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I think I'm going to buy a tire changer..
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Author:  chia [ Sat May 09, 2009 5:48 pm ]
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$250.00 dont sounds like a bad price at all. And and i bet you still wont scratch up rims nearly as bad as Cernics!!!
Author:  madski [ Sat May 09, 2009 7:40 pm ]
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I think I can do it pretty cleanly. But using the HF bar is out of the question - it will scratch the rim without a doubt.
Author:  Tib [ Sun May 10, 2009 7:40 am ]
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No problem...I figured i'd be doing alot of rims so decided to buy something that would take the abuse. I was in the same boat as you, I was taking mine off the bike to a local shop that was charging $10...then $15....then $25....then once it hit $35 a wheel I had enough. Having your own regardless of brand is great.
Author:  madski [ Sun May 10, 2009 11:15 am ]
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you're braver than I am to do other people's wheels - in today's day and age I'm afraid of the liability to do it for others, especially if I take money for doing it.
I am going to allow other people to use it if they want to but I am not going to do it for them.
Author:  Tib [ Sun May 10, 2009 1:16 pm ]
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madski wrote:
you're braver than I am to do other people's wheels - in today's day and age I'm afraid of the liability to do it for others, especially if I take money for doing it.
I am going to allow other people to use it if they want to but I am not going to do it for them.


Well I have stopped doing other peoples except my closest friends and kyle. Not because of the liability but because last summer I lost out on ALOT of riding time doing so many wheels. Liability insurance is actually not expensive at all. I've made my money back so now I just ask for some money to pay for supplies here and there.
Author:  madski [ Sun May 10, 2009 1:22 pm ]
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what do you use to lubricate the tire? I know they sell special sauce but tire shops used to use dish soap (probably still do). Ideas?
Author:  Tib [ Sun May 10, 2009 1:38 pm ]
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I use the stuff that No-Mar sells, bought a bunch a few years ago. It last a long time but it says it's vegetable based.
Author:  silvr6 [ Mon May 11, 2009 9:34 am ]
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Tib does good stuff and saved me a lot of cash over the last year for sure. he is damn quick too but till we get done Bs'n its usually 2 hours later.

Like he said a lot better then the 25-35 a tire other places charge. I trust him more then the other shops anyhow
Author:  madski [ Wed May 13, 2009 10:08 am ]
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Just got my No-mar MD Bar - completely different animal from the POS HF one.
They tossed in some tire lube, extra tips, etc. Very nice.
Still waiting on my balancer and need to figure out a good way to secure the base to something and I'm ready to get started.
Author:  silvr6 [ Wed May 13, 2009 10:10 am ]
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Let us know how it works out
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