getting a stand, I always use a garbage can right now.
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I don't use one of those valve stem pullers you will still fight it with one of those. Put the tube in the tire first add just a bit of air to to take up some room in the tire not much like 1psi. Take your valve stem and put it through the rim and put the nut on before you ever start to install the tire.
Here at about 5:30 into the video you can see what i mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE1qG9iQZlg
(This whole video actually shows start to finish the method i use)
This will also help reduce tube pinches a ton.
Watch some of the guys from the six days that aren't using a rabaconda (sp?)
Its the easiest and fastest way.
Those mousse tools in the background have been to 4 ISDE events with my sons.
When's the first ride day this year?
That was a great reply.
Question on the WD40. I've heard people squawking about WD40 dry rotting rubber. I take it you haven't had any issues with shit drying out?
Just paid a shop to do mine... Knicked it all up. They're replacing the rim. Will learn to do mine from now on
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