Tyre Fitting Service

The cable tie method works very well . A boot heel, soap and cable ties to keep the tyre compressed make it easy.

 

Without tyre levers? And on what bike and with which tyres?

 

Multi 1200s .any tyre.

 

Do. It yourself, it's easier than you think

 

Here, the shortest clip I could find.

 

Tyre levers are cheap, need a bead breaker obviously, I don't bother balancing anymore, but have a static balancer:
All my bikes: 996, 999, 1098, 1199, muttly, monsters , mates R1,R6 etc etc

 

Ratched strap round the circumference of the tyre to get the bead back in if it's difficult on the inflation

 

Furniture polish if you don't have tyre soap

 

Would be trying that if I didn't have my kit. Not sure about using silicone lube on the bead, stays slippy... As he said: "This doesn't always work".

Kit is pricey I'll admit, even though a tyre lever is included it doesn't contact the rim, just used to easily get the bead over the nylon 'shoe'.

 

2 tyre levers, rim protectors, bead breaker..

 

I had the same surprise recently. Last time I called them, they said they still fit tyres but only by booking ahead, so it’s worth giving the branch a quick ring.

 

I've used zipties and windowlene cleaner for my last 6 tyres...really quite simples.

 

Zipties!? Do explain

 

As shown in post #26

 

Ta, interesting, needs a deep rim to do that I suspect, and a soft ( as in pliable tyre) put mine in tyre warmers first to soften then up, have tyre soap now but used to use furniture polish