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mounting tires

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yak

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after reading comments from my last post on tire mounting and a few phone calls 27 a tire was the cheapest all the way to 57 a tire i decided it was time to give it a try rear wheel first 2 c clamps 2 pieces of 2x2 flat bar to break the bead took about 3min 2 small proto pry bars and tire was off in less than3 min 20/1 soapy water and tire was back on in 3 min now while the wheel is off its clean and polish time so i can send in picture for bike of the month
 
Re: mounting tires

yak said:
after reading comments from my last post on tire mounting and a few phone calls 27 a tire was the cheapest all the way to 57 a tire i decided it was time to give it a try rear wheel first 2 c clamps 2 pieces of 2x2 flat bar to break the bead took about 3min 2 small proto pry bars and tire was off in less than3 min 20/1 soapy water and tire was back on in 3 min now while the wheel is off its clean and polish time so i can send in picture for bike of the month

I'll never pay to have mine changed again either...It's just too easy.
 
If you have tubeless tires, just cut them off with a razor knife.
 
Tried that once, found out about the steel belts and all the other junk the hard way. Made an unholy messof things and pryed tehm off anyway. I guess with some tires it is possible but not the hellcats I dealt with.
 
As long as you pry the bead down a bit and use soapy water to help unseat the bead it goes fairly quickly and painlessly.
 
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