Where to repair a flat tire (Bicycle)?

[SHOGUN]

First time I ever had the inner tubing tear in my back wheel... so I'm not sure where to go to repair it. I'm guessing bike shops but I feel it'll be too expensive to replace the tire. Any suggestions where to go to fix this for cheap? Thanks.

[afc wimbledon]

doing it yourself is easy enough, you need patches, glue and some tire levers, or better yet a freind that has them and time to show you how.

[pylon]

Don't bother repairing a tube, to high of a re-fail rate.Tube is about 5 bucks at MEC, levers maybe 2 bucks. There is about 3 bilionty youtube tutorials on it. Buy a couple tubes because you might tear one on the first try, but it is easy as hell.

Or if you take the bike or tire to MEC, one of the bike techs the will usually do it on the spot. I think they charge 10 bucks + the tube, and I am sure the tech will have no issues showing you how to do it for future reference.

This is probably the most technically correct video I could find:

[AR_Six]

Just stop into any bike shop in the city and unless there's a lineup of people with bikes waiting to get #### fixed (i.e. zero chance at this time of year) you'll be in and out in 10 minutes and maybe 20 bucks poorer.

[FlamingHomer]

I've never taken my back wheel off before. Changing the tire looks easy enough but is the back wheel removal/re-install very challenging?

[OffsideSpecialist]

I'm the most mechanically challenged person on the planet, but I can change a tube no problem (thanks to pylon showing me that same video). Just do it yourself. Also, that way you'll get practice so you can do it if you're ever out and about and end up stranded with a flat.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by FlamingHomer

I've never taken my back wheel off before. Changing the tire looks easy enough but is the back wheel removal/re-install very challenging?

Nope, it's either a quick-release lever, or a nut. Dead simple, you can do it yourself for sure. I think last time I was at MEC tubes were less than $4. Just make sure you note the size of your wheels (can just look on the sidewall of your tire) so you know what size to buy.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Nope, it's either a quick-release lever, or a nut. Dead simple, you can do it yourself for sure. I think last time I was at MEC tubes were less than $4. Just make sure you note the size of your wheels (can just look on the sidewall of your tire) so you know what size to buy.

Also.... always buy a tube one size smaller or be on the small end.

If you have say a 700/25 tire, get an 700/18-23 tube.

If the tube is too big, it increases the odds of pinch flats. The bike guys at MEC will know all this. It is pretty common knowledge to size down your tubes if you can.

[Rudee]

Originally Posted by pylon

Also.... always buy a tube one size smaller or be on the small end.

If you have say a 700/25 tire, get an 700/18-23 tube.

If the tube is too big, it increases the odds of pinch flats. The bike guys at MEC will know all this. It is pretty common knowledge to size down your tubes if you can.

I wouldn't recommend that. Just buy the proper sized tube for your tire. I've spoke about this before from members of my cycling club, and nobody does that.