Tire will not come off bike...
06-13-11, 03:54 PM
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Tire will not come off bike...
Broke 2 tire levers and bent alot of spoons trying to get this tire off, i have a flat and am just trying to take the tire off to change it, If you can give me some tips on what to use or around the Philadelphia area and can help real quick please let me know
thank you.
thank you.
06-13-11, 04:03 PM
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Get some Pedros levers
you can place 2 or 3 levers under the tire bead alternating every other spoke. One at time push the levers down to get a big part of the tire off and then use one lever to go around the wheel. Then, you can pull the tire and tube off together. It's the method for tough tires
I just saw this
https://www.chicagobikeblog.com/2008/07/post-1.html
you can place 2 or 3 levers under the tire bead alternating every other spoke. One at time push the levers down to get a big part of the tire off and then use one lever to go around the wheel. Then, you can pull the tire and tube off together. It's the method for tough tires
I just saw this
https://www.chicagobikeblog.com/2008/07/post-1.html
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06-13-11, 04:07 PM
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Try hooking one of the levers on a spoke, like so:
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Then, do the same 2 spokes to the right of that lever. After 1 or 2 times this will make the tire somewhat come off of the rim. Then take the lever and run it all the way around the rim. The tire should come off. If you don't have extra levers I wouldn't advise using a spoon.
You can find a good video explanation here.
mod edit: lots of people don't like hotlinking of images, original image had been replaced
Then, do the same 2 spokes to the right of that lever. After 1 or 2 times this will make the tire somewhat come off of the rim. Then take the lever and run it all the way around the rim. The tire should come off. If you don't have extra levers I wouldn't advise using a spoon.
You can find a good video explanation here.
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06-13-11, 04:28 PM
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Try hooking one of the levers on a spoke, like so:
mod edit: homebrewk was Clowned, changing before they change the pic to something more objectionable
Then, do the same 2 spokes to the right of that lever. After 1 or 2 times this will make the tire somewhat come off of the rim. Then take the lever and run it all the way around the rim. The tire should come off. If you don't have extra levers I wouldn't advise using a spoon.
You can find a good video explanation here.
mod edit: homebrewk was Clowned, changing before they change the pic to something more objectionable
Then, do the same 2 spokes to the right of that lever. After 1 or 2 times this will make the tire somewhat come off of the rim. Then take the lever and run it all the way around the rim. The tire should come off. If you don't have extra levers I wouldn't advise using a spoon.
You can find a good video explanation here.
Last edited by unterhausen; 06-14-11 at 07:29 AM.
06-13-11, 04:42 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
06-13-11, 06:40 PM
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If you're already using more than 1 lever and hooking to the spokes (I don't know why you wouldnt :/) Try adding heat to make the rubber more malleable. Hair dryer/heat gun on low. Watch your paint if you do this.
That or use lube?
That or use lube?
06-14-11, 12:20 AM
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Make sure the lever is not hooked around both sides of the tire. This is the only thing I can think of that would break a tire lever. I like to put a little chain lube on mine for easier sliding once I get it hooked.
Also, I didn't even know the hooked part was for attaching to spokes until I saw someone else do it, and I had changed dozens of flats by that point. You don't need to do that. You don't even need two levers. Just get one hooked properly on the bead, and then slide it around the rim.
Also, I didn't even know the hooked part was for attaching to spokes until I saw someone else do it, and I had changed dozens of flats by that point. You don't need to do that. You don't even need two levers. Just get one hooked properly on the bead, and then slide it around the rim.
06-14-11, 04:26 AM
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Make sure all the air is out of the tire.
Work all around the tire pushing the beads into the lowest point of the rim in the center.
Start at a point away from the valve stem with the tire lever.
If the bead is tight, go with the multiple lever approach already mentioned.
Work all around the tire pushing the beads into the lowest point of the rim in the center.
Start at a point away from the valve stem with the tire lever.
If the bead is tight, go with the multiple lever approach already mentioned.
06-14-11, 05:08 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
06-14-11, 05:52 AM
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did you say spoon? WTF I have never heard of that, and BS to Scrod saying he has never broken a tire lever.
06-14-11, 07:18 AM
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I've broken several levers, but every one was the basic, all-plastic type. Steel / steel core levers are much stronger. I also have a kickass combination tie lever / bead jack (it's actually all plastic, but better designed and virtually indestructable) that I highly recommend since it's great at getting those same pita tires back on the rim. Unfortunately, I don't know who makes it or where to buy it apart from my local shop, but maybe someone else here knows?
06-14-11, 07:37 AM
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I also have a kickass combination tie lever / bead jack (it's actually all plastic, but better designed and virtually indestructable) that I highly recommend since it's great at getting those same pita tires back on the rim. Unfortunately, I don't know who makes it or where to buy it apart from my local shop, but maybe someone else here knows?
https://www.worldclasscycles.com/mm5/...&Category_Code=
06-14-11, 08:17 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
06-14-11, 08:32 AM
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It's called a Tire Mounting Jack and you can get it for $11.95 at World Class Cycles >>> https://worldclasscycles.com/world_cl...nting_jack.htm
https://www.worldclasscycles.com/mm5/...&Category_Code=
https://www.worldclasscycles.com/mm5/...&Category_Code=
06-14-11, 08:42 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
That tire jack is the reason I don't break tire levers. 
06-14-11, 08:50 AM
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Or hold it over a fire. It's what the really cool people do.
06-14-11, 08:51 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
<---- way too cool for fire.
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