05-02-2022, 11:31 PM
Hi Peter
If a 19inch tyre presumably a motor cycle outlet would be the best bet. But if the tyre is old and hard the firm's caution was justifiable. I did/do much of my tyre work even on the "moderns" and some 19 inch were a battle. I chanced to obserev a guy in a tyre firm tackling one and despite vastly greater brutality and even worse language he also struggled.
(The problem with modern cars is breaking the bead free and pulling the wheel out of the tyre; both done in a jiffy commercially). Possibly the fact that the closed centre wheel does not suit most machines is the problem. i used to use rubber grease but found this lifts any traditional patches....)
If a 19inch tyre presumably a motor cycle outlet would be the best bet. But if the tyre is old and hard the firm's caution was justifiable. I did/do much of my tyre work even on the "moderns" and some 19 inch were a battle. I chanced to obserev a guy in a tyre firm tackling one and despite vastly greater brutality and even worse language he also struggled.
(The problem with modern cars is breaking the bead free and pulling the wheel out of the tyre; both done in a jiffy commercially). Possibly the fact that the closed centre wheel does not suit most machines is the problem. i used to use rubber grease but found this lifts any traditional patches....)