Tire removal?

Hi all,

Just wondering if you guys has any good/easy ways to get the rear tire
rubber off the rim? My intertube is ripped/shot/dead. And the local shop
here wants $45 to replace the tube(since i'm not getting new tires,got bike
with 5 month old tires on them).

I have the rubber moving freely from the rim, i can spin the rim in the
tire, but cant get any of the edges out of the rim.

thanks for the help!!!

 

http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips/ctiw.html

Lots of soapy water and a couple of tire levers.

Be real careful not to bend or bang up your brake disk(s)
or you'll screw up your braking.

Remove the bead on one side only, slip in the tube, put
a little air into the tube so the folds don't get caught
by the bead or levers when you put the tire back on.

With enough soapy water, you can almost do this without levers.

Just be sure that the tire bead 180 degrees away from where
you're working on it is sitting in the hollow between the rims.

Make really sure that the tube's out of the way when you put
the tire back on or you'll pinch it and have to redo the whole
job.

 

http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips/ctiw.html

Lots of soapy water and a couple of tire levers.

Be real careful not to bend or bang up your brake disk(s)
or you'll screw up your braking.

Remove the bead on one side only, slip in the tube, put
a little air into the tube so the folds don't get caught
by the bead or levers when you put the tire back on.

With enough soapy water, you can almost do this without levers.

Just be sure that the tire bead 180 degrees away from where
you're working on it is sitting in the hollow between the rims.

Make really sure that the tube's out of the way when you put
the tire back on or you'll pinch it and have to redo the whole
job.

 

Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:

<<snip>>

What happens to the soapy residue between the tire and rim when you ride in
the rain? I've never tried it myself, but some greybeards have warned me
about it in the past.

Windex works wonders, though with my luck it leaves just as much residue.



--
Later,

Charlie



Fix the e-mail address and it will get to me

There are about 100 different sorts of insects in Mexico that some people
eat on purpose.

 

Thanks for all the help !!

got the tire off the rim, or at least one side, now any secrets to get
the intertube and tire back on?

anything I should look out for while putting tire back on, so not to
damage the new intertube?

 

Kaybearjr wrote:

<<Snip>>

I remember the night I looked at my bloody finger and thought about how next
time I was going to use a rag to wipe the inside of the tire.


--
Later,

Charlie



Fix the e-mail address and it will get to me

There are about 100 different sorts of insects in Mexico that some people
eat on purpose.