How to Fix Your Flat

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HOW TO FIX YOUR FLAT

HOW TO FIX YOUR FLAT

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RELEASE THE BRAKE

I f yo u r b i cyc l e d o es n ’ t hav e a qu i c k r e l e a s e ,yo u ’ l l n e e d to hav e a w re n c h ha n dy

RELEASE THE WHEEL

Not i c e th e f l ats o n th e axe l .T h es e hav e to b e pos i t i o n e d c or rectly to s l i d e th e w he e lI n to th e for k Whe n yo u put th e w he e l B ac k o n th e b i k e .

REMOVETHE TIRE

U s e o n e or TWO t i r e w re n c h es To g et sta rte d.T h e h oo ks h o ld o n e E N D O F O N E w re n c h To th e s po k es Wh i l e yo u u s e th e s e c o n d WR E N C Hto pry o f f th e t i r e .

RELEASE THE BRAKE

S c h r a de r va lv e : I f yo u r tu b e has a S c h r a de r va lv eYo u won ’ t hav e to d o th i s .P r esta Va lv e :I f yo u r tu b e , l i k e th i s o n e , has a P resta va lv e , j u st m a k e s u re yo uD o th i s b e fore yo u try to pu l l th e Tu b e o f f th e w he e l .

UNSCREWTHIS NUT

S hov e th e t i r e w re n c h b etw e e n th e R i m a n d th e t i r e u n t i l yo u f e e l i t h oo k A ro u n d th e l i p o f th e t i r e .

PRY OFFTHE TIRE

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PULL DOWN THE WRENCH

on c e yo u ’ v e pr i e d o f fa b o ut a foot o f th e t i r e , yo u s h o u ld b e a b l e to u s e o n e w re n c h to remov e th e t i r e c om p l ete ly, o n o n e s i d e o n ly. I f i t ’ s th e r ea r whe e l , pos i t i o n th e g ea r c as s ette s o i t fac es yo u . i t ’ s e a s i e r to M a n ag e that way.

SLIDE THEWRENCHFORWARD

P u l l th e va lv e o ut f i rstf yo u ’ r e go i n g to patc hTh e t i r e . T h i s w i l l avo i d damag i n g th e j o i n t w he re th e va lv e c o n n ects to th e tu b e .

PULL OUTTHE VALVE

Som e p eo p l e th row th e tu b e awayOth e rs patc h A N D R E U S E T H E M .O p i n i o n s a re d i v i d e dO n wheth e r th e more e x p e n s i v e , H e av y d uty tu b esA re worth th e mon ey.F rom m y e x p e r i e n c e ,It ’ s $ 1 5 w e l l- s p e n t.

REMOVETHE TUBE

Som eth i n g , s om ewhe rei n s i d e th e t i r e m a de th e t i r e go f l at. S om et i m es yo u c a n s e e Th e th i n g f rom th e o uts i d e , L i k e a tac k , or a sta p l e , Or a b i g p i e c e o f g l as s . S om et i m es i t m i g h t B e v e ry sm a l lL i k e a t i n y p i e c e o f w i r e .

BE CAREFUL !

It ’ s i n th e re . R u n yo u r f i n g e rs v e ry l i g h tly A n d c a re f u l ly i n s i d e th e t i r e .Ta k e c a re n ot to c ut yo u rs e l f ! K e e p loo k i n g u nt i l Yo u f i n d i t, or yo u ’ l l B e d o i n g th i s aga i n i n 1 0 m i n utes .

FIND THE BEAST THAT ATE THE TUBE

SOM E Oth e r reas o n s for f l ats A re low i n f l at i o n ( a p i n c h f l at ) , a b r as i o n c a u s ed byru st O N th e r i m , or th e s po k e h ea ds po k i n g th e tu b e I n s i d e th e w he e l .

PARTIALLYINFLATETHENEW TUBE

S c h r a de r va lv es a re FOU N D O N W I D E R t i r es l i k e mo u nta i n b i k es , u pr i g h t b i k es a n d c ru i s e rs .P r esta va lv es a re sta n da rd o nr ac i n g a n d roa d b i k esT I R E S . T h i s i s a presta va lv e .

OPENTHE VALVE

Be fore putt i n g th e n ew tu b e o n , I n f l ate i t j u st e n o u g h to h o ld i ts s ha p e . It w i l l b e e a s i e r to ha n d l e , a n d won ’ t g et tw i ste d i n s i d e th e T i r e .D o n ’ t i n f l ate i t too m u c h , Or i t w i l l g et s o b i g Yo u won ’ t b e a b l e to f i t i t I n s i d e th e t i r e .

SQUISHYBUT HOLDING ITS SHAPE

Sta rt by re i n s e rt i n g th e va lv e . M a k e s u re i t STI C KS OUT at r i g h t a n g l es To th e r i m . I f i t ’ s N OT P E R P E N D I CU L A R , a dj u st th e pos i t i o nj u st l i k e Yo u wo u ld str a i g h te n a t i e .

INSERTTHE VALVEINSERTTHE VALVE

Work th e tu b e i n A ro u n d th e w he e l , m ov i n g yo u r ha n ds i n o p pos i teD i r e ct i o n s away f rom th e va lv e . T h i s h e l ps prev e n t th e Va lv e f rom s h i f t i n g pos i t i o n .

PUTTHE TUBEBACK INSIDETHE TIRE

Som et i m es i t ’ s n e c es s a ry To pu s h d own o n th e t i r e Wh i l e s n a p p i n g th e l i p I n to th e r i mSo i t won ’ t Fa l l o f f o n th e oth e r s i d e O F T H E WH E E L .

PULLTHE TIREON TO THE WHEEL

Mov e yo u r ha n ds a ro u n d th e w he e l , i n o p pos i te D i r e ct i o n s .T h i s h e l ps e n s u re Th e t i r e I S s eate d pro p e r ly. A poor ly s eate d t i r e M A K Es FO R A S L I T H E RY R I D E , A N D c a n EV E N pu l l r i g h t o f f th e R I M wh i l e yo u ’ r e r i d i n g .

STARTFROM THE VALVE

Som e t i r es a re v e ry t i g h t. Avo i d u s i n g th e t i r e w re n c h To po p I N th e l a st b i t o f th e t i r e . It ’ s v e ry ea sy to pu n ctu re th e tu b e W i th th e t i r e w re n c h .

FINISH UPDIRECTLY OPPOSITETHE VALVE

Watc h th e to p o f th e t i r e for b um ps Or wo b b l es as i t s p i n s . I f i t d o es n ’ t loo k ro u n d, i t i s n ’ t S eate d r i g h t, a n d n e e ds To b e PU L L E D O R PU S H E D I NTO T H E R I M U NTI L I T ’S ST RA I G H T.

CHECKTHE TIRE’S SEATING

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FULLY INFLATETHE TIRE

S ec u re Th e n ut o n th e P resta Va lv e i f yo u hav e o n e o f th os e .I N F L ATE T H E T I R E COM P L ETE LY. I F YOU U S E A G AU G E , T H E T I R E ’S PS I I S M A R K E D O N T H E S I D E .

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