nklr: tire changes

[dan zercox]

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[Don S]

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[robert mang]

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[Jon Neet]

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[Dan Miller]

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[rw conrad]

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[prackley]

Well I finally got around to mounting/balancing my new MAXXIS C6006s this weekend. Let me start by saying that I've NEVER chnaged a tube- type tire before. After reviewing the famous "Jay's Video", I felt pretty confident that I'd have the job done in at most a couple of hours. After dismounting/mounting the front tire, I came to the realization that I pinched the tube. This was obvious when I couldn't get the tire to seat properly. So after re-doing the front and balancing it, I was a solid 4 hours into the project. Next came the rear tire. I had it off the bike and dismounted within 10 minutes or so, next came the hard part. After mounting one side, I just couldn't get the darn HD tube installed with the valve sticking straight through the hole. After I finally got the tube seated properly, The second side of the tire just did NOT want to go on the rim. Two hours later it was back on the bike... I must say the doo- hickey was a much faster and enjoyable project than mounting tires. For tools I had 3 tire levers two 9-inch and one longer one that I had purchased from Fred. So with that experience behind me, I've decided that I needed to look for an easier way to mount new tires in the future. It just so happens that Harbor freight is having an awesone sale on their portable tire changer for only $34.99, then the motorcycle attachment is another $49.99, but I also used a coupon (CODE=868-396- 383), that gave me another $5 off and a free duffel bag. I'mhoping that with this setup I will be able to change my tires in under an hour next time. BTW: The Maxxis c6006 tires seem awesome compared to the stock tires that had ~3700 miles. I took it on about a ~15 mile break-in ride on road and through some sand as well. They handled everything quite well. I also broke in my Clymer manual properly with some knuckle blood smeared on the cover. I also found the Clymer manual more helpful than the video. Peter, A19, Massachusetts

[dan zercox]

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[Richard Fleeman]

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