in your opinion what is the easiest dh tire to get on and off a rim?
dh tires
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Anything not made by continental.willyboy8576 said:
Higher end tires with kevlar beads are easier than cheap tires.
I have had more trouble with big rims than I have had with small tires.
it depends on the rim more than the tire. I'd say any tire is tough to get off of something with high sidewalls and a flat center section like rhynolites. Kevlar beads are generally easier to manage than wire beads though and thinner sidewalls seem to help too. I had some IRC mythos that would practically fall off the rim once the tube was deflated, maybe IRC downhill tires are the same?
maxxis are super easy and S.U.V. rims are the worst ever for getting tires on and off
Yes...Maxxis !
I not to sure on the rim theory.
Ryno Lytes:
Maxxis Minnion - easy
Arrow launch - hard
Mavic 729:
Maxxis Minnion - easy
Arrow launch - hard
both brands are wire beads
Ryno Lytes:
Maxxis Minnion - easy
Arrow launch - hard
Mavic 729:
Maxxis Minnion - easy
Arrow launch - hard
both brands are wire beads
My experience was that rhyno lites were darn near impossible to get maxxis highrollers off of. Maybe it just depends more on what batch the tire comes from. I've heared lots of people say that rhynolite/SUV's are really tough to get tires on and off of.Crash_Tested said:
In my experience WTB rims are a super pain with just about any tire.
I don't need levers for my maxxis and kenda dh tires on mavic rims, if that helps any.
I don't need levers for my maxxis and kenda dh tires on mavic rims, if that helps any.
I agree with the rynolites being a pain, and with kujo's omfg it kills me everytime.As far as the easiest im not sure cause all mine seem to be a pain.
I think the hardest tires to get off and on are thick DH tires that have no stretch to them. Intense tires had me cursing for a while on a narrow Arrow FRX rim. My DHX rims mount anything, pretty easily with my hands.
I know my Mavic EX721's Maxxis mount easy as well as IRC. Even my Arrow DHX rims on the DH ride Maxxis mount super easy and IRC. I think Intense was the killer though, I busted 2 DH tubes doing that. Never again!!!
I know my Mavic EX721's Maxxis mount easy as well as IRC. Even my Arrow DHX rims on the DH ride Maxxis mount super easy and IRC. I think Intense was the killer though, I busted 2 DH tubes doing that. Never again!!!
installing my Highrollers on a FRX was a real pain because the damn tire didnt want to stay on
Mounting Maxxis' tires on my Dee Max's are a snap. Never had any luck mounting anything on a RhynoLite :eviltongu
I've didn't have much trouble with Rynolites and highrollers????
Worst rim ever, Tioga DH.
Strong, light, wide, and impossible to change a tire.
Worst rim ever, Tioga DH.
Strong, light, wide, and impossible to change a tire.
man intense tires are the worst. maxis are nice and easy. and my kendas i got now are in between
I never have any problems...guess I'm lucky 
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Worst tire/rim combo I have worked with so far is the Rhynolite/Hookworm combo. This setup almost drove me postal.
Had good luck (little need for levers) with mag30s and High Rollers. Minions on the same rim have been a pain though.
Had good luck (little need for levers) with mag30s and High Rollers. Minions on the same rim have been a pain though.
buildyourown said:
good lord i m glad someone said that. I would have finger pains for weeks
Worst mofo tire is a intense DH 2.7 FRO 4 ply tire. Doesnt matter what rim.
Tarpon said:
You couldn't be any more correct, sir!
I needed a short stay at the Looney bin after trying to get this combo set up. My Mavic's were over on the other bike laughing at me. Plastic tire levers? RhynoLites/Hookworms eat them for breakfast.........My girlfriend is over there going, "So.....let's get this straight. You can take that damn fork apart in your sleep, but you can't change a tire?"
I had my bike in the garage for 2 days then tried to take my hookworm off of an MTX rim. It was 30* outside and near that in the garage. The metal seemed like it had slightly expanded, and sun rims are already a bit oversized. This had to be the hardest change ive ever done. Took me damn near 10min to pull the tire off. I'm the hookwork/sunrims master i can pull a hookworm off of any sun rim with plastic park tools levers in a minute or so 
Intense are the hardest, no doubt. Michelin can sometimes be tight as well. Worst rims I've had for tire changing are definitely Mag30s. I can't imagine MTXs are any better. High sidewalls, wide rim = no fun. One day, it took me about 1.5 hours of solid work w/ metal and plastic levers just to get a tire off.
my highrollers and mobsters go on in a snap. on a 521 rim and single track. barely need tire levers to get em off. dont need em at all to put em on though.
My mag 30's eat plastic levers for breakfast.
Word. I think I snapped 2 or 3 last time I changed the tire without DH levers. By the way, if you are not using tubeless and have any trouble with tires GET DH LEVERS from Park or Intense. Makes it soooooo much easier but it can screw the bead up a bit.Bullitrider said:
I never seem to have trouble either.BMXman said:I never have any problems...guess I'm lucky