Nomar tyre changing tool = ace
 

Out of curiosity I ordered a Nomar tyre tool... http://www.nomartirechanger.com/ Not the whole massive machine, press etc, just the bar. I've been having a crack at fitting my own tyres and lets just say it wasn't going smoothly ;) But this thing's fantastic. It's advertised for use with the full rig, but all I've been using is my big-bit-o-wood bead breaker, a spare axle in the bearings, and the Nomar lever and it works a charm. Practiced a bit on a dinged up wheel first, mind, but I just removed the old Roadtec off my gold rear wheel in about 2-3 minutes (took longer to break the beads, mind) without making so much as a mark in the powder coat. That's better than my dealers managed!

Fitting's slightly harder without the machine to keep it in place, a second pair of hands helps to prevent the tyre from popping off as fast as it pops on... But still, compared to levers it's a walk in the park. It cost about £70 along with some other accessories, but that included weights, soap, spare stems, a stem puller- so it's literally everything you'd need, for a while at least.

A real bead breaker would be nice, mind ;) [/code]

Is that the demount bar you got? If that really does work without leaving marks I could certainly be interested. Tried using tyre levers, fine on my now ratted SV, but not for anything else that I don't want chipped to pieces.

As for bead breakers, how about one of these? http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=12

It's a dismount and remount tool... Basically 2 ends to it. The remount's clever, but a wee bit fiddly- it has a bit of a habit of popping loose.The dismount's just so much easier than levers, and it does seem to work as well as advertised. You could get it wrong, of course, there's plenty of potential to get the metal bar stuck into the wheel if you're not careful(I've put gaffer tape round a bit of the bar to help prevent that)

Yep, the Abba looks ace but it's pretty expensive... I've not done a front yet, going to have a crack tomorrow most likely but I think it might defeat my awsome step/plank breaker ;)

What I ment is, is that the name of the tool advertised on the site? If I decide to get one, I want to make sure I'm getting the right tool!

Yep, it's this:

"No-Mar MountDemount Bar
No-mar Mount/Demount Bar with non marring contact points. Comes with spray lube bottle and 1 pint of tire lube paste, 3 extra tips, and a handle. Lifetime warrantee on tips. See warrantee policy. "

Ah, got you. Yep, it's this:
"No-Mar MountDemount Bar
No-mar Mount/Demount Bar with non marring contact points. Comes with spray lube bottle and 1 pint of tire lube paste, 3 extra tips, and a handle. Lifetime warrantee on tips. See warrantee policy. "

They've just put theri price up :(

I use a spade to break the bead (sounds barbaric, but works really well ... where the spade blade is so wide, it isn’t going to damage the rim).

Then just tyre leavers, some old inner tube (to protect rim) and washing up liquid to emove/replace.

I have done it so many times using this method I have kinda perfected it now!! :)

Setup cost is a set of leavers ...

Oh and I balance just using the spindle and two stools ....

A spade... Brilliant. I've been trying to think what I've got around the house that's the right shape. The Big Bit Of Wood's really poor, it works but it takes so much effort.

Yep, works a treat ... stand in a doorway ... block of wood on the floor, place the rim on that (so disks don't touch the floor) then climb on the correctly position spade and put your full weight on it and bounce up and down slightly ... works every time :)

You might be slower than a pointy, but you're quite good at this tyre changing lark ;)