snipe-br
05-04-2007, 10:37 AM
So, I get to do this report without Kenny's help. He had to be out of town working so he missed it. Our No-Mar tire changer finally came in after a bit of backordering sadness. Anyway, I forgot to take pictures but maybe for the next one I will.
The changer was easy to assemble and very solid. I had already taken the wheels off my ZRX and had my new Road Attacks ready to install. The actual removal and install of tires is the easy part. I had both wheels done in 30 minutes (going super slow and trying to pay attention to every detail) but then I fought seating the bead on the front for another hour. Lots of lube is what it takes to get tires mounted. Now I know. The static balancer that came with the changer is standard fare but it works well. If it wasn't raining I'd be riding the ZRX today but instead I took the rain duty bike. I'll change the tires on it (KLR) soon.
Long story short, I'm not a slave to the dealership/repair shops anymore. I can buy tires online to save money and not pay $60-$100 for someone else to scratch up my wheels and poorly balance them.
Also, Kenny mentioned that we would gladly help anyone out that needed tires mounted for a couple bux to offset the cost of this thing. It was more than a harbor freight one but you definitely get what you pay for on these sorts of things.
If you want one of your own I highly recommend them. It's a small company so you talk directly to the guy that does all of their R&D when you have questions.
The changer was easy to assemble and very solid. I had already taken the wheels off my ZRX and had my new Road Attacks ready to install. The actual removal and install of tires is the easy part. I had both wheels done in 30 minutes (going super slow and trying to pay attention to every detail) but then I fought seating the bead on the front for another hour. Lots of lube is what it takes to get tires mounted. Now I know. The static balancer that came with the changer is standard fare but it works well. If it wasn't raining I'd be riding the ZRX today but instead I took the rain duty bike. I'll change the tires on it (KLR) soon.
Long story short, I'm not a slave to the dealership/repair shops anymore. I can buy tires online to save money and not pay $60-$100 for someone else to scratch up my wheels and poorly balance them.
Also, Kenny mentioned that we would gladly help anyone out that needed tires mounted for a couple bux to offset the cost of this thing. It was more than a harbor freight one but you definitely get what you pay for on these sorts of things.
If you want one of your own I highly recommend them. It's a small company so you talk directly to the guy that does all of their R&D when you have questions.