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BADWOLF
Vested Member
 Age : 114
Location : ME8 (medway towns)
 
| | Subject: tyre irons Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:23 am | |
| im thinking of getting some tyre irons as in the long run it would work out cheaper than the shop. what do you guys think, any advice? | |
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RedZ
C.E.O
Location : Portmore
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:18 am | |
| I considered getting a tyre machine thingy, not so sure about fitting back new tyres tho  I think Spanner Man is the best to advise on this, but just levers would be hard work to use i would imagine! | |
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Dam0n
Prospect
Age : 33
Location : Wallington
 
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:13 pm | |
| get yourself a bead breaker, some tyre irons and rim protectors are you are laughing. You can always take the tyres to a shop for balancing  | |
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Dam0n
Prospect
Age : 33
Location : Wallington
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:15 pm | |
| I forgot, you will need a fairly powerful compressor to seat the tyre (for tubless anyway).
Tyre soap is also a big help. Goodluck | |
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BADWOLF
Vested Member
Age : 114
Location : ME8 (medway towns)
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:35 pm | |
| cool. just had a looky at the abba bead breaker kit and that comes with the irons and rim protectors. so may go this route. as for the compressor im not sure i need one as i run with innertubes. | |
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SMF_12
Forum Member
Age : 26
Location : .
 
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:12 am | |
| it deffo works out cheaper in the long run, and you can help out others too and earn yourself a drink  just a note... 12" tyres are a byaaaach to change lol as you know i change my own tyres and done a set of yours with tyre levers, wd40 to lubricate the tyre endge to make it easier, i break the bead on the heavy duty vice in the garage and i got a compressor to inflate the tyre to about 60psi so it gets bedded onto the rim correctly. however you were one of the few who's rims i managed to scratch in the process  | |
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BADWOLF
Vested Member
Age : 114
Location : ME8 (medway towns)
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:54 am | |
| i remember the look on your face when you noticed the 3 chunks missing lol | |
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Dam0n
Prospect
Age : 33
Location : Wallington
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:21 pm | |
| Saj has a habit of scratching things. I seem to remember him scratching my frame the first time he saw my bike  | |
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SMF_12
Forum Member
Age : 26
Location : .
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:13 pm | |
| I blame your french tyres badwold... my conti's were lovely and soft and went on without any problem  damon we can safely blame pyramid plastics for that lol  | |
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BADWOLF
Vested Member
Age : 114
Location : ME8 (medway towns)
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:45 pm | |
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CraigB
Vested Member
Age : 32
Location : Chessington
| | Subject: Re: tyre irons Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:38 am | |
| Changing tyres is easy once you get hang of it! Thats untill u start trying to do the big boy tyres. Like a set of 4 Run Flats on an BMW X5 lol | |
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BADWOLF
Vested Member
Age : 114
Location : ME8 (medway towns)
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