You put the duck head at 6 o’clock so you can use the bead breaker lever to push the tire at 12 o’clock into the drop center. Once in the drop center it’s much easier to lever the tire over the duck head. This is all spelled out in the instructions & videos.
Great video mate.... I got this tire changer this year myself and I absolutely love it. Makes me change tire more than once every season and make no effort to try different types of tire when you want. Keep up the great work. Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴
Nice video and we all have our struggles when using the street tire changer for the first time. All in all, I feel like you were well prepared, but some things came to my attention, that could be improved: -- Use the tire iron not with the plastic sleeve ending, but with the protruding kind of metal hook, which will it make much easier to catch the bead and pull it over the duck head. -- While dismounting the first bead insert the duck head at the 12 o'clock position and get the required space using the bead breaker handle. -- Take care of the pressure sensor! While dismounting the second bead you can hear a popping sound at 26m16s. I think that was when the bead slipped over the tire pressure sensor. This can easily tear off the tire pressure sensor from the valve stem. Pull the tire up by hand, so that the second bead is already past the tire pressure sensor before dismounting that bead. -- A drop center tool could be helpful, too.
Thanks for the tips. I used your recommendation about the tpms when I did it a second time and it went smoother. At the time I made this video the drop center tools were back ordered, mine finally arrived.
Very good pointers! I had luckily already watched several videos and read the manual thoroughly and followed it exactly and my first tire change with mine went sooooooo smooth and easy even with very cold tires. The little details make all the difference.
I would recommend balancing your tires with ceramic balance beads. I have been running them for 20 years in my motorcycle tires. There are charts out there that tell you how many ounces for each size tire and there are specific charts for motorcycle tires.
lol you were figuring everything out the hard way. They’re definitely not kidding when they say read the manual and follow it exactly. I watched several videos, including theirs, and read the manual and followed it to the T and my very first time using this even on cold tires (it was literally 46° in my garage) it went so smooth and easy. I’ve seen a few other videos like yours where they were just kinda figuring it out as they went along and it definitely made it a lot harder. The big key points for me is where to have the duck head when removing the tire and when putting it on. Those two points seem to be VERY important in being able to get the tire into the drop center which makes ALL the difference in the world. Without having it in that drop center you’re trying to stretch the tire which is basically impossible without damaging something. That bead is filled with steel bands so it’s not going to stretch.
Watched it several times actually before attempting it. I watched the one that was specific to cross spoke wheels. I made this video in one straight run without stopping to go back and watch the video, I just used a page of written notes. My goal was to give the experience of a complete novice using the tool and how difficult it actually is, rather than a seasoned pro who's done it 1000 times making it look easy.
If you say so. Even a complete novice would be bright enough to read the directions and have them handy during the process. Hope it's gotten easier. Maybe another video following the directions would be in order. Ride well.
Just watch the Rabaconda video, then watch yours. The mishaps are obvious. I'm not trying to give you a hard time. Just redo the video showing people how much easier it is when you follow the directions. It's still not a piece of cake. That comes with practice, but it sure is easier than you make it look.
@@OldGuyRidin I think redoing it kind of defeats the purpose of this video. The point was to show a real first time user attempting to use the product. And it worked and I found it to be easy to use. If I re-shoot a video now after using it a few times as an experienced user then you may as well just go watch the official manufacturer videos, there's no point.
I've been doing my tire changes by hand for years... Much easier and less expensive. All these fancy expensive shenanigans just complicate a rather simple process. You just need to use your head and take your time. I hand spooned my street bike tire on yesterday with three spoons and in 5 minutes.
