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Just curious to see what everyone here does to change tires without marring up their rims. I usually do a set of tires a year so i never get a lot of practice. When i first started doing my own tires i used those crappy plastic rims savers, but have recently started to just just a set of electrical taped tire irons and the seem to yield the best results
Have a pair of gold rims that look brand new!
Motion pro ones were too thick for my liking.
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Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
This, and 3 “spoons” changed my life.
If you're old enough to remember the "Breezer" tire tool you can actually flip the Stubby's over and use them like a Breezer once you get the bead broke over the rim. Just hammer it around the rim and peal it off, or just use them like regular irons and pry it off. I do each bead to it's respective side and pull the wheel out of the tire once both beads are off.
With the tube in the tire and a slight amount of air to keep it's form, I use the Stubby's to get the bead started then finish with the No-pinch for installation.
Lube is your friend coming off and going on.
https://youtu.be/8WRLymbFBCg
Motion Pro Rim Savers
3 Tire spoons (I've found the spoon shaped ones work best for removal)
Break the bead on both sides, then bring the tire over the rim on both sides. Then pull the rim straight out (up). Cameron Niemela has a great video of it.
Install:
Motion Pro Bead Buddy
Baja No Pinch Tool (one of the best tools I've ever bought)
Using this method/tools, the rims don't get scratched and you don't have to worry about pinching a tube. Time wise not the most efficient, but I'm going for quality.
On the rear tire I hv a area of aprox 12 in of the rim lock that will not pop out . I hv wd40 on tire & tube I pounded the tire with a rubber mallet & got 1 side to pop out. I also pounded the tire onto black top repeatedly. I aired it up to 35 psi. Last fall I had the same problem with the same tire . I aired it up more afraid I would blow the tube . As I reached for valve stem remover . The tube blew . I let all the air out monkey with the tire & retried it numerous times today . Any other thing or trick I could try ? Thx
I just changed a new Dunlop. I had to lube well and air up then let air out. 6 or 7 times to get tire to seat all the way. Just had to be patient. Hope this helps.
I brought it to the race shop . Hv to use a better lube he used dawn dish soap deluted . He used a dr d bead holding tool to get valve stem in . The sidewalls r real stiff on newer tires that tool is nesessry . Otherwise struggle to get it in due to the sidewall pinching your fingers. 90,s 2st tires it took 5 min off & on .
Look on YouTube for Jay Clark's video titled I don't scratch rims. He does do a lot but I have been using his tips and my tire changing time has gone down and I'm not scratching my rims anymore.
If you're only doing one tire change a year you might as well take it to a shop. It seems a lot cheaper than $400 or whatever for a Baja tool.
Pit Row
I use motion pro tire stand and spoons . I just acquired a used Baja tool and it's the best 100 bucks I've ever spent on this sport
The Only thing to watch out for with the Baja tool is Sharp edges to it. They can slice into the rubber. Mine was near razor sharp ( two other mates ones seemed far better finished off, I'd say mine was an anomaly ) , but a few seconds with the linisher sorted that out.
The Noodle that I am, at times, I forgot that I had it with my last tyre change - I used to do a lot of tyre changing, with changes between Knobbies and Trials tyres for my local riding, but, I have been doing far less riding lately. I had no problem with using my tyre irons, but the Baja just does it so quickly, with no chance of a tube pinch.
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