Rob,A nail ruined my sunny Michigan ride the other day....
I was thinking of using Slime in my tube, like I do in my road/mountain bikes and wondered if any of you guys do that. Good thing I wasn't too far from home when this little gem decided to perfectly lodge itself into my new tires and new wheels! Ugh...
Spoon off one bead, haul the tube part way out & patch it.A nail ruined my sunny Michigan ride the other day....
I was thinking of using Slime in my tube, like I do in my road/mountain bikes and wondered if any of you guys do that. Good thing I wasn't too far from home when this little gem decided to perfectly lodge itself into my new tires and new wheels! Ugh...
Nobody asked about your hairstyle Ash??I fine having 3 tyre levers work better than using just 2 when working on tyres, also buy levers that are design for motorcycle rims, I have pinched a few tubes over the years using car lever, and use lots of slippery stuff to make it easy to slip the bead over the rim and a good rubber mullet helps.
No before writing as it's coming up to our winter fishing and I had fresh mullet in my head when writing about the tyre levers and wrote mullet instead of mallet, but a few seen my mistake before I fixed it lol.Ashley's words right after he discovered the mistake:
Bugga!
bloody auto correct.
I agree. The motion pro set is good for bead braking but that's not much of an issue with our tubed tires. Also the motion pro set has a little more aggressive shape instead of spoon shaped. I bought the Neiko set - 3 long levers with rounded smooth spoons. Works well.I fine having 3 tyre levers work better than using just 2 when working on tyres, also buy levers that are design for motorcycle rims, I have pinched a few tubes over the years using car lever, and use lots of slippery stuff to make it easy to slip the bead over the rim and a good rubber mallet helps.
Saber,I agree. The motion pro set is good for bead braking but that's not much of an issue with our tubed tires. Also the motion pro set has a little more aggressive shape instead of spoon shaped. I bought the Neiko set - 3 long levers with rounded smooth spoons. Works well.