So, been bugging here about what tools to do my own tire changes, I knew it's getting time.
Rear Michelin Road2 has just over 8K, some treads looking more like shadows, and center of the tread is pitting.
So yesterday luckily at home, on a shitty Saturday, I find,
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that's flat if you can't tell in the pic
Luckily Derby Cycles delivered my new Pilot Power 2CT this week $109 if you're keeping score at home.
And, I decided to upgrade beyond the HF changer setup.
I figured if I wanted a No-Mar bar or the MojoLever I'd be looking total $250ish shipped, less if I went just with spoons, but, I was looking for a sure thing. the Cycle Hill had everything $365 shipped, and I won't feel dirty using it (no offense - I was ready to go cheap). Oh, $4 for valve stems and valve stem tool.
Box from Cycle Hill on my door Friday Morning - sweet - weekend project!
I have garage space to mount to the floor, but I hate to commit a spot, cement lag bolts just don't look like they like to be installed and removed too many times.
So out of scrap wood I make
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(we're talking scraps here - what happens when you live without a truck - you use ALL your wood).
Bolted the changer on, $6 for mounting to wooden base,
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and the rest is history!
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/46/23/23/195/104618/3028469-m-0.jpg (http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/46/23/23/195/104618/3028469-m-0.jpg)
Everything I needed was included (except a set screw for the No-Mar bar), I see how the 'Yellow Thing' would come in handy (I studied the No-Mar how to video) but I managed OK.
I left the wheel weights on from my previous change. I didn't find any marks on my new tire to align.
Went cruising up thru the notch and all seems well, just gotta check to see if I put that stupid spacer inside the left swing arm on right - I have a feeling it's backwards (I installed cone side out). (EDIT - THAT WAS BACKASSWARDS)
Anyway, a great day to find a flat rire!
btw it was a rock sliver that killed the old one, same thing as my previous tire - one must love dirt roads.
The large diameter of the spacer faces the swingarm...small diameter towards the wheel.
Yup thanks DP, took about 2 mins to look up, don't know why I was too stubborn (aka lazy) to look it up,
much easier to remove the wheel! Again. Oh and reallign. And set the chain tension.
Well I didn't see it in Haynes or DT, that's my story.