Like the subject says, does anyone own a No Mar Tire Changer?
I've been changing tires on a Harbor Freight setup I bought close to 10 years ago at this point. I've been using the NoMar Mount/Demount bar, and I modified the rim clamps using some NoMar spools. I've gotten pretty good and really don't have issues.
Fast forward to a couple months ago. A used NoMar pops up on Craigslist for $250. It was an older Classic model. I jumped on it on based on the hoopla and fanfare I've heard about these NoMar things.
Well, winter finally broke and I gave it a shot yesterday. The goal was to swap a shot Michelin Anakee A3 of my rear rim and install a new Shinko 705.
Bead breaking was nice. It was very nice to work waist high rather than on the ground.
Then came locking the wheel into those dog blocks. NIGHTMARE. How the heck do you get the tire to compress and get these plastic blocks to actually "clip" onto the rim? I struggled and struggled and tried all sorts of tricks. FINALLY, after longer than the whole change process would have taken on my old setup, I got the tire locked down.
It took me a bit to figure out how NoMar intended the pivoting top arm to work, then I watched a video and realized they still want me to slide the center post up and down during use. So the pivot is an unnecessary complication basically.
Once the rim was clamped, demount/remount was about the same as always.
So...NoMar lovers...what's the deal?
Do you do S10 tires?
What is the trick to getting the rim into the dog blocks?
Did you give up on the dog blocks and spend ANOTHER $150 on the Posi-Clamps?
ac
I've been changing tires on a Harbor Freight setup I bought close to 10 years ago at this point. I've been using the NoMar Mount/Demount bar, and I modified the rim clamps using some NoMar spools. I've gotten pretty good and really don't have issues.
Fast forward to a couple months ago. A used NoMar pops up on Craigslist for $250. It was an older Classic model. I jumped on it on based on the hoopla and fanfare I've heard about these NoMar things.
Well, winter finally broke and I gave it a shot yesterday. The goal was to swap a shot Michelin Anakee A3 of my rear rim and install a new Shinko 705.
Bead breaking was nice. It was very nice to work waist high rather than on the ground.
Then came locking the wheel into those dog blocks. NIGHTMARE. How the heck do you get the tire to compress and get these plastic blocks to actually "clip" onto the rim? I struggled and struggled and tried all sorts of tricks. FINALLY, after longer than the whole change process would have taken on my old setup, I got the tire locked down.
It took me a bit to figure out how NoMar intended the pivoting top arm to work, then I watched a video and realized they still want me to slide the center post up and down during use. So the pivot is an unnecessary complication basically.
Once the rim was clamped, demount/remount was about the same as always.
So...NoMar lovers...what's the deal?
Do you do S10 tires?
What is the trick to getting the rim into the dog blocks?
Did you give up on the dog blocks and spend ANOTHER $150 on the Posi-Clamps?
ac