Tips for tyre changing please.

[Mud_Skunk]

Though it seems pretty straight forwards....

What the best/easiest way to remove and replace tyres without marking the rim.

AND

are all brand of tyres hard to replace or do i have a difficult brand?

 

[cass38a]

Get a shop to do it. They all suck

 

[Divy]

yeah id say take it too the shop,
i do my yz's most of the time an figured when my first pitty needed a first tire change i would do it but F#$k cause they were 10'' tyres they were soo hard to get off cause there are so small an really tight
i ended scratching the **** out of them to take it off an on i didnt learn my lesson an i did my other pitty 14'' 12'' they were just as hard an scratched too
an scrathed more cause i put rimlocks too

so i reckonmend taking them to a shop or if you do it yourself use dishwashing liquid an lube it up as much as you can to pop it off an on easyer dont use oil to lube it up cause you cant wash it off an it stays in the rim an when you ride it the excess oil will make the tyre spin on the rim an pop tubes

 

[Mud_Skunk]

so i reckonmend taking them to a shop or if you do it yourself use dishwashing liquid an lube it up as much as you can to pop it off an on easyer dont use oil to lube it up cause you cant wash it off an it stays in the rim an when you ride it the excess oil will make the tyre spin on the rim an pop tubes

Thats a cool tip, i'll try that. Cheers.

 

[pitbulls]

I take mine to a shop where they do it manually usin KY Jelly. They recently had a bunch of kendas come in that the bead was extremly tight. ended up sendin em back. so beware. most shops wont touch 10" tyres but. 12" and up will go on a machine. if u buy your tyre at the shop they should put it on for free!!!!

 

[pegleg]

you could also put a rag over your tyre levers, and I do what Divy said, dish washing liquid and water in a spray bottle works great.

A mate of mine just bought a Bridgestone rear 12" tyre, huge knobby's on it for $80, $16 for a tube, plus a set of Protaper SE bars for $80, thats $176 at this shop here in Newy and the pricks stung him an extra $15 to fit the tyre.
So make sure before you buy the tyre that you ask if they charge for fitting, if they do, go elsewhere.

 

[Divy]

i brought a new tyre for my yz an new tube plus they charged $15 put the tyre on, i think most shops will charge but its not much

i got a shop to put my carlsbads on my pitty cause it was too hard to put them on with the rimlocks they charged $30 to do both
they guy at the shop popped the rear tube twice trying to get it on but he didnt charge me for the extra 2 tubes cause he popped them lol

 

[Hillz]

lube & the right technique is the key to 10" pile-o-crap tyre changing... & be prepair'd to work up a sweat!

 

[madmanmark]

i have only changed a 14" my 12" i take it 2 doors down and the dude does it for me and he puts these realy thick red lube on it lol very sticky to he only charged me once and it was 5$

 

[THUMPY125]

lube & the right technique is the key to 10" pile-o-crap tyre changing... & be prepair'd to work up a sweat!

^^^its true you will work up a sweat. Has anyone tried to change a tyre on a pocket bike, i swear they are like 5 inches wide, i did a mates and it was a pr#$% of a thing to do, no matter how much detergant i used it made no difference, in one spot i pushed so hard that i put a small bend in the rim.lol my bad. i have learnt my lesson now and that is to get some one to do it for you.

 

[Mud_Skunk]

Cheers fellow pitters.

If i buy a new tyre i will get them to fit it FREE... this is just to replace the tube.
New years night + not enough air = puntered tube.

So basically plenty of lube, place something between the rim and the lever.. and curse a little too... i should be able to do that.

 

[Mack]

There are a few subtle tricks to doing it.
Dishwashing liquid, add some water to get it real slippery. To get the tyre off make sure you rub the soap right around the outside bead of the tyre and the inside edge of the rim. Lever the tyre gently off in one spot and then you should be able to just pull the rest off for the first side.
Now rub the soapy mix again around the inside lip of the rim and the inside of the tyre bead on the side left to come off. You have to get your fingers in there. Just standing on the tyre or pulling at it will get this second side off real easy.
To mount the tyre again, lube up the outside edge of the rim and the outside bead of the tyre. Standing on the tyre while the rim is flat on a piece of old carpet or something, will get the first side on. Just keep working it with your feet. Most of the time you can get to this stage of removing and refitting a tyre, without having used a lever at all, only your weight and soaping the critical areas and keeping it soaped. Getting the final side on is the main problem people strike. But it can be a cinch.
You have to make sure the inside of the bead is well soaped and the lip of the rim. Then use your feet and work that baby on there. Now be patient , as you apply your weight the tyre will very slowly stretch over the rim. I have gotten quite a few on totally using this method, but sometimes all you need for the last little bit is freshen the soap on the inside of the bead in that spot and lever the last little bit over the edge while applying your weight once again. If well soaped it will go over the rim easy.
The secret is to always have the contact area between the bead and rim slippery as, and use your feet to work the tyre over the rim. Once you've had success this way and seen how easy it is you will never balk at doing it again.

 

[Mud_Skunk]

Cheers Mack, it worked a charm.

I just need a better tyre lever.