Originally Posted by
Deontologist
Thanks for all the replies. I suppose that later I will have to visit Wal-Mart to purchase some cheap tire irons and practice on the busted bikes I have in the garage and hopefully eventually wrestle the tube off my main bike. Any suggestions for tire irons? Or will any do?
Also the tires are "700c x 23" ... and the local Wal-Mart has tires only in inches (i.e. 27 in). I think a 27 in tire should fit, but what about the diameter? 1 and 3/4? Or what?
Go to a bicycle shop. Talk to the people there. Ask them to show you how to change a tire.
And you don't want "tire irons" ... try tire levers. They're usually plastic, although some may have a steel core to keep them from snapping when working with particularly difficult tires.
You might try tire levers like these, for example:
Park Tool TL-1 Tire Lever Set