V. useful thread folks, this is something I've been meaning to investigate for a while. I have a tyre place (run by a biker) 5 minutes walk from my house, but even so, there have been times where I'd like to fit a tyre late at night/early in the morning, on sunday etc. (one of the main appeals of DIY maintenance for me is not having to rely on others' availability).
I have just acquired a huge, very heavy workbench which has a very large, very heavy duty bench vice on it (lined with wood to prevent scrapes). I take it this would be okay for bead-breaking? Blue mentioned taking the discs off to avoid scratching them. I was always under the impression (although I can't remember where I got this so it could well be my imagination) that you weren't supposed to re-use disc mounting bolts (the same way you're not supposed to use caliper bolts). Is this correct or a product of my paranoid imagination? If the latter, I think I'll take them off.
Obligatory youtube funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ev3A...eature=related