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[roddy]

folks, your thoughts

I was looking into changing my tyres on the bike, more as an exercise than any thing else and I got wondering,

while breaking the bead taking a tubeless tyre off does this damage the bead/sidewall in a way that makes getting a good seal difficult, if you put the same tyre back on again ?

cheers

 

[sockpuppet]

No.

Obviously monkey handedness may damage the tyre - but not normally.

 

[Number 6]

I change all my own tyres, it's very satisfying I then get them balanced by a mate with a machine. You need some rim protectors and good quality tyre levers, I use Buzzetti, 240mm long. The tyre should come off and go on easily, if not then you're doing it wrong. I break the bead with the sidestand of another bike.

 

[Timolgra]

You can break the bead with small tyre levers if you have the knack but the rear is often a bit more difficult.

Removing and replacing the tyre is easy.

Use lube of some sort to refit and if using a small compressor it can be difficult to get the tyre to seat, try using one (or two joined together) ratchet straps around the circumference of the tyre.

Remove the valve core when seating to get more volume of air in and try to get the tyre seated as best as poss beforehand by bouncing the wheel gently as you turn it.

 

[BigblackGS]

. I break the bead with the sidestand of another bike.

Great idea thanx

 

[roddy]

No.

Obviously monkey handedness may damage the tyre - but not normally.

thats a good point, I intend to make something similar to the ABBA stands bead breaker, so this hopefully will remove and monkey handedness

next question how do you balance the rear wheel, the front is easy enough but the single sided nature of the rear has got me a bit,
do you balance it on the bike ?
or
use some sort of adapter to make it fit a normal balancer
or
balance the wheel on it centre point with the wheel parallel to the ground ?
or
something else I've not thought of

 

[BigblackGS]

next question how do you balance the rear wheel, the front is easy enough but the single sided nature of the rear has got me a bit,
do you balance it on the bike ?

That reminds me when i changed my rear tyre the garage couldn´t balance it, so i now ride unbalanced, same on my missus R850 R, can´t feel any miss balance, anyone got any views on that ?

 

[Wrigsby1]

Ebay has a selection of tyre changing gear. valve tool, levers, lube, weights etc. It even has repair plugs, glue and valves.

I balance the front in the static way with the spindle and axle stands. The rear doesn't get balanced as no-one in Shetland can. I break the bead with an elaborate get up including jack and length of wood and the garage door frame. 5 mins tops but if it's as easy as the other guys suggest i must be weak in will or strength. Fast Bikes once showed a guy jumping on the tyre!!

G

 

[Number 6]

next question how do you balance the rear wheel, the front is easy enough but the single sided nature of the rear has got me a bit,

You need cone-shaped adapters to fit on the balance machine spindle. The cones fit into the central hole in the wheel hub, a bit fiddly but better than nothing. I know many people never balance rear wheels and are happy with them.