time2roll wrote:
My first tire change did not go perfect either. I give credit for the continued effort with eventual success. Plenty would walk away and call for assistance.
Nor did mine. I was riding with my sister at age 15 in a '76 Gran Torino and we got a flat on the freeway. By the time my dad arrived I had the tire changed, only to have him point out that I installed the lug nuts with the tapered side out. Still got an attaboy for putting in the work though. I still think about that every time I change a tire, and thankfully that's not often.