Posted by dr sportster on April 25, 2013 at 11:32:46 from (68.195.47.219):
In Reply to: tire levers/spoons posted by Paul Modern on April 25, 2013 at 10:55:54:
Keep the bead at the lowesr point in the rim to get the most slack. When I put them on I don't use the irons I use tire mounting lube [ a little slipperier under pressure than dish soap - but dish soap is fine]. I lay the tire on a 2x4 frame and walk it on with sneakers hammering with large Ken -Tools hammer made for such use [ the hard rubber side]. I have never pinched a tube except back whe I used Irons to remount. J C Whitney sells bead breakers at reasonable cost. Bead must be at lowest point which is in the center of rim or you are fighting yourself. Once in awhile one will pop on with no hammering if you watch the bead location to be in center. Bicycles I can do by hand without tools. { althopugh I just blew one out because I forgot the rim strip on a 144 spoke lowrider bike wheel that must have hit a sharp spoke nipple]. Not bragging just did alot of tires . Started in motorcycle shop with no tire machine and learned it there. Different size irons for different size tires.
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