Posted by "Fin 676"...
I never got round to taking mine anywhere to get the tyres changed it is one of the things i have always done myself.
I do use rim protectors on the edge of the rim i also use 3 tyre leavers and I do use tyre soap on the beads to help ease them off and on
when doing spoked wheels I always fit new rim tape and a new tube
if you get the tyres both the old and the new warm then they are more pliable and easier to get on and off.
Breaking the bead can be a wee bit of a pain but using a large "C" clamp with a piece of wood on the backside of the wheel will allow you to ease the bead of the tyre off the rim.
Plentyof tyre soap on the bead...
Push one side of the bead into the center hollow in the rim...
Rim protectors on the opposite side and get 2 levers under the bead...
Pull the bead out one lever at a time works best with 3 evenly spaced leavers...
Work around the wheel till it is fully off.
I never got round to taking mine anywhere to get the tyres changed it is one of the things i have always done myself.
I do use rim protectors on the edge of the rim i also use 3 tyre leavers and I do use tyre soap on the beads to help ease them off and on
when doing spoked wheels I always fit new rim tape and a new tube
if you get the tyres both the old and the new warm then they are more pliable and easier to get on and off.
Breaking the bead can be a wee bit of a pain but using a large "C" clamp with a piece of wood on the backside of the wheel will allow you to ease the bead of the tyre off the rim.
Plentyof tyre soap on the bead...
Push one side of the bead into the center hollow in the rim...
Rim protectors on the opposite side and get 2 levers under the bead...
Pull the bead out one lever at a time works best with 3 evenly spaced leavers...
Work around the wheel till it is fully off.