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matt365 said:
With the 90° stem, and the valve core removed,I can thread on an air sprayer to pop the bead.
Windex the bead for lube.

I use a 2x4 as a bead breaker. There is a hole in the top so I can put a carriage bolt through, and attach it to a stud in my shed. Lots of leverage.
Put 2x4 pieces under the rim so it doesn't get scratched, and I usually remove the rotors. Less chance of damaging antlything this way.
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I use a sidestand on another bike, just set the foot on the bead, hop on the bike and lean -- POP!
 
Mad Mike said:
I use a sidestand on another bike, just set the foot on the bead, hop on the bike and lean -- POP!
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I find that works great on soft dirtbike tires. Its a pain in the ass with stiff sport touring tires. Even my 2x4 lever has a hard time with those.

@bigpoppa buy rim guards, and three tire levers.
I never balance the rear, but I balance the front as best I can without a static wheel balancing stand. I put it on the front stand, level, and use the front axle, installed in the forks without the brake calipers installed to balance. Or I use a couple cheap crappy tire jackstands and the axle. Most aren't far off anyways.

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Buying a massive $750-$1000 compressor to save the $50 or so many shops would charge you to unmount and mount (and balance) a new tire isn't a super long term plan unless you have a fleet of bikes all going through multiple sets of tires every year.

Then with the home thing you're not getting back a balanced tire, either.

Unmounting and mounting my own rubber is one of those things that I gave up on long ago when I realized the short term pain wasn't worth it anymore.
 
crankcall said:
just a caviat for those that are doing ATV tires at home, most of the shops that do that alot have a steel cage the wheel assembly goes into before inflating the tires. It happens .....
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In auto class in high school, two idiots were using the tire machine without closing the cage. Not sure what happened, big bang, people flying through the air, shop teacher looked like he was about to have a heart attack. Thankfully everybody was just a little banged up.
 
PrivatePilot said:
Buying a massive $750-$1000 compressor to save the $50 or so many shops would charge you to unmount and mount (and balance) a new tire isn't a super long term plan unless you have a fleet of bikes all going through multiple sets of tires every year.

Then with the home thing you're not getting back a balanced tire, either.

Unmounting and mounting my own rubber is one of those things that I gave up on long ago when I realized the short term pain wasn't worth it anymore.
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Took my rim and new tire to Rosey Toes yesterday, $20 and it was mounted and balanced.
 
Jayv said:
Took my rim and new tire to Rosey Toes yesterday, $20 and it was mounted and balanced.
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PM me his details please...I have a new rear tire for my wifes bike sitting here that I was going to get my usual shop (bike and all) to take care of...but I think they're closed.
 
Yeah, just spoke to frekey, he already has everything needed, and it will be much cheaper and easier to just let him do it, instead of buying everything just to use it once a year or once every 2 years

Just out of curiosity though, is it the wheel your balancing or the tire?
Or do you not have to rebalance the wheel every time you throw on a new tire?
 
bigpoppa said:
Yeah, just spoke to frekey, he already has everything needed, and it will be much cheaper and easier to just let him do it, instead of buying everything just to use it once a year or once every 2 years

Just out of curiosity though, is it the wheel your balancing or the tire?
Or do you not have to rebalance the wheel every time you throw on a new tire?
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Rebalance every time a tire is mounted. Eim can be out, tire can be out, valve stem by definition is out.
 
bigpoppa said:
Yeah, just spoke to frekey, he already has everything needed, and it will be much cheaper and easier to just let him do it, instead of buying everything just to use it once a year or once every 2 years

Just out of curiosity though, is it the wheel your balancing or the tire?
Or do you not have to rebalance the wheel every time you throw on a new tire?
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FrekeyGuy is great to deal with. A couple of years ago I manually changed a tire at home and said never again! Take the rims off the bike, get Frekey with it and go riding.
 
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