One of my (many) LBS's had a tire-changing demo earlier this summer. Like Deb, the tech recommended letting out most of the air so that the tube and tire are more pliable. Then, he put the side of the tire already mounted either on the ground or against his stomach right at the bend of the hips and pushed that side flat. Doing so created some slack around the tire. It wasn't much, but it was apparently enough to make it easier to work the unmounted side into place with his thumbs.
I agree fully with that. I haven't tried the bare-handed tire changing trick yet, but now I'm gonna have to when I put my new tires on.Originally Posted by Triskeliongirl
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Thread: Tire and Tube Trouble
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10-08-2006, 06:04 AM #1
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10-08-2006, 06:52 AM #2
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Another thought -
Tires that have a few miles on them are MUCH easier to mount than brand new tires. So, if you're out in the middle of nowhere & you need to replace a tube, you'll probably be OK. In the meantime, I really recommend that anybody who has tire-mount-phobia practice in their living room. With the back tire. You need to know how to move the gearing out of the way to get the tire off. You KNOW that when you need to change out a tire, it will be the back tire and it will be pouring rain...To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.
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