Sorry should have explained. I have a KTM EXC-F 350 which Ive recently acquired and I'm debating mousses or tubes and if I go tubes then getting better at changing a tube by the roadside.Errr, you had a 1250 GS didn't you, those don't come with tubes
I carry one of those little rubber mushroom sets for tubeless tyres, but I've had no opportunity to test them yet. And a little 12V compressor thingy and a tyre lever up the central frame tube just because the room was there. If the tyre comes off the rim, I'm probably fucked anyway.
Good comments there Austin.Practice is the key thing to getting tyres off and on. No amount of kit helps if you don’t know how to do it well. I don’t do tyres very often but I used to, don’t trail ride anymore and I’m not good at it (tyres) but manage really well sometimes, other times it’s an exhausting fight until something clicks and it’s suddenly easy. Practice is what I need.
If your tyres get a tenacious grip on your wheel some sort of bead breaker is needed. Or your mate’s side stand if you’ve a mate with you.
Tyre levers. I was told Big long uns can mask poor technique so learn to use short ones. About 8” is what I have. Make sure they are good uns and string.
Patches and glue. Just whatever vulcanisation kit is available. I haven’t upgraded my stuff years so there may be something loads better available now.
Valve core remover means the tube can be fully deflated which makes refitting it easier. Also allows use of a little tool to pull the valve stem into place. Rim protectors nice to have but not essential. Lube is helpful too. Tyre soap if you can carry it but anything helps. Wd40 works well as tyre lube.
Pump Airman sparrow has served me well for years. A bit bulky but reliable.
Practice a few times before you need to do it for real. It’s all about getting bead off and down into well of the wheel. If you are finding the bit of tyre you are working on impossibly tight it’s probably because the opposite side (the bit by your knees not the other bead) is not in the well deep enough.
Motion pro do good if a tad pricey tools.
What mousses do you use Phil? How often do you relube? I think I'm going with Michelin Tracker tyres.The answer is ....mousses