Changing tyres on Wisper 905se

[oregon]

Hello all

I need to change the tyres on my Wisper905se to the Schwalbe Marathon Plus. I have never changed tyres before.

I think I read somewhere that I will need a special spanner? Can someone please tell me which one I need to purchase and where I might find it?

I can't seem to find information on changing tyres on the forum.

Many thanks for any advice

Kam

 

[Mussels]

This is what I've sent out before and it seems to help, you can use an adjustable spanner but space is restricted and I'd recommend the correct standard spanner if you can get one.

OK, I'll assume you've not changed a back tyre on any bike.
While it is upright undo the quick release for the back brake, it's not easy or obvious on the Wisper and might be a good idea to loosen the cable at the back brake.
Put it in top gear and take all the air out with the bike upright, the weight helps.
Loosen the 18mm* wheel nuts and turn the bike upside down, then slacken the nuts right to the end of the thread - this helps when refitting as the washer catches on the rear mech if it's not pushed right back. This is usually when I take the tyre off the rim as it's easier to do when on the bike.
Pull the wheel up and out of the dropouts**, it will still be attached by the electric cable but there is enough slack to seperate the wheel from the bike. Remove the old tyre and inner and replace with the new ones, refit is the reverse of removal. It's not hard but takes a bit of practice, you don't need to force anything except maybe the tyre bead over the rim.
If you forgot the direction arrows then don't worry as they aren't anywhere near as important as you'd think.

* Quite a rare size, Argos do a big roll of spanners for £15 that includes it if you need one.
** Watch how the sprocket goes on the chain as it looks very different with no tension on the mech.

 

[Blew it]

Hello all

I need to change the tyres on my Wisper905se to the Schwalbe Marathon Plus. I have never changed tyres before.

I think I read somewhere that I will need a special spanner? Can someone please tell me which one I need to purchase and where I might find it?

I can't seem to find information on changing tyres on the forum.

Many thanks for any advice

Kam

The spanner size for the rear wheel nuts is 18 mm A/F. Fits Wisper 905, Synergie mistral and many others.

This one will do nicely

 

[eddieo]

Bob beat me to it..........

 

[oregon]

Thanks everyone for your replies. I will have a go at changing the tyres tomorrow!