tyre changing

[Mervinh]

[BobA]

Interesting! I have got to try that!

Ordering a rear TKC in the next few weeks, so I'll report back if it works.

I'm guessing a motorcycle rear tyre may be slightly stiffer than that 1921 model Pooooooogeot!!



Nice find Merv'



Bob

[Treadtrader]

I noticed the recording stopped before he tried to wriggle the valve through the rim.
I can see his idea is not to mark the wheel but then niether do i in half the time that took.
Allways interested to see new ideas.

If your gonna try that Bob, how about a comparison film.

[Mervinh]

well i would like to give him BT45 too fit to a ally RD rim
merv

[AlanH]

The description on the video says "A nice method to change tires on your vintage car or motorcycle using a trash bag".

Why bother doing this? I didn't see him take the tyre off using just a trash bag so if it's all about stopping the rims getting marked, it's completely useless

He says it would have taken 10 or 15 minutes with tyre irons and would involve chipping the rim. If that is the case, he's a far too rubbish at changing tyres and should get someone else to do it.

Also he says the bag is "point five mil" thick. Wrong!

Utterly pointless and a waste of a good bin bag that could be put to much better use...

[jarl]

I quite liked it, but as Alan says, there's no way to remove the tyre without tyre irons!!

[ukTiffy]

Seen film from the 40's of a guy at Austin, I beleive, who was "fitting" tyres by basically throwing the wheel and tyre on the floor. Google unfortunately has let me down though as I can't find it on the web.

I've also seen tyres fitted with the use of a lump hammer and soap but I won't be trying that myself either.