[Dust Devil]

Dev, if i make it smaller, it might hurt his feelings. i would'nt want that on my conscience.

paul

Paul #1,

I've blocked all the voices in my head, my conscience can handle it. Try this one.

Well i can see you gave up on the tire change!!!

No, I finally realized that the K-Y was for the tire...

I finally beat it into submission. Then I discovered that the HD tube that I paid extra for when I had the tire installed was a wussy Trojan extra thin latex tube. Now I gotta hit the shop in the AM so I can get a real tube before I put the new Maxxis on.

Tis why I will never trust a shop to change a tire for me.

You think that dunlop was a bitch??? Try a MT-18 front, I'll s'hit you not, that is one stiff tire.

It's all about teqnique Paul, watch the transworld video.

[Dust Devil]

Take the carnage with you and have them put it on. Well worth whatever price they charge!~

Joe

I'm putting a new Maxxis on. The sidewall on it is butter compared to the 739AT. Should be a piece of cake.(famous last words)

YES.


paul

Yes, and thats why they handle like crap.

[Asmith]

Tis why I will never trust a shop to change a tire for me.

I will only do them myself from now on. (even if they are a bitch.

You think that dunlop was a bitch??? Try a MT-18 front, I'll s'hit you not, that is one stiff tire..

That bad huh? Damn, now I gotta rethink that last statement...

It's all about teqnique Paul, watch the transworld video.

Yeah, that's where I learned to change tires. That SOB makes it look so easy. But then again he's changing warm, soft MX race tires.

I'd like to see his video changing a 739AT on the trail in the winter.

[KevinM]

It's all about teqnique Paul, watch the transworld video.

Yeah, that's where I learned to change tires. That SOB makes it look so easy. But then again he's changing warm, soft MX race tires.

I'd like to see his video changing a 739AT on the trail in the winter.

That's what I watched. Didn't go as smoothly for me as it did for him though.

I think Rhoghead may be onto something with that stand. That could be my next investment. I have 5 and maybe 6 tires that need changing.

[Rhoghead]

It's all about teqnique Paul, watch the transworld video.

Yeah, that's where I learned to change tires. That SOB makes it look so easy. But then again he's changing warm, soft MX race tires.

I'd like to see his video changing a 739AT on the trail in the winter.

That's what I watched. Didn't go as smoothly for me as it did for him though.

I think Rhoghead may be onto something with that stand. That could be my next investment. I have 5 and maybe 6 tires that need changing.

Kevin...........Next to buy'n my X, the MRP Stand is the best investment u can buy. Its portable for on the Track or Trailer............


Kurt

[Dust Devil]

Well, heres the deal about the trailside flat...

The toughest part of a tire change is getting the first bead onto the rim and over the rimlock, if your on the trail you do not need to pull the tire all the way off the rim, all you need to do is get one bead off, three tire irons and it pops right off, no big deal.

[Rhoghead]

Well, heres the deal about the trailside flat...

The toughest part of a tire change is getting the first bead onto the rim and over the rimlock, if your on the trail you do not need to pull the tire all the way off the rim, all you need to do is get one bead off, three tire irons and it pops right off, no big deal.

And Patience............

[Asmith]

I don't want to rely on something that I will not have when I need it.

The stand is nice I'm sure. But if you can only do the repair with the stand, how's that going to help when you are at the mud bog in Nightmare Gulch?

I'm thinking it's analogous to the Military teaching you to field strip an M-16 blindfolded. Anyone can do it, on a clean workbench with good lighting.

You need to be able to do it in the dark, in the mucky rice patties of Vietnam.

[Dust Devil]

Changing a tube or fixing a flat on the trail is NOTHING like pulling the tire all the way off the rim.

I wish I had the tire stand..until then it's just me and my 5 gallon bucket.

[Asmith]

Changing a tube or fixing a flat on the trail is NOTHING like pulling the tire all the way off the rim.

I wish I had the tire stand..until then it's just me and my 5 gallon bucket.

Pulling the tire off the rim was easy compared to breaking the first bead. Once the bead was pulled off one side the other broke easily. Then just rotate the rim 90 degrees and pull out.

The first bead was a bitch!

I also used the plastic rim protectors...I wonder if that added 1/16" was the difference.

Yeah, I've got the same tire stand as you. Being in the paint industry I have access to those "tire stands".

[KevinM]

I had a helluva time with the 5 gal bucket. Not sure what the issue was. Shoulda worked I would think. Maybe I needed to put something heavy in it to make it stable. Or I'm a klutz.

I'm just thinking about total tire changes. The trailside stuff ...I'm hoping... is less intense. I've yet to get a flat on a ride.. but I'm sure it will happen.

[Dust Devil]

Changing a tube or fixing a flat on the trail is NOTHING like pulling the tire all the way off the rim.

I wish I had the tire stand..until then it's just me and my 5 gallon bucket.

Pulling the tire off the rim was easy compared to breaking the first bead. Once the bead was pulled off one side the other broke easily. Then just rotate the rim 90 degrees and pull out.

The first bead was a bitch!

I also used the plastic rim protectors...I wonder if that added 1/16" was the difference.

Yeah, I've got the same tire stand as you. Being in the paint industry I have access to those "tire stands".

The hardest part for me had always been the mounting of the firts bead of the new tire and getting it over the rimlock.

[Rhoghead]

Changing a tube or fixing a flat on the trail is NOTHING like pulling the tire all the way off the rim.

I wish I had the tire stand..until then it's just me and my 5 gallon bucket.

Pulling the tire off the rim was easy compared to breaking the first bead. Once the bead was pulled off one side the other broke easily. Then just rotate the rim 90 degrees and pull out.

The first bead was a bitch!

I also used the plastic rim protectors...I wonder if that added 1/16" was the difference.

Yeah, I've got the same tire stand as you. Being in the paint industry I have access to those "tire stands".

The hardest part for me had always been the mounting of the firts bead of the new tire and getting it over the rimlock.

I start @ the RimLock. Then work the Bead onto the rim from there..................

[nminus1]

I start with the wheel, then I hand it carefully to the guy at the shop, then I come back later and Presto! tire is finished. Changing tires by hand in non-emergencies is for suckers. I aint doing it no more, ever, EVER.

[Dust Devil]

It may be for suckers, buy I for one know I put more care into and do a better job than any shop.

I know what condition and the type of tube I have in my wheel. I know more than one person that got to the desert or ride and found out then the shop pinched the tube.

Paul just found out that he paied for a HD tube but got a standard......not the knid of thing I want to deal with.

To each his own, but for me it's worth the effort to change your own tires.