Changing a Road Bike Tire

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1. lapopofighting | Dec 4, 2008 | Reply

   Yes, that is always good as well. I just don’t want to drive, because my country eats more oil than any other. I try to not consume as much as the average size of a car here is becoming equivalent to the size of a train. No matter the irony of a puncture, I prefer the inconvenience.

2. ashie259 | Dec 7, 2008 | Reply

   Ah, bad luck. Yep, the bastards usually come in twos or threes. My favourite is when you can’t find what caused the original puncture, so you get another one straight away.

   Still, I’ve had to get the train to work the last few days and am longing for a nice puncture!

3. lapopofighting | Dec 10, 2008 | Reply

   you forgot that you also get punctures when you just fixed it. happened to me today, i just put my tube in last night and early this morning when it was cold as hell wow theres a thorn in the bike lane…yay

4. LeozinXD | Dec 10, 2008 | Reply

   Thanks for the hint

5. aannkk | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply

   how do you know which way the tire should rotate if the tire does not have arrows showing you? does it matter?

6. ashie259 | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply

   It would be if we always rode in these conditions. But everyone knows that you only get punctures when:

   - it’s p*ssing down
   - it’s dark
   - you’re freexing
   - you’re miles from home
   - heavy traffic is thundering by
   - if you’re in a town, it’s the roughest part of it

   Also, if you’ve got a steel frame, getting the back wheel out of and back into the drops can be a nightmare.

7. ncaroppi | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply

   It comes with practice, and some tires can be a lot more stubborn than others.

8. jskin4 | Dec 14, 2008 | Reply

   It’s a Litespeed Titanium road bike, which was rebranded by Excel Sports in Boulder as a Macalu.

9. wlexxx | Dec 15, 2008 | Reply

   really!
   that was the SHORT version
   it takes me at least 10 minutes
   usually something goes wrong too

   wle

10. SlowFlyer30 | Dec 16, 2008 | Reply

    You need to put a little air in the tube at first to get it properly in the tire and on the rim. If you are using CO2 only (and you don’t have a pump) then you don’t want to waste CO2 for this part. So you can just blow enough air with your mouth into the tire to get it on the rim and inside the tire. After that you use your CO2 inflator to fill the tube.

11. lamberticus1 | Dec 17, 2008 | Reply

    “if you don’t have a pump, use your mouth” wtf? If you don’t have a pump, good luck riding away once the tire is mounted.

12. JUKIO01 | Dec 19, 2008 | Reply

    is that a touring bike or a road bike? looks to me like a touring

13. koolmansbacons | Dec 22, 2008 | Reply

    it is i can change my road tire in 45 seconds

14. proteanview | Dec 23, 2008 | Reply

    If only it were really this easy.

15. mrkprice | Dec 24, 2008 | Reply

    those lady was lucky.By my last flat I almost
    cut off my finger tip(knife spokes)not really but it was a mess until I could make the change.

16. algomat | Dec 25, 2008 | Reply

    I like the women xD…

17. ntune | Dec 25, 2008 | Reply

    Man. Just got my first road bike off of Craigslist and it has a flat tire but the dude gave me a spare. Hope this helps me change it. Going to go try now…

18. minivuvu | Dec 29, 2008 | Reply

    woo look at those veins in her arm, how hot.. ;d

    that was the quickest and most through how to for bike tire replacement video

19. familiamancilha | Dec 30, 2008 | Reply

    Congratulations! Woman on the road=flowers on the road. Tanks for posting this video!

20. derrell445 | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply

    WOW, I’ve never seen a woman fix a flat before, first time in 30 years, I hope I see it in real life sometime.. I saw one try once
    but I ended up doing it and getting all greasy

21. jammytgee | Jan 2, 2009 | Reply

    i agree, never ever had a problem with the levers, i wouldtn go out without themb

22. lolwhatsisname | Jan 3, 2009 | Reply

    I pretty much always use levers to get the bead back over my rims. Never had a problem. I do always check to make sure the tube is not pinched though.

23. Syd1940 | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply

    No No! Always find out where the puncture is so you can remove the cause - thorn, fragment of glass etc. This is a good way of getting the same puncture twice - at least.

    Never use a lever to replace the tyre - guaranteed to damage the tube. Start refitting opposite the valve and ensure the bead is well seated.

24. AlwynTona | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply

    Only one point, my experience is to start removal at the valve, replace the tyre into the rim opposite the valve position, this allows more space for the tyre to slip into the rim
    then use the levers to insert tyre at valve
    position.

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