Kruzzin5
Well-Known Member
Looking for tips and secrets and how to change a very stiff tire. I attempted to change my rear tire to a Dunlop Trailmax Mission. The original plan was for me to take the Mitas E07 off the rim myself. I couldn’t do it. Just breaking the bead was a major event. Are used a C clamp all around the tire to break the bead and even then, the tire was very closely held to the rim. That tire is so stiff, I couldn’t even get a spoon underneath the tire bead. I finally took the C clamp and squeezed the crap out of the tire, so I could get the spoon underneath the bead. I then removed the C clamp, and applied a considerable amount of force before I backed off, as I thought I would bend the rim. I found a shop that would take the tire off and put the new Dunlop on for $20. Problem solved.
So the question, anyone that changes their own tires and what are your secrets?
So the question, anyone that changes their own tires and what are your secrets?