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Title: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: CajunR on October 12, 2010, 09:56:32 AM
Thinking back to the 5 sets of tires I've gone through in the past 18,000 miles or so (two bikes), I really wish I'd put the money I've spent at Cycle Gear on mounting/balancing toward a No-Mar tire changer...

That being said, do you guys know of anyone local who can do it for cheaper than $60 a set...  Or who will let a non-moron use his/her machine for some fine pilsner beverages?  I may just bite the bullet and steal the money from the twin's college fund and get the damned changer.  [evil]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: RichD on October 12, 2010, 12:25:28 PM
Bring the wheels and tires to the BBQ on the 23rd and we'll turn it into a drinking game...   [beer]
(I have a No-Mar Jr.Pro concreted "birdbath" style in my back yard)
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: CajunR on October 12, 2010, 01:04:41 PM
Quote from: RichD on October 12, 2010, 12:25:28 PM
Bring the wheels and tires to the BBQ on the 23rd and we'll turn it into a drinking game... 

Words can't express how much this terrifies me...  [cheeky]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: muskrat on October 12, 2010, 08:04:15 PM
only imagine if Duke could speak. 
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: TresGatos on October 12, 2010, 08:13:48 PM
Stuart Rust is $45 per and he knows what's what. But

so does Rich [thumbsup]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: Pinocchio on October 13, 2010, 06:23:53 PM
Bates Cycle #2, 35E SB service road, just South of Valwood in Farmer's Branch. $20 per tire, disposal included, but no spin balance machine. Still, they won't scratch your rims, and bubble balance is adequate for most intents and purposes.
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: RichD on October 13, 2010, 08:33:10 PM
Quote from: TresGatos on October 12, 2010, 08:13:48 PM
Stuart Rust is $45 per and he knows what's what....

At the party we could pour a bunch of beer into Stu,
then talk him into mounting your tires with my machine...
then convince him to give you $45 each for the mounting!   [laugh]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: TresGatos on October 13, 2010, 09:04:38 PM
Quote from: RichD on October 13, 2010, 08:33:10 PM
At the party we could pour a bunch of beer into Stu,
then talk him into mounting your tires with my machine...
then convince him to give you $45 each for the mounting!   [laugh]
Dang! All my tires are new [bang]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: CajunR on October 14, 2010, 05:12:48 AM
Quote from: RichD on October 13, 2010, 08:33:10 PM
At the party we could pour a bunch of beer into Stu,
then talk him into mounting your tires with my machine...
then convince him to give you $45 each for the mounting!   [laugh]

[laugh] [clap] [laugh]  Now that sounds like a party!!
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: GeorgeInDallas on October 14, 2010, 06:57:30 AM
Randy McCarter.  Does a great job, has the no-mar mounting eqpt. He's not far from I-35W, north of FW.  LMK if you'd like his contact info.
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: Duc L'Smart on October 14, 2010, 05:47:41 PM
Quote from: GeorgeInDallas on October 14, 2010, 06:57:30 AM
Randy McCarter.  Does a great job, has the no-mar mounting eqpt.

Randy actually has a very high-end Ranger Racing tire machine, specifically set up for bikes, & it will not scratch your expensive Marchesinis, BSTs, etc... He's extremely thorough & does a lot more in a "tire change" than most people- clean, grease, check chain, brake pads, etc. [thumbsup] [moto]
Title: Re: New tires coming... Any local places to have them mounted inexpensively?
Post by: muskrat on October 14, 2010, 09:30:10 PM
will he armor all the sidewalls too?  :P