02-09-14, 04:27 PM
Hi
I fit all my own tyre's and i'm with Northwestern its a 10min job on a lose wheel and its easy once you have done a few it's also cheaper, just be careful with long tyre levers you can easily bend your rim mine are about 8"long (the wife thinks they are a 12" :lol ). You should not need excessive force just make sure the tyre is in the bottom of the rim and well lubricated also put your new tyre somewhere warm for a hour or two before you fit it if it's a nice sunny day I put mine in the car , work away at it gently if you are having to apply some serious leverage you can bet the opposite side of the tyre is not in the bottom of the rim hope you can make sense of this, have fun paul
I fit all my own tyre's and i'm with Northwestern its a 10min job on a lose wheel and its easy once you have done a few it's also cheaper, just be careful with long tyre levers you can easily bend your rim mine are about 8"long (the wife thinks they are a 12" :lol ). You should not need excessive force just make sure the tyre is in the bottom of the rim and well lubricated also put your new tyre somewhere warm for a hour or two before you fit it if it's a nice sunny day I put mine in the car , work away at it gently if you are having to apply some serious leverage you can bet the opposite side of the tyre is not in the bottom of the rim hope you can make sense of this, have fun paul