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It's eay emough and there is no chrome to chip off. Some people use the plastic rim protectors when using tyre irons.
It's eay emough and there is no chrome to chip off. Some people use the plastic rim protectors when using tyre irons.
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To me the hard part is dismounting and mounting the front tire. I finally had to give up on replacing the front tire on my bike and took it to a shop. The rear wasn't hard to change, but the front was so stiff that I feared damaging the rim or tire.
To me the hard part is dismounting and mounting the front tire. I finally had to give up on replacing the front tire on my bike and took it to a shop. The rear wasn't hard to change, but the front was so stiff that I feared damaging the rim or tire.
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if you are going to do this yourself, a bead breaker also helps. A trick I have used to do this is to place the bottom of a jack at the bead and use the jacks pressure to break the bead BUT!!!!!! be careful as the jack may fly out. As I mentioned earlier, it is worth the 10-15 bucks (oh God, not the deer alert thing again) to have a shop do it and balance the tire.
if you are going to do this yourself, a bead breaker also helps. A trick I have used to do this is to place the bottom of a jack at the bead and use the jacks pressure to break the bead BUT!!!!!! be careful as the jack may fly out. As I mentioned earlier, it is worth the 10-15 bucks (oh God, not the deer alert thing again) to have a shop do it and balance the tire.
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77GL1 wrote:
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Yeah, I paid $25 plus tax to have the front tire demounted and a new one put on and I brought them the wheel. I did take off the rotors, didn't want to take a chance on someone dropping the wheel and bending a rotor. I'd recommend that to anyone who takes bare wheels in.
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The last time around, my bench vise broke the front bead very easily but I couldn't break the rear and wound up taking it to a dealer. Tire iron work well to R&R the tire and I always usea piece of plastic or a rag to protect the comstars.
The last time around, my bench vise broke the front bead very easily but I couldn't break the rear and wound up taking it to a dealer. Tire iron work well to R&R the tire and I always usea piece of plastic or a rag to protect the comstars.
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