Removing Tyres

YT · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

How easy is it to take the tyres off the wheel??
Any tips?
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Cheers,

-YT-

Ropehead · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 May 2002 Karma :

If they are tubeless dont bother u need a high pressure air line to re-seal them to the rim, If its got a tube its just a bit fiddely getting them back on it the pain in the ass.
i manged to change a back tyre and im not HE-MAN Laughing

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Tubed tyres are not too bad to swap over. More difficult than a bicycle, but you just really need bigger tyre levers

Tubeless tyres are a nightmare. You might manage to break the bead with a G clamp, but it will take ages, and I doubt you will get the tyre off the rim.

All the best

Keith

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

To be perfectly honest, you'd probably be better going to a tyre shop/bike centre, and getting it done there. My ex had tubed tyres and it took my dad and his dad about an hour to get them off, then til dark to get it back on!

I know that the Honda centre in Shrewsbury charge £10 per wheel to take the wheel off teh bike, change the tyre and then put the wheel back on and balance it (but then you pay for the cost of the tyres too.....), so I can't see a bike centre charging you too much to take a tyre off, might be a good idea just to ring around and get a quote.