Rabaconda Street Tire Changer

[Grumpy Goat]

Looks good, but as an old cripple, no longer changing his own tires, ergonomically, I'd need something a little above waist high, that did not require a lot of bending over to operate. (Your argument might be that if I did it right as a young guy, I'd have enough money for a pro changer..., or the Dunlop Pro mechanic down the street.)

Remember to have fun with this. (Since you can't apply direct downward pressure to assist the device, I assume the upcoming video is not going to include the the wrestling match that seems common to other do-it-yourself, tire-changing videos.)

Points well taken Ray. I agree with you of course, especially on the need to have fun with this ... either that or we have to cry. You have a bad back (especially since you insist on riding that demon bicycle! ) and tire changers appear to create a lot of strain on the back not to mention exertion. The Rabaconda seems to put more effort in the arm strength pushing downwards so I am encouraged by this. Also it does not look like there would be a lot of repeated up and down, which for me, tends to make me light-headed. I will take advantage of the large tub of tire grease though and also the good suggestions for warming the tires to be mounted. There will be videos of this, for sure, especially of my first tire change, where hopefully you don't all continue to see how I suck at this. 

I have no issue paying people to change the tires, it's just that in these parts the people who change tires also sell them and the convention is to trash a tire just because it has a puncture - irrespective of whether the tire has lots of life left - and sell the customer another tire. I refuse to do this and cause more waste for landfills (not to mention waste of money!!), hence the multiple tires in my garage and the purchase of the tire changers.