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Originally Posted by OffsideSpecialist
This might be a dumb question, but I am challenged at building/fixing things.
I blew a tire tube on my bike a couple weeks ago. Is it something that someone who is the worst person on the planet for fixing things should be able to fix? Or should I get the shop to do it?  |
Good basic tutorial, doesn't get much easier than this:
http://www.ehow.com/video_6214229_re...ycle-tube.html
Tire changing pro tips.....
- Always work from the valve stem out.
- Inflate your tube a little before levering the tire onto the rim (other words you will pinch or tear it.)
- If you have strong thumbs, roll/knead the tire back onto the rim intend of using levers, it reduces the chance of a pinched tube.
- As you work around the rim when you are reseating the tire, periodically check the valve stem in centred. If it is off centre, you have to start again, as it greatly increases the chance of a pick flat.
-DO NOT fully tighten the stem nut, until the tire is fully inflated.
It is really easy after a couple tries. I found a neat trick is to put about 20 or 30 pounds in the tube before you reseat the tire on the "off" side reduces the need for levers, and makes it go on super easy.
My method, if you can follow what I am saying here, as it is tough without a visual: Take the tire half off on one side. Put the stem through the hole in the rim. Stuff the lightly inflated tube in the tire. Then inflate it to 30 or so psi. Roll the tire over the edge of the rim. Deflate the tube to make sure the tire is seated, then Pump it up to max psi.
The guy at my LBS says this is the wrong way, but it is how I have done it for years, as I always wreck tubes with the levers, and the added psi, seems to stretch the tire enough to not need them.