you can keep your next bike right on track with just a few tools and some
track with just a few tools and some
track with just a few tools and some know-how hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
know-how hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
know-how hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning how to change your bike tire
be learning how to change your bike tire
be learning how to change your bike tire from the folks at cycle tours montreal
from the folks at cycle tours montreal
from the folks at cycle tours montreal and training mops so you’re riding along
and training mops so you’re riding along
and training mops so you’re riding along you’re out on the road and you hit a
you’re out on the road and you hit a
you’re out on the road and you hit a shop Rock and you hear that telltale
shop Rock and you hear that telltale
shop Rock and you hear that telltale sign that lets you know you’ve got a
sign that lets you know you’ve got a
sign that lets you know you’ve got a flat tire is that shhh and your fire
flat tire is that shhh and your fire
flat tire is that shhh and your fire rapidly deflates now I’m gonna show you
rapidly deflates now I’m gonna show you
rapidly deflates now I’m gonna show you how to change that flight flat tire and
how to change that flight flat tire and
how to change that flight flat tire and in order to do that you’re going to need
in order to do that you’re going to need
in order to do that you’re going to need three simple pieces of equipment the
three simple pieces of equipment the
three simple pieces of equipment the first thing you’re going to need is a
first thing you’re going to need is a
first thing you’re going to need is a new statue the second thing you’ll need
new statue the second thing you’ll need
new statue the second thing you’ll need is a set of tire levers these are going
is a set of tire levers these are going
is a set of tire levers these are going to make it a lot easier to pull the tire
to make it a lot easier to pull the tire
to make it a lot easier to pull the tire off the rim and the third thing you’re
off the rim and the third thing you’re
off the rim and the third thing you’re going to need is a bike pump to help you
going to need is a bike pump to help you
going to need is a bike pump to help you reapply your tire this is the style of
reapply your tire this is the style of
reapply your tire this is the style of bike that has hex nuts or hex bolts so
bike that has hex nuts or hex bolts so
bike that has hex nuts or hex bolts so you loosen off the nuts and before you
you loosen off the nuts and before you
you loosen off the nuts and before you pull off the tire depending on the kind
pull off the tire depending on the kind
pull off the tire depending on the kind of brakes you have you want to make sure
of brakes you have you want to make sure
of brakes you have you want to make sure you loosen them off this style of bike
you loosen them off this style of bike
you loosen them off this style of bike has what we call V brakes which is a
has what we call V brakes which is a
has what we call V brakes which is a very common type of I cantilever brake
very common type of I cantilever brake
very common type of I cantilever brake so we’re just going to loosen those off
so we’re just going to loosen those off
so we’re just going to loosen those off okay so we’ve loosened off the the
okay so we’ve loosened off the the
okay so we’ve loosened off the the brakes and then the wheel should just
brakes and then the wheel should just
brakes and then the wheel should just slide right out the first thing we need
slide right out the first thing we need
slide right out the first thing we need to do is take the tire off the rim take
to do is take the tire off the rim take
to do is take the tire off the rim take the the curved end of the tie lever and
the the curved end of the tie lever and
the the curved end of the tie lever and you want to pinch the tire put the tire
you want to pinch the tire put the tire
you want to pinch the tire put the tire lever under the bead of the tire and
lever under the bead of the tire and
lever under the bead of the tire and basically try and get a grip on it and
basically try and get a grip on it and
basically try and get a grip on it and leave it over the rim just like that and
leave it over the rim just like that and
leave it over the rim just like that and then you use the little hook here to
then you use the little hook here to
then you use the little hook here to hook around the spoke it’ll stay in
hook around the spoke it’ll stay in
hook around the spoke it’ll stay in place grab another tie leave up and just
place grab another tie leave up and just
place grab another tie leave up and just place it in like so and you sort of want
place it in like so and you sort of want
place it in like so and you sort of want to move it around a little bit and this
to move it around a little bit and this
to move it around a little bit and this tire is kind of easy so I’m just gonna
tire is kind of easy so I’m just gonna
tire is kind of easy so I’m just gonna go right the way around and what we’ve
go right the way around and what we’ve
go right the way around and what we’ve just done
he’s unseated the the being of the of
he’s unseated the the being of the of the tire from the rim you put your
the tire from the rim you put your
the tire from the rim you put your fingers up into the tire you can grab
fingers up into the tire you can grab
fingers up into the tire you can grab that you can easily pull it out the last
that you can easily pull it out the last
that you can easily pull it out the last thing we’ve got to do is grab the valve
thing we’ve got to do is grab the valve
thing we’ve got to do is grab the valve and pull it out from the rim there’s
and pull it out from the rim there’s
and pull it out from the rim there’s actually no need to take the tire
actually no need to take the tire
actually no need to take the tire completely off the rim sitting there
completely off the rim sitting there
completely off the rim sitting there quite happily and before we put the new
quite happily and before we put the new
quite happily and before we put the new tube in we basically want to go hunting
tube in we basically want to go hunting
tube in we basically want to go hunting for the suspect it might have been a
for the suspect it might have been a
for the suspect it might have been a sharp rock that you ran over or it could
sharp rock that you ran over or it could
sharp rock that you ran over or it could have been a thumbtack or a nail or screw
have been a thumbtack or a nail or screw
have been a thumbtack or a nail or screw or something like that that’s actually
or something like that that’s actually
or something like that that’s actually still lodged in the tire and before you
still lodged in the tire and before you
still lodged in the tire and before you put in the new tube you want to make
put in the new tube you want to make
put in the new tube you want to make sure that that objects now gone so
sure that that objects now gone so
sure that that objects now gone so there’s one really simple way to do that
there’s one really simple way to do that
there’s one really simple way to do that and that’s simply to just grab your
and that’s simply to just grab your
and that’s simply to just grab your fingers and basically if you still want
fingers and basically if you still want
fingers and basically if you still want to run them around the inside of the
to run them around the inside of the
to run them around the inside of the tube obviously go fairly softly and
tube obviously go fairly softly and
tube obviously go fairly softly and gently because if there’s something
gently because if there’s something
gently because if there’s something sharp in there you want to cut yourself
sharp in there you want to cut yourself
sharp in there you want to cut yourself and make sure it’s nice and clean so one
and make sure it’s nice and clean so one
and make sure it’s nice and clean so one thing to bear in mind when you’re
thing to bear in mind when you’re
thing to bear in mind when you’re actually going to change the tube in
actually going to change the tube in
actually going to change the tube in your tire is the tube size so this one
your tire is the tube size so this one
your tire is the tube size so this one says it needs a 700 by 35 C type tube
says it needs a 700 by 35 C type tube
says it needs a 700 by 35 C type tube and as you’ll see we’ve got ourselves a
and as you’ll see we’ve got ourselves a
and as you’ll see we’ve got ourselves a 700 by 35 cheaper as you can see this
700 by 35 cheaper as you can see this
700 by 35 cheaper as you can see this thing has absolutely no air in it and
thing has absolutely no air in it and
thing has absolutely no air in it and it’s got no shape it’s going to prove a
it’s got no shape it’s going to prove a
it’s got no shape it’s going to prove a little annoying to put in the tire when
little annoying to put in the tire when
little annoying to put in the tire when it’s just deflated so what we’re going
it’s just deflated so what we’re going
it’s just deflated so what we’re going to do is just put a little bit of air in
to do is just put a little bit of air in
to do is just put a little bit of air in it and that’s gonna make your life
it and that’s gonna make your life
it and that’s gonna make your life easier when it comes to putting it back
easier when it comes to putting it back
easier when it comes to putting it back in the tire now we’re gonna fit the
in the tire now we’re gonna fit the
in the tire now we’re gonna fit the inner tube back into the tire find the
inner tube back into the tire find the
inner tube back into the tire find the valve and put it back through the hole
valve and put it back through the hole
valve and put it back through the hole in the rim and then you want to grab the
in the rim and then you want to grab the
in the rim and then you want to grab the tie bead and lift it up over the tube
tie bead and lift it up over the tube
tie bead and lift it up over the tube and then what we’re going to do is work
and then what we’re going to do is work
and then what we’re going to do is work the tube around and seat it into the
the tube around and seat it into the
the tube around and seat it into the tire just like so
so it’s nicely sitting in the tire and
so it’s nicely sitting in the tire and then what we want to do is get the bead
then what we want to do is get the bead
then what we want to do is get the bead seated back under the rim so again we
seated back under the rim so again we
seated back under the rim so again we always start the valve with all of our
always start the valve with all of our
always start the valve with all of our four fingers on each hand we want to
four fingers on each hand we want to
four fingers on each hand we want to sort of pull it back and push it down
sort of pull it back and push it down
sort of pull it back and push it down into the rim and you’ll see it becomes
into the rim and you’ll see it becomes
into the rim and you’ll see it becomes seated and then we work our way around
seated and then we work our way around
seated and then we work our way around the rim like so when you get towards the
the rim like so when you get towards the
the rim like so when you get towards the annual fine it gets a little a little
annual fine it gets a little a little
annual fine it gets a little a little more difficult it’s looking fairly snug
more difficult it’s looking fairly snug
more difficult it’s looking fairly snug but there’s one thing you want to do to
but there’s one thing you want to do to
but there’s one thing you want to do to make sure that the tube is not pinched
make sure that the tube is not pinched
make sure that the tube is not pinched on the inside of the tire you sort of
on the inside of the tire you sort of
on the inside of the tire you sort of pinched the tire and just roll it back
pinched the tire and just roll it back
pinched the tire and just roll it back and forth you want to make sure that the
and forth you want to make sure that the
and forth you want to make sure that the the tire bead is nicely seated in the
the tire bead is nicely seated in the
the tire bead is nicely seated in the rim and you just want to make sure that
rim and you just want to make sure that
rim and you just want to make sure that the inner tube isn’t actually pinching
the inner tube isn’t actually pinching
the inner tube isn’t actually pinching between the tyre bead and the rim wall
between the tyre bead and the rim wall
between the tyre bead and the rim wall because if it is when you go to inflate
because if it is when you go to inflate
because if it is when you go to inflate it you might just punch in the tire
it you might just punch in the tire
it you might just punch in the tire again so most of you will have a hand
again so most of you will have a hand
again so most of you will have a hand pump like this but we’re in a workshop
pump like this but we’re in a workshop
pump like this but we’re in a workshop so we’re going to cheat and use a full
so we’re going to cheat and use a full
so we’re going to cheat and use a full pump so you just want to inflate the
pump so you just want to inflate the
pump so you just want to inflate the tighter about 10 or 20 psi that’s
tighter about 10 or 20 psi that’s
tighter about 10 or 20 psi that’s basically so that you can ensure that
basically so that you can ensure that
basically so that you can ensure that the tubes not pinching before you fully
the tubes not pinching before you fully
the tubes not pinching before you fully inflate it so what we’re actually going
inflate it so what we’re actually going
inflate it so what we’re actually going to do now is just deflate the tire again
to do now is just deflate the tire again
to do now is just deflate the tire again you might hear it creak a little bit and
you might hear it creak a little bit and
you might hear it creak a little bit and that’s basically the the tube just
that’s basically the the tube just
that’s basically the the tube just getting seated nice and snug throughout
getting seated nice and snug throughout
getting seated nice and snug throughout the wheel
the wheel
the wheel now we’re gonna inflate it to its proper
now we’re gonna inflate it to its proper
now we’re gonna inflate it to its proper pressure once again you’re going to look
pressure once again you’re going to look
pressure once again you’re going to look at the tire wall to see just how much
at the tire wall to see just how much
at the tire wall to see just how much you actually need to inflate the tire
you actually need to inflate the tire
you actually need to inflate the tire because it varies we need to inflate to
because it varies we need to inflate to
because it varies we need to inflate to 50 to 75 psi and I usually pick
50 to 75 psi and I usually pick
50 to 75 psi and I usually pick somewhere in the middle so I’m going to
somewhere in the middle so I’m going to
somewhere in the middle so I’m going to inflate it to 60 psi
there we are okay so now we have our
there we are okay so now we have our nicely inflated bike tire we’re going to
nicely inflated bike tire we’re going to
nicely inflated bike tire we’re going to go ahead and fit that back into the
go ahead and fit that back into the
go ahead and fit that back into the black and we’ll be ready to rock
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