You think you can change a wheel under pressure?

[NordieBoy]

Beat this :D
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[Big Dave]

Stupid is as stupid does. :-)

[Taz]

Cool!

I can't change a tyre under pressure. I let the pressure out first.

[Kokopelli]

That's how it's done on a bike

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[Taz]

Now we need to see her do it with the front discs and calipers on it.

[Waihou Thumper]

Pretty impressive. There is a video of a guy changing a moose in a minute! There is also one of a guy doing the rear wheel tyre change with tube in 2.26 seconds....awesome...ISDE practise this and boy they are fast...
I wonder though, for the sake of speed they can pinch the tubes?
I see also, that if you inflate the tube a little, then place your rim right into the valve and push the tube down it helps?
I used to do that to my Racing bike, just push a little air in first, then put the tyre on....;)

[Taz]

Yes less likely to pinch the tube if it is partially inflated.

[Waihou Thumper]

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[Taz]

Damn! Makes it look easy.

[Waihou Thumper]

Can't carry that thing on the back of the KTM though....He also has a chariot? See that? Wonder why....
A side car looks like...doesn't it?

[Taz]

Yes MX sidecar..... Looks like fun.

[Waihou Thumper]

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[Waihou Thumper]

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[Moki]

Feck me my heads spinning:wacko:

[Oscar]

Back in the day, we changed a rear wheel on an FZR1000 during the Castrol Six Hour in 18 seconds. The problem was that it took a lot longer than that to fill the gas tank...

[buggsubique]

Well that's the front done, if he was any good he'd be able to do the rear as well.

[CrazyFrog]

Does anyone know where I could buy one of these tyre changing stands in NZ, with bead breaking lever like the one in the video clip? I've seen them on Ballards website in Oz, but me thinks the shipping would be hideous.

[cooneyr]

Does anyone know where I could buy one of these tyre changing stands in NZ, with bead breaking lever like the one in the video clip? I've seen them on Ballards website in Oz, but me thinks the shipping would be hideous.

Local fabricator? Cant be that hard, couple of loops of tube, footing, leaver and pivot and a swingy bit to break the bed.

Cheers R

[javahead]

Does anyone know where I could buy one of these tyre changing stands in NZ, with bead breaking lever like the one in the video clip?
Cycletreads has the DRC one - same as we (using that term loosely) used in the Safari. Very stable and puts the tyre at the right height. Not all are so good. The Ballards one apparently needs some modifying on the bead breaker.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/212-tools/2346-drc_mousse_changer.aspx
Silly RRP but they had it for much less back in July.
I suspect topo's not far off one-minute mousse changes by now.

[warewolf]

Back in the day, with solid rims they'd shave 3mm off the rim on one side so tyre changes could be done super easy & fast. Can't do that these days with hollow twin-wall rims. So don't believe everything you see on the teev! :shit: