mount your own tire

[garb55]

Has anyone tried to mount their own tire on the Spyder rims
I was thinking of using the Harbor Freight tire mounting tool
Thanks
Don

 

[cuznjohn]

the guy that bought my 13 rt owns a hubcap and rim shop. he told me that the rim is made for a company he has and he can work on the tires and rims. so the way that sounds to me than any tire shop can work on the wheels

 

[revjvegas]

I use that HF tire changer when putting on new rubber on my F650.

Expect scratched up rims if you try it. Just say'n.

 

[garb55]

Thanks guys
I do not want to scrape up my new rims
Don

 

[SteveMac]

Use the MoJo lever.
This greatly reduces the scratching and marring, while providing great leverage.

 

[Highwayman2013]

I got mine mounted at the shop where I bought the car tire.

 

[Chupaca]

Here's the thing..!!

if you have never done this before... these are not the rims to learn on. Most car tire shops can do it as well as other bike shops. :thumbup:

 

[Woodsrider]

I do car and bike tires by hand, I use that harbor freight thing for the bead breaker on the bottom and the rim clamp, but I don't use their big honkin 'lever'. It's not shaped well at the ends and is real easy to mess up a rim. I use multiple smaller levers and for the spoked wheels a bead holder to keep from having to chase it.

OTOH all my stuff is old so I don't have any low profile tires to screw with. Wife's new fangled cars get tires done at shop.