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Title: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ducatiz on July 09, 2011, 11:55:49 AM

[thumbsup]

I've used various makes of tire tools and this one takes the cake. They are made from some kind of hard as shit plastic and the head is shaped to grab the tire and lock on the rim with nary a scratch or anything.

I used to have metal spoons for this, and I would be very careful and slow and these make it so I don't have to worry about scratches so I can rip a tire off a rim in minutes.

I am getting very close to doing my own tire changes from start to finish.

www.stubbytiretool.com (//http://)

i have nothing to do with them but being a customer.

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: chipripper on July 09, 2011, 12:02:18 PM

Ahhh. wish i knew about these yesterday. put a nice scratch on my rear rim this morning with a motion pro spoon. should have been more careful but these look like i could have been hamfisted and gotten better results. Good find.

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: Meerkat on July 10, 2011, 03:14:19 PM

Quote from: ducatiz on July 09, 2011, 11:55:49 AM
I am getting very close to doing my own tire changes from start to finish.

So what part are you not doing? What's stopping you?

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ducatiz on July 10, 2011, 03:33:19 PM

Balancing

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: Meerkat on July 10, 2011, 04:15:43 PM

Quote from: ducatiz on July 10, 2011, 03:33:19 PM
Balancing

I thought you snagged one of those HF balancers last year when you were thinking about the tire machine. Guess I'm confusing my DMFers.

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ducatiz on July 10, 2011, 04:56:25 PM

Quote from: Ducatician on July 10, 2011, 04:15:43 PM
I thought you snagged one of those HF balancers last year when you were thinking about the tire machine. Guess I'm confusing my DMFers.

nope, wasn't me. i may look into it, but i am not sure i trust my ability to balance a tire "the old fashioned way"

but i have to say these stubby tools really make it easy to get a tire off and on

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ungeheuer on July 10, 2011, 07:25:06 PM

Good find, I'll be having me a pair of 'em [thumbsup]

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[laugh] [laugh] I guess you have to be Australian to find that so bloody funny...... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ducatiz on July 10, 2011, 07:38:34 PM

Quote from: ungeheuer on July 10, 2011, 07:25:06 PM
Good find, I'll be having me a pair of 'em [thumbsup]
[laugh] [laugh] I guess you have to be Australian to find that so bloody funny...... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

LOL! [laugh]

Title: Re: Stubby tire tool
Post by: ChrisH on July 10, 2011, 08:35:55 PM

Just ordered a set, and will be running down to harbor freight to pickup the old school balancer. One of these days I'd like to order a nomar tire changer.

Thanks for posting this, I'd never heard of the stubbys before.

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