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Originally Posted by
Gas_Up_Lets_Go
Nick - The bead on the TCK's breaks much easier than the road tyres, and after deflation the tyre warms and comes off much easier.
Maybe try removing a TCK, or at least getting the inner tube out before you go - You might decide you don't need a G-Clamp.
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This is true, you don't need a clamp for taking TKC's off the Ten's rim. I've done it a few times, you just need the right technique. I use two tyre levers, about five cm from each other, to push the bead down and leave the levers under my foot. At the same time I use a third lever (right next to the other ones, with the curled end of it pointing toward the bead) to bend the bead out of the rim. Once you break it at one point, it's easy to push it down all the way. I'm using KTM's 25 cm tyre levers. They're great, I can recommend. I also got a Motion Pro tyre lever/wrench and that is what I use as a third lever for the bead breaking.
Jami