Getting New tyres

[dfrbrowne]

Hi,

Its the first time I will be putting tyres on my bike. I am getting some marketing emails that offer the option of buying tyres online eg: Pirelli Diablo Strada at £140 for a pair.

If I buy them online I have then got to get them on my bike which means getting the bike and the tyres to a garage to put them on, seems a bit of hassle as I will either have to get a friend to follow me in the car to do this. Plus how much would a dealer charge?

The easy alt would be to just go to a dealer and but their tyres and get them to put them on. has anyone bought tyres online?Is it much cheaper?

Any advice welcome.

Thanks

[Stu]

Some dealers will let you get them delivered to their premises if you getting them to fit them

I would get a price on fitting first and get a price for supply and fitting and work out which is best or easiest

[argentum40]

one of the ones up here will only fit tyres if the the wheels are off the bike... and you have to dispose of your old tyres yourself... Not sure if this is common practice of not

[Tango]

How about mobile tyre fitters? May be worth a quick Google to see if there are any in your area.

[madcatalicat]

daft thought, were you not taught how to change tyres on a push bike, same principle, but the tyre leavers are bigger and before you say something silly, i have changed tyres on a tractor before now using crow bars. worth a thought? you can allways get a bus to the garage to get them blown up and then get them ballenced later

[Tango]

daft thought, were you not taught how to change tyres on a push bike, same principle, but the tyre leavers are bigger and before you say something silly, i have changed tyres on a tractor before now using crow bars. worth a thought? you can allways get a bus to the garage to get them blown up and then get them ballenced later

Tubeless are a bit different........best left to those with the right equipment. Also balancing is important.....again the right equipment is needed.

There are online tyre suppliers who have a search engine for local fitters who will put the tyres on for you (at a cost.....usually around £10 a tyre for loose wheels)

I took my bike to a local bike shop....got the tyres fitted and balanced and the old tyre disposed of for not a lot more than I'd seen the tyre I wanted advertised on the web. And it also supports a local retailer who'd be sorely missed if he shut down.....