Topic: Do these (old) tires need to be replaced?

[seaweb11]

when I got the bike I have now it had tires on it like in your pictures. I replaced both of them myself. When I bought the front tire I also got two tire irons for motorcycle wheels, and I used strips of belt leather for rim protectors. The front tire was super easy to change. The rear tire did get some swear words thrown at it but in the end it turned out good. I will never pay someone to change my tires for me. I even change my own auto tires.
Bruce

You go Bruce

[jgary]

I changed the front tire this weekend.  I've changed bicycle tires as a kid.  New rim strip & inner tube too.  Ruined the inner tube learning what not to do, then picked up another from the dealer, and with my newfound knowledge had the whole assembly back on the bike about an hour later.

John.

[putnaja1]

I changed the front tire this weekend.  I've changed bicycle tires as a kid.  New rim strip & inner tube too.  Ruined the inner tube learning what not to do, then picked up another from the dealer, and with my newfound knowledge had the whole assembly back on the bike about an hour later.

John.

Cool!  I just finished changing the tires on mine this weekend.  The dealer wanted 175 bucks to mount and balance both tires..  And that's NOT including the price of the tires, and that's just bringing in the wheels..  What a ripoff.

when I got the bike I have now it had tires on it like in your pictures. I replaced both of them myself. When I bought the front tire I also got two tire irons for motorcycle wheels, and I used strips of belt leather for rim protectors. The front tire was super easy to change. The rear tire did get some swear words thrown at it but in the end it turned out good. I will never pay someone to change my tires for me. I even change my own auto tires.
Bruce

I was just thinking about this on my drive into work, as my front tires are shot on my car.  Is there any good homebrew way to balance the rims once you mount them?

Jason

[drlarryw]

YIKES!  Were you serious?  Maybe some Armorall would make them just like new.  Vaseline?  Thanks for the amusement.
Larry

[Loudpipe]

Where can tire irons, rim protectors, and rims strips be had, and for how much?

[Dennis]

Where can tire irons, rim protectors, and rims strips be had, and for how much?

I've purchase them from independent dirt bike shops, authorized dealers and the on line retailers. I know that Dennis kirk and Chaparral Racing (and many other on-line suppliers) carry them. Look under tools or tire tools in the paper catalogs or website. They really are easy to find and quite inexpensive from the discount suppliers.

[mrbreeze]

I changed the front tire this weekend.  I've changed bicycle tires as a kid.  New rim strip & inner tube too.  Ruined the inner tube learning what not to do, then picked up another from the dealer, and with my newfound knowledge had the whole assembly back on the bike about an hour later.

John.You da man too John!!!!!

[nickjtc]

I've purchase them from independent dirt bike shops, authorized dealers and the on line retailers. I know that Dennis kirk and Chaparral Racing (and many other on-line suppliers) carry them. Look under tools or tire tools in the paper catalogs or website. They really are easy to find and quite inexpensive from the discount suppliers.

I prefer the ones with the more rounded tips. The more pointed tips allow you to get at the bead of the tyre more easily, but if you slip they tend to gouge the rims more readily.