163409 1355 Sports & Fitness Bikes & Biking Bike Repair & Maintenance true Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:33:43 -0700 /system/videos/1/09/34/16/163409.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, sports, fitness, bike How To Change a Bike Tire http://www.howcast.com/videos/163409-How-To-Change-a-Bike-Tire http://www.howcast.com/videos/163409-How-To-Change-a-Bike-Tire/edit approved 280 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=163409"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=163409" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 9 KeithMcKellar http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/Picture_5_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 9154 false false false 62097 1 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/33.jpg Find safe place Find a safe place off the side of the road or bike path.

]]> 62098 2 38 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/38.jpg Release brakes Release the brakes. To do this on a road bike, turn the small, tear-drop-shaped lever above the brake caliper upward. On a mountain bike, release the cable by pinching the caliper and remove the cable from the middle.

]]> 62099 3 53 Tip If your rear tire is flat, shift into your smallest rear gear.

]]> 62100 4 58 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/58.jpg Have hub clear dropouts Pull your quick-release lever into the open position, hold the nut on the opposite side, and spin the lever counter-clockwise until you’re able to have the hub clear the dropouts.

]]> 62101 5 70 Tip You won’t have to completely remove the nut to do this.

]]> 62102 6 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/74.jpg For flat front tire ... For a flat on the front tire, remove the wheel and let the bike stand upright on its front fork.

]]> 62103 7 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/83.jpg For rear flat ... For a rear flat, turn your bike upside-down standing it on its saddle and handlebars. Then move the chain to one side while you move the wheel straight out of the drops.

]]> 62104 8 96 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/96.jpg Remove valve cap & stem nut On the wheel itself, remove the valve cap and the stem nut (on presta valves).

]]> 62105 9 104 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/104.jpg Remove air from tube Remove any remaining air from the tube.

]]> 62106 10 110 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/110.jpg Work way around tire Work your way around the tire with your thumbs, pushing the edge — or bead — up and away from the rim. Do this all away around the edge.

]]> 62107 11 121 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/121.jpg Remove tire Remove the tire by holding the wheel against your thighs, and working your tire — again with your thumbs — inward and upward away from the rim until the bead has enough slack to come free of the rim.

]]> 62108 12 134 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/134.jpg Pull tire away from rim Slide your fingers under the loose edge of the tire and pull it away from the rim until the entire edge is off. This will easily enable you to take off the tire.

]]> 62109 13 145 Tip Use tire levers on old, sun-damaged tires that are too stiff and stubborn.

]]> 62110 14 154 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/154.jpg Removed damaged tube Remove the damaged tube. You can patch it later, so save it.

]]> 62111 15 163 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/163.jpg Check tire Gingerly run your finger on the inside of the tire to make sure there are no remaining objects from the puncture that will continue to damage new tubes. Remove anything you may find.

]]> 62112 16 176 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/176.jpg Inflate new tube Grab a new tube and inflate it just enough to hold its shape.

]]> 62113 17 185 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/185.jpg Place one bead of tire within rim Pick your tire and wheel, and place only one bead of the tire back in place within the wheel’s rim.

]]> 62114 18 194 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/194.jpg Insert valve into hole Find the valve stem hole and insert the valve of your partially inflated tube into the hole.

]]> 62115 19 200 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/200.jpg Continue placing tube around rim Continue placing the tube around the rim and up into the tire.

]]> 62116 20 210 Tip If you’re using a presta valve, screw the valve stem nut on the stem.

]]> 62117 21 216 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/216.jpg Push bead back into rim At the valve stem, push the loose bead of the tire back into place, then work your way around the wheel from the steam outward, pushing the bead back into the rim.

]]> 62118 22 226 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/226.jpg If you have trouble, remove a little more air If you have some trouble getting the last bit of bead back into the rim, remove a little more air and try again.

]]> 62119 23 236 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/236.jpg Pump tire/tube to suggested PSI Pump up your tire/tube to the suggested PSI listed on the sidewall of the tire.

]]> 62120 24 243 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/243.jpg Make sure tire inflates correctly As you’re pumping air back in, make sure the tire is inflating evenly and that no areas of the bead are coming loose.

]]> 62121 25 250 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/250.jpg Replace wheel onto bike Replace the wheel onto your bike.

]]> 62122 26 257 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163409/257.jpg Secure brakes, lever, & chain Secure your brakes, quick-release lever, and chain.

]]> 62123 27 270 Fact Installing a new tube without the use of tools or levers helps eliminate the possibility of “lever bites” or punctures.

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