How to change a tire without tools - Zip tie method

[Guest]

Not sure if this has been discussed before, and too lazy to search the whole forum.
I hear a lot about people being unsure about removing tires either due to lack of proper tire irons or for fear of damaging the tire and/or rim.
Here is a clever way to remove and refit your tire using only a bunch of zip ties.

[Dogma]

Get a load of this: I'm too stingy to use the zip ties so I only have to pull the tire around once. But I'm too lazy to do the job myself, so I pay my tire source to mount them for me. I might do it myself, but I never got the knack for getting the tire to seat easily. If Brian ever has another tire changing party, I should trundle over and see how the master does it.

[wkmpt]

I did the same thing for this riding season, except I used lash straps. Worked really well, and the straps are more easily reusable.

[Katarat]

The bead will pop on faster if you remove the valve stem insides