Cool Tools

[pete-blen]

Pete you pics didn't come out as embedded but got thru the link to your account. Did you make those? Very impressed.

Ok.. comes out on my end...
well I will tackle this pic posting again...


By petenz at 2012-04-28
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By petenz at 2012-04-28
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[Eddieb]

They worked fine the first time for me Pete, I think it's Padmei thats the problem, not your pic posting.

[Shewolf]

me too, but I'm a single girly....whats youse fullas excuse!

I want one...

[NordieBoy]

Yeh, 1975, DT360, 1st tyre change- 3 pinches !

Later that decade I read somewhere that you should part-inflate your tube a bit (mouth pressure will suffice)
This means inserting the valve after part-inflation.

This makes the tyre lever slide across your tube if there is any contact.
You don't get that squidgy 'uh-oh' sensation thru the lever as you pinch your tube

'' Please do try it ''.... said the Dilmah man.

Always with some air. If at home, some talc on the tube and inside the tyre too.

Haven't pinched one for a few years now.

[Underground]

I'd like one of those in my basement Pete if you're making some up.
Would come in real handy out here.
I briefly considered trying to construct one but the only rack and pinion I could find in my junk was a big bronze one from a boat steering

[vegeman]

sorry for the slow entry into the thread...(8th day in hospital with my stupid broke-dick leg...bah! - and no, I'm not selling the bike)

I can really see that tool being a fantastic addition to the workshop for aiding the tyre changes. I've got levers, tyre buddys, rim savers, rubber mallet...but I think that tools works well and is clever

So, whats the plan? - buying, fabricated, testing?

[Oscar]

Meh,
I'll stick to the tried and true way.
ie, skinned knuckles, sweat,and levers.
I'm an ol fashioned kinda guy.
(and cheap).

As I recall, you're the stand and watch kinda guy...

[bart]

Always with some air. If at home, some talc on the tube and inside the tyre too.

Haven't pinched one for a few years now.

I haven't pinched one for years either. I use a very weak soap/water solution. A handy tip is to take small bites with the tyre lever and never go far past vertical. If you drag the lever over too far, you're going to have pinch issues. Oh, and beat the shit out of the opposite side with a rubber hammer to force the tyre down into the well of the rim.

Changing tyres isn't that much of a chore once you have the technique right. In saying that, if I was changing tyres every week, I'd want one of those contraptions.

[_Shrek_]

& I don't have tubes nice tool thow, watching the vid where he was having a bit of trouble at the end is the same as doing it with the levers, if you don't have the bead in the well it's just plain hard work getting the last part on

[pete376403]

I have more trouble breaking the bead to get the tyre off, esp. 17" knobbies - getting the tyre back on with a big rubber hammer usually works ok.

[Taz]

I thought for minute you were describing my 1st time- I was wondering how you saw it

Sometimes they go easy & others are a bword.

Didn't you know it's on you tube pads?

[dmoo1790]

Check out the Jay Clark or Doug Schopinsky tyre changing vids. I reckon they sweat less than this guy and they use ordinary levers.

[tri boy]

As I recall, you're the stand and watch kinda guy...

Someone had to keep POOEY"on task".

[dino3310]

As I recall, you're the stand and watch kinda guy...

voyerism isnt it

[vegeman]

So Pete...are we commissioning you to build the tool, or are you going to prototype it...

I've just watched the video again, and I love its action. For me, I hate scratching my black rims, as this method means I will have more control to simply push it over and prevent the gouging. So I want one...

If you make them, what will your price be?

PS did you see the engineering work of my hospital repaired leg ( I get out tomorrow)... titanium plates, screws, steel pins, steel wire, carbon rods...since you like the mechanical side of things...you'd appreciate how its all hung together.

I posted some pic's on Night Falcons 690 thread here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1130317354