Snowflake bead breaker

[Chuey]

NICE!
Which starts another thread...WHO knows any time a tire has actually come off a snowflake rim in any sort of street or touring situation...

Jean, as I was reading this thread, I was thinking of the one time I got a flat on my '84RS. I rode it (gingerly) down from the mountain into the city and around to several places trying to seal up the flat with sealant. Point is, it was quite a while, maybe ten or more miles, before the bead came unseated and even then, the unseating may have happened due to all the liquid sealant I had put in there trying to seal up the flat.

If anyone is considering using tubeless and shying away from it because they think the tire will come unseated, if the bead is as tight as it was on my tire, I wouldn't imagine it would be likely to be a problem.

Chuey

[SteveD]

If the tyre /tube went flat, then riding it slowly around would eventually unseat it then huh Chuey. Other than probably destroying the tube, I guess that'd work.

[Chuey]

If the tyre /tube went flat, then riding it slowly around would eventually unseat it then huh Chuey. Other than probably destroying the tube, I guess that'd work.

It would be much quicker to ride fast and corner hard. That would break the bead loose and have some other effects.

Chuey

[vanzen]

I have had the misfortune to experience at least a couple of tubed-tires come off of the rim
... before I ever even had a chance to slow down.
Swore me off tubes ! I have absofuckinlutely NO need for them ! My choice.

[enigmaT120]

I have one of these:

http://www.aerostich.com/bead-popper.html

I like it. It's what I use when I change my tires at home.

[ME 109]

Ed, your bead breaker comes first for simple design, weight, portability.
I hadn't really thought of that approach.

[Garnet]

But there is no place for grease fittings and a bong attatchment on Ed's.

[Major Softie]

I have one of these:

http://www.aerostich.com/bead-popper.html

I like it. It's what I use when I change my tires at home.

I thought this was a nicely turned phrase in the ad: "and any big heavy item like a rock (or other improvised bludgeon) "

[ME 109]

One problem I'd have with Ed's bead breaker is the availability of rocks........out here.
I could take some cement I 'spose and make a rock.

[Bob Bennett]

Went to Louth once, found out why ya can't throw a rock across the Darling River.

There's no bloody rocks there!!!