Changing your own tires / tubes with hand tools?

[Krabill]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

I'll take them the to the shop that has proper equipment any day to be replaced over messing up my painted rims with a ghetto method.

That's all fine and dandy if you're riding a trailered sportbike. If you're out in the woods by yourself like Triple here has been and you get a flat it isn't like you can call AAA.

btw - I carry both tubes, a patch kit, and two short tire irons with me at all times. When I'm at home I cheat and have one long tire iron at my disposal, but I've never really had a problem just using the little ones out in the woods.