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He made that look easy. The tyre went on to the rim easier than mine would. I found that some tyres go on easier than others. On my Tenere TKC 80's are very easy to get on/off the rim, on the TTR ac10's are a lot harder to get on.

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Just watched the vid, i'd like to see him get my Dunlop 606 rear tyre on that easy, I got my 606 front on easy enough but the back, well I took it to the bike shop

and had them do it, also, I carry a stack of cable ties for the back and I run Metzeler HD tubes, no flats so far

 



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I have always (for 30 years) put on my own new tyres, and have fixed plenty of flats by the side of the road.
It is never really much fun though. I have a Dunlop 606 on the back and it was tough to put on.

a few observations:

riding on a flat tyre is a problem on hills and especially if it gets wet.
after riding on a flat tyre for a while the tyre will begin to pretty much disintegrate.
changing a warm and/or old tyre is much easier than new.
there is no absolute right way to do it.
small pushbike pumps are fine but take a while.
always keep the bead free of the rim and towards the center of the rim well.
don't forget you usually need a valve cap which can remove the valve core.
one tyre lever can sometimes work with judicious use of screwdriver etc.
to remove a tyre completely, it is often easier to lever off one side,
then flip the tyre over and lever off the other side, rather than force it off after one side is free.
yes it is easier to fit the tyre with the tube very lightly inflated inside it.
even water can lubricate the bead.
on the trail, it is easier with help of others who can balance the bike during wheel removal.
HD tyre + HD tube + pressure + rim lock = minimal flats

you don't always need a new tube. while riding in Mongolia I came across 3 Mongolians
on one 150cc bike with a tyre stuffed with rawhide strips to replace the tube -
we helped them lever the tyre on. I wondered if they had to repack it after some time.

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I've only attempted my own tyre change once, I found it impossible to get on a new tyre, and found that the levers were scratching the rim really badly. So off to the shop is went. Thankfully never had a puncture on the trails.
But as I am planning a few solo camping trips this year, it's something I really need to be able to do while on the trail, to fix punctures on my own. If anyone has some good advice about doing it I'd be graceful, best way to remove the wheels and how to not ruin my rims!


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Invest in some good levers carry 3 , before you venture out practice wheels off  make sure all your axles are nicely free and greased practice with the tools your carrying on the trip.maybe invest in heavy duty tubes before your trip use your old tubes to skin the new ones .make sure all rim locks if using them are seviceable .remember the 5 p's proper planing prevents poor performance.biggrin 



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