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it has been mounted on. After one iron has pried a portion of the tire from its wheel, it is held in position while a second iron is applied further along the tire to pry more of the tire away from the wheel. This allows enough of the tire to be separated so that the first iron can be removed, and
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1304:List of tire companies
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183:Anybody's Bike Book
75:Description and use
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1241:Bicycle pump
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1055:Dunlop valve
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992:Tractor tire
977:Tubular tire
972:Bicycle tire
902:Airless tire
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748:Bicycle pump
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582:Strap wrench
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1223:Maintenance
1198:Aquaplaning
967:Tundra tire
947:Paddle tire
932:Knobby tire
882:Radial tire
753:Cone wrench
691:Woodworking
547:Screwdriver
542:Scratch awl
502:Pipe wrench
352:Breaker bar
337:Block plane
206:February 3,
1443:Categories
1395:Tire label
1291:Life cycle
1213:Tramlining
1140:Slip angle
1077:Attributes
1050:Valve stem
1022:Components
1007:Spare tire
937:Large tire
814:Chain whip
809:Chain tool
763:Tire lever
572:Staple gun
567:Spike maul
482:Paintbrush
472:Nut driver
467:Multi-tool
447:Lug wrench
427:Hole punch
397:Grease gun
288:Hand tools
169:References
163:Lug wrench
58:automobile
46:tire spoon
42:tire lever
23:lug wrench
1385:Tire code
1334:Flat tire
1324:Tire fire
1281:Tire iron
1190:Behaviors
982:Lego tire
917:Snow tire
912:Rain tyre
592:Tire iron
457:Mitre box
382:Fish tape
357:Cat's paw
309:Workbench
129:tire bead
38:tire iron
1428:Category
1035:Beadlock
927:Bar grip
646:Forestry
636:Cleaning
607:Tweezers
417:Headlamp
299:Sawhorse
246:Bicycles
216:cite web
147:See also
122:bicycles
1329:Blowout
1309:Retread
793:Hex key
786:Headset
671:Masonry
661:Kitchen
522:Plunger
497:Pincers
422:Hex key
377:Crowbar
372:Crimper
347:Bradawl
304:Toolbox
158:Crowbar
83:of the
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681:Mining
651:Garden
617:Wrench
507:Pliers
452:Mallet
402:Hammer
387:Gimlet
40:(also
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1040:Tread
907:Tweel
869:Types
861:Tires
686:Power
532:Punch
367:Clamp
342:Brace
94:passé
85:wheel
54:tires
1030:Bead
656:Hand
437:Jack
412:Hawk
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