On 12/21/2016 12:15 PM, Frank Baron wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:38:23 -0500, Wade Garrett advised:

Gotta' ask....what is your ongoing fascination with tire
dismounting/mounting/repairing ;-)
That's a good question which I don't know how to answer.

Thinking about it, I guess it's just that I hate to not be able to do
something that I *should* be able to do at home.

We should all be able to:
a. Mount and dismount a tire at home
b. Patch a tire at home
c. Balance a wheel at home

I can't do that and have no desire to do so. In the past 20 years I can
think of three tires needing repair. My car came with roadside service
so I called the number and a guy comes and changes the tire for me. In
two cases, the tire was not repairable in the third, i drove it to a shop.

Economics is also a factor. The cost of the seup is much more than I
spent in tire repairs and that even included what I pay when buying new
tires.

If cars are your hobby, it may be OK. For the average driver, it is
silly.