Tire changes are easy. Now with video!
01-09-2011, 07:39 PM
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I looked at their site and it was not clear to me what to order. What exactly did you order?
01-09-2011, 09:34 PM
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It is the material they make knee & frame sliders out of.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#8739k93/=aivoj6
You can get it from these guys. I got 1.5" square solid rod in white. Half a foot was like $7. I have made sliders for all my race bikes out of it. Bar ends, muffler sliders, fairing sliders, etc.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#8739k93/=aivoj6
You can get it from these guys. I got 1.5" square solid rod in white. Half a foot was like $7. I have made sliders for all my race bikes out of it. Bar ends, muffler sliders, fairing sliders, etc.
01-10-2011, 09:37 AM
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It is the material they make knee & frame sliders out of.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#8739k93/=aivoj6
You can get it from these guys. I got 1.5" square solid rod in white. Half a foot was like $7. I have made sliders for all my race bikes out of it. Bar ends, muffler sliders, fairing sliders, etc.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#8739k93/=aivoj6
You can get it from these guys. I got 1.5" square solid rod in white. Half a foot was like $7. I have made sliders for all my race bikes out of it. Bar ends, muffler sliders, fairing sliders, etc.
01-10-2011, 11:48 AM
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oh..i thought you were going to put it on the rim holders to keep from scratching the wheels. And on the big tire bar ends.
01-10-2011, 01:57 PM
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I'm having difficulty visualizing how to do this. Can you post some pics of things that you have done on your bike/other and are going to do to the tire changer? Sounds amazing.
02-16-2011, 09:50 PM
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OK so I got & cut the delrin, notched it out & mounted it on the tire changer. Works perfectly. Changed some tires. Turns out the mojolever is worth the money for ease of use. This beats riding to the shop with a tire around my waist or bungeed on...
02-18-2011, 07:11 AM
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seriously, nice job on the blocks. No more butchering up the wheels huh.
thanks for the pics. I'm doin it. electrical tape is too iffy. I guess i could cut a thin slice for the bead breaker with a table or chop saw huh?
02-18-2011, 07:24 AM
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For sure I will always do for myself when I can. I cant make the bar or I would have.
For the bead breaker you could use sheets (thats what I did) or just laundry detergent bottle plastic & zip ties. The bead breaker doesnt really contact the rim like the blocks or the bar. (or as violently)
For the bead breaker you could use sheets (thats what I did) or just laundry detergent bottle plastic & zip ties. The bead breaker doesnt really contact the rim like the blocks or the bar. (or as violently)
02-18-2011, 09:30 AM
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Hmmm... Better karma would have been to buy Hawkrider's brother's bar 
And I tried the electrical tape route first - it sucked. A nice Bar (Mojo or Nomar) and the blocks turns the HF into a very workable solution
And I tried the electrical tape route first - it sucked. A nice Bar (Mojo or Nomar) and the blocks turns the HF into a very workable solution
02-18-2011, 03:55 PM
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http://www.nomartirechanger.com/products/6
06-13-2011, 10:11 AM
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I thought I'd update on the Dynabeads since I've been using them for a while now.
The Good: They seem to work very well in any condition I've been in as long as the speed is above 20 mph (when tire balance matters the most). I have a very smooth ride on a front wheel/tire combo that would have needed about one ounce of wheel weights (so not that out-of-balance to begin with). They are easy enough to use. They are fairly cheap compared to taking them to be balanced or buying a balancer and weights. Also, either Power Pures are the best tires ever (which is possible), or they might be increasing my tread life. I think it's most likely the Pures though . . . I have over 3000 miles on these tires, and I'd guess the tread is still 80% or more.
The Bad: At slow speeds you can hear them moving around in your tire, but it's not very loud. It sounds exactly like sand in your tire. My biggest gripe though is under hard braking at less than 30 mph, I can feel them shifting in the front tire. This seems to reduce my braking "feel" at the lever, because I can feel the beads shifting and I lose the feel for what the tire is doing on the road. The first time this happened, I was stopping hard in traffic thanks to a Toyota Camry and a cell phone, and thought my front tire lost traction, or something was wrong with my brakes. When it happened again later, I remembered the Dyna Beads. This feeling is only at slower speeds, like under 30 mph. At higher speeds, the beads seem to be planted and I don't feel anything unusual.
Verdict (so far): I would say that Dyna Beads are a decent alternative to weights, especially for anyone who does mostly highway or backroad miles without a lot of slow speed poking around and starting and stopping. But I think I'll be switching back to weights and a spin balancer due to the shifting issue I described above at slow speeds. I spend most of my riding time commuting, and it can be slow stop and go the entire way. Unfortunately it's under that scenario where Dyna Beads are out of their element.
The Good: They seem to work very well in any condition I've been in as long as the speed is above 20 mph (when tire balance matters the most). I have a very smooth ride on a front wheel/tire combo that would have needed about one ounce of wheel weights (so not that out-of-balance to begin with). They are easy enough to use. They are fairly cheap compared to taking them to be balanced or buying a balancer and weights. Also, either Power Pures are the best tires ever (which is possible), or they might be increasing my tread life. I think it's most likely the Pures though . . . I have over 3000 miles on these tires, and I'd guess the tread is still 80% or more.
The Bad: At slow speeds you can hear them moving around in your tire, but it's not very loud. It sounds exactly like sand in your tire. My biggest gripe though is under hard braking at less than 30 mph, I can feel them shifting in the front tire. This seems to reduce my braking "feel" at the lever, because I can feel the beads shifting and I lose the feel for what the tire is doing on the road. The first time this happened, I was stopping hard in traffic thanks to a Toyota Camry and a cell phone, and thought my front tire lost traction, or something was wrong with my brakes. When it happened again later, I remembered the Dyna Beads. This feeling is only at slower speeds, like under 30 mph. At higher speeds, the beads seem to be planted and I don't feel anything unusual.
Verdict (so far): I would say that Dyna Beads are a decent alternative to weights, especially for anyone who does mostly highway or backroad miles without a lot of slow speed poking around and starting and stopping. But I think I'll be switching back to weights and a spin balancer due to the shifting issue I described above at slow speeds. I spend most of my riding time commuting, and it can be slow stop and go the entire way. Unfortunately it's under that scenario where Dyna Beads are out of their element.
06-13-2011, 08:43 PM
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I thought I'd update on the Dynabeads since I've been using them for a while now.
The Good: They seem to work very well in any condition I've been in as long as the speed is above 20 mph (when tire balance matters the most). I have a very smooth ride on a front wheel/tire combo that would have needed about one ounce of wheel weights (so not that out-of-balance to begin with). They are easy enough to use. They are fairly cheap compared to taking them to be balanced or buying a balancer and weights. Also, either Power Pures are the best tires ever (which is possible), or they might be increasing my tread life. I think it's most likely the Pures though . . . I have over 3000 miles on these tires, and I'd guess the tread is still 80% or more.
The Bad: At slow speeds you can hear them moving around in your tire, but it's not very loud. It sounds exactly like sand in your tire. My biggest gripe though is under hard braking at less than 30 mph, I can feel them shifting in the front tire. This seems to reduce my braking "feel" at the lever, because I can feel the beads shifting and I lose the feel for what the tire is doing on the road. The first time this happened, I was stopping hard in traffic thanks to a Toyota Camry and a cell phone, and thought my front tire lost traction, or something was wrong with my brakes. When it happened again later, I remembered the Dyna Beads. This feeling is only at slower speeds, like under 30 mph. At higher speeds, the beads seem to be planted and I don't feel anything unusual.
Verdict (so far): I would say that Dyna Beads are a decent alternative to weights, especially for anyone who does mostly highway or backroad miles without a lot of slow speed poking around and starting and stopping. But I think I'll be switching back to weights and a spin balancer due to the shifting issue I described above at slow speeds. I spend most of my riding time commuting, and it can be slow stop and go the entire way. Unfortunately it's under that scenario where Dyna Beads are out of their element.
The Good: They seem to work very well in any condition I've been in as long as the speed is above 20 mph (when tire balance matters the most). I have a very smooth ride on a front wheel/tire combo that would have needed about one ounce of wheel weights (so not that out-of-balance to begin with). They are easy enough to use. They are fairly cheap compared to taking them to be balanced or buying a balancer and weights. Also, either Power Pures are the best tires ever (which is possible), or they might be increasing my tread life. I think it's most likely the Pures though . . . I have over 3000 miles on these tires, and I'd guess the tread is still 80% or more.
The Bad: At slow speeds you can hear them moving around in your tire, but it's not very loud. It sounds exactly like sand in your tire. My biggest gripe though is under hard braking at less than 30 mph, I can feel them shifting in the front tire. This seems to reduce my braking "feel" at the lever, because I can feel the beads shifting and I lose the feel for what the tire is doing on the road. The first time this happened, I was stopping hard in traffic thanks to a Toyota Camry and a cell phone, and thought my front tire lost traction, or something was wrong with my brakes. When it happened again later, I remembered the Dyna Beads. This feeling is only at slower speeds, like under 30 mph. At higher speeds, the beads seem to be planted and I don't feel anything unusual.
Verdict (so far): I would say that Dyna Beads are a decent alternative to weights, especially for anyone who does mostly highway or backroad miles without a lot of slow speed poking around and starting and stopping. But I think I'll be switching back to weights and a spin balancer due to the shifting issue I described above at slow speeds. I spend most of my riding time commuting, and it can be slow stop and go the entire way. Unfortunately it's under that scenario where Dyna Beads are out of their element.
My first Power Pures lasted 4,400 miles at which time the threads appeared in the middle of the rear tire. Not bad considering I run low pressures(28-32). I just mounted my second set, but this time a 190x55. Very easy tires to mount and neither set needed balanced, so no dyna beads. I only have 100 miles on the 190x55(5.5 rim) and can't even get near the first of the 3 lines at the edge of the rear tire, whereas there were no chicken strips on the 180. Much steeper sidewall.
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