Changing tyres - theres gotta be an easier way !

Some times I struggle depending on brand but for some good tips see here.
http://www.nsdsc.ca/2081.aspx

Make sure you watch the videos, their great.

my tip is take it to a tyre shop, they have a machine to do it.

Yep, I'm lazy.

Ady,
I have thought about this for some time and I also feel there must be another way.I think the way forward is a quick detachable bead i.e. one side of the rim would simply detach leaving the tire bead exposed. It would then be a simple task to simply push the tire off the rim.I also think that the bib mousse and tire balls are not the final answer.I think the tires should be tubeless and the spokes sealed with a type of "0' ring.
These concepts would require a rim design completly different than we have ever seen, very high and reinforced for the cam lock on one side and again a much deeper and longer area than we are accustomed to seeing where the spokes attatch to the rim.
Something tells me that brighter minds than mine have already working prototypes but to change the current wheel concept would require a huge investment and the liability insurance would be off the scale..infact this alone may be what is keeping forward development at bay.
I think that 1200 of these new concept wheels could be sold at the ISDE alone

have a look at how 4WD's and dragsters run their bead lockers. I think you'll find your answer there.

but when it comes to puncture protection ya can't beet a good tyre and a thick walled tube with the right tyre pressure. In my 4 sets of tyres on the berg I've only had 2 flats and nuthin would've stopped them. but with my D606's I have no trouble getting the bike home or to the shop with a flat. didn't crack the side walls or anything. I was impressed.

A hitch mounted tire changer can be a useful option.

http://www.nomartirechanger.com/06HitchMount.html

Ady
next time you down to change a tyre give us a bell therse a few nacks to it ten minutes tops to do a change honest 8O
regards steve

I bought one of the Harbor Freight tire changers on sale & then bought the motorcycle tire kit for it. Sure a lot easier than wrestling around on the ground, etc.

i got a beed breaker with table top all manual takes about 10 min start to finnish to fix/change tyre but i do have 8 years in the tyre trade.i used to change from cars to earth movers some twice the size of me so bikes are easy it just comes down to practice.one bit of advice is get the right tools for the job.when im out i carry just a hammer a small piece of angle iron to break the beed and some small spoon leavers puncture kit and some small bottled air and atachment and small bottle of wd40 or simaler oil to lube the beed before removel

I attended an off road riding clinic a number of years ago put on by the then Canadian National Enduro Champion Allan Lachappelle.He was and is an amazingly talented rider and teacher but unfortunately I seem to lack the ability to duplicate his techniques
Anyway,during the course of this he showed us his tire changing method.What he had done on his KTM was to grind down the brake side of his rim (with the wheel spinning to make it equal)This allowed the tire to be removed from this side much more easily.He then got rid of the rim locks and drilled and tapped the rim for sharpened set screws much like the old Can Ams.This was common practice apparently for those that had to make quick tire changes.He never had any troubles with this set up and he certainly would have given it a hard trial.

Can-Ams ran Sun rims with the bead teeth - I have now idea if they still make them

Neat trick - grinding down the rim...

Cheers

Mark