Replacement Tires

[bwader]

Tire wasn't that hard to put on, I used dish soap straight and cheap tire irons from last year. Tube inside was a Pirelli tube so I put it back in, I have an IRC tube as a spare just in case. Took a ride around my neighborhood and its better ride already. I know to take it easy on it for 100 miles. I'm happy it took me 15 minutes to put on the new tire and I saved myself money taking it to a shop.

[alantf]

What about balancing? BTW, sorry - forgot to check what brand my tyre is.

EDIT :- Checked, and (don't forget, it's a European bike) the factory tyre is a SAVA or SAUA. Can't tell which, because the logo is stylized.

[JohnC]

I've found having 3 tire irons useful. Two to hold the ends you've already done and the third to advance with. Also, on tube tube tires I always replace the tube and the rim band. It's cheap insurance, IMHO. Powder the tube with talc to help it slip around inside the tire and prevent twisting.

[bwader]

Originally Posted by alantf

What about balancing? BTW, sorry - forgot to check what brand my tyre is.

EDIT :- Checked, and (don't forget, it's a European bike) the factory tyre is a SAVA or SAUA. Can't tell which, because the logo is stylized.

This is the first time I heard of that name, For that many miles that name should be better known worldwide.
I'm going to use RIDE ON to balance the tire. I wouldn't have bought two 8ouce tubes of it if it didn't have very positive reviews on a few different sites that sell it. Only con really people said is the cost is a bit much. On ride on website they go on and talk about it being 8 times stronger than steel and blah blah blah. What mattered to me was watching some utube videos where they had a tubeless tire roll over some nails, they drilled holes in the tire. And the stuff is like a gel it stays on the contact patch to help balance the tire.

I don't know if it would do that well on a tubed tire, I doubt you could drill holes in the tire or want to do that. Doesn't protect the sidewall or beyond the contact patch is a con.

My rear rim doesn't have any weights on it, so I think it didn't need balanced with that tire.
The stuff should come in in a couple days and I'll post my own findings with it. I'm not riding for a few days, I'm off til then. My joy is commuting with the bike