blitz11
Well-Known Member
Whoa! Easier than a bicycle tire? Tenere tires aren't too bad (my tools of choice: Mike's Racing Products stand and bead breaker, long Motion Pro steel tire irons, Motion Pro Rim protectors, a No-Mar Yellow thing), but no way as easy as a bicycle tire. I commute year-round in Bozeman on my bicycle (15 mile round trip), and i can do WAY more bike tires in the time it takes to do a tenere tire. (All i need for the bicycle is a pedro's tire lever.)I also use spoons. Simple, quick, and easy tire replacement. I have a stomach high stand I lay my wheel on when in the garage. There are thousands of different ways to change a tire. The Super Tenere is the easier than a bicycle tire.
When I first worked in the M/C shop in high school, our tire "machine" was a 40-gallon steel drum. I came in one day to find a Coats 220. it changed my life. My brother found a used Coats 220 in Kansas (where he lives) for $150. THAT is a nice find.