Bead breakers / tyre changers ....
- Thread starter Giles
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Yes, I've seen those - and that's a pretty good price too. I'm trying to get levers, tyre soap, bead breaker ... for under £100, but they certainly do make it look very very easy.
Food for thought as well, is that obviously I'll be re-using tyres, so I need to be a bit cute with how much stress I put on the bead. How many times van you on / off / on / off a tyre before you start to shag the bead I don't know ....
(and that's potentially where your nylon bars could be a bit kinder to the life of the tyre ... )
I use silicon rubber grease instead of tyre soap, It stays greasy and if you plan to change tyres regularly aids tyre removal next time and seals to the rim really well.
Steve.
Steve.
Greasy was perhaps the wrong word, while it does provide lubrication to fit and remove a tyre it is quite sticky. Yeah I know slippery and sticky and I know a GS doesn't have the torque of a 1190 but my tyres were ok on Hilltops dyno. Tyres are a very tight fit on a wheel otherwise we wouldn't need bead breakers.
The rear wheel bead seat on my Sprint is slightly corroded and with tyre soap will loose about 6 psi a week however with silicon grease it seals tight and doesn't loose anything.
Steve.
The rear wheel bead seat on my Sprint is slightly corroded and with tyre soap will loose about 6 psi a week however with silicon grease it seals tight and doesn't loose anything.
Steve.
I use Abba tyre change equipment. At the moment they are doing the whole kit including bead breaker, levers and rim protectors and balancing set up for £176. Rest the wheel on a tyre when you use the levers which keeps the discs off the floor.
A few sets of tyres and it pays for itself. I run a K1200S and a R1150GS and I just bought a set of PR3 tyres for the K for £164 from Tyreleader. They seem real cheap at the moment with the last set of PR3s costing me £225. Good for swapping the knobblies on the GS as well. Saves worrying about tyre fitters scratching your rims or smashing a tyre pressure sensor.
Once you learn the technique, it is dead easy to change your own tyres.
A few sets of tyres and it pays for itself. I run a K1200S and a R1150GS and I just bought a set of PR3 tyres for the K for £164 from Tyreleader. They seem real cheap at the moment with the last set of PR3s costing me £225. Good for swapping the knobblies on the GS as well. Saves worrying about tyre fitters scratching your rims or smashing a tyre pressure sensor.
Once you learn the technique, it is dead easy to change your own tyres.
What do you use as a centre pivot to use these against
Some people clean the rim and tyre bead with brake cleaner which removes any form of lube, you need slightly more care in fitting but as you can't use rim locks it's stops the tyre from turning on the rim and because you're clueless .....erm sorry I meant tubeless you needn't worry about ripping valves out even should it move a bit.
So, for your offroad tyres put them on dry.
Are you sure about that?
Steady.....
Like a moth to a flame ...
You quoting romantic song lyrics?
Archie Adv
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Ive got a Sealey one if you want it, I don't get on with it and use a simpler one.
£100.00 collect as it's quite an awkward beast once assembled. PM if interested.
£100.00 collect as it's quite an awkward beast once assembled. PM if interested.
I made my own table from angle iron with a chipboard top. For front wheels the spindle can be used. I have access to a machine shop at work where I made bushes sized to fit the rear wheels.
Steve.
Thanks for the offer Archie .... I think I'll go with one of the circular rigs though ...
I'd be interested to know the technique for getting a front tyre off using tyre levers without having to remove the discs. I find there's no way I can get the leverage on the tyre without fouling the disks. Always willing to learn.....
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Thanks for the offer Archie .... I think I'll go with one of the circular rigs though ...
No problem, I also use a round rig much easier to work with. Although the Rabaconda is a well thought out system but very expensive.
Anyone else looking for a Sealey PM me and if interested as it's only gathering dust in my mancave. ;-)
What do you mean about fouling the disks? Admittedly I only have one but I've never had a problem getting tyres off with the disk in place. Once the lever is over, I find the back of the disk is handy to hold it in place.
If I only had one disk I could do it too. But I have two disks, and using tyre levers, they foul the disks before the lever has the tyre off the rim. Unless I'm doing it wrong of course....
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