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Learning to change bike tires, replace tubes, reinstall chains ad make all manner of field repairs is an essential aspect of becoming a viable bicycle user. Unless you enjoy long walks back over distances easily covered on a working bike (Rule of Life: Your bike will peferentially break down at the far end of your day's trip at a point where no help is readily available)
These tasks are ususaly within the capacity of any biker equipped with a set of simple tools and a modicum of technical knowhow.
As far as the tire goes:
- Remove wheel from bike.(On back wheel this requires disengaging chain from sprocket) This process is made much easier by quick release drop-outs. Most modern bikes have these. Also, it's a good idea to shift the chain to the smallest gear located farthest to the outside of the cassette.
- Remove tube and or tire from rim depending on what has to be repaired. This process can not be done with out tools called Tire Levers. You need 2 of them. They are cheap and work great. Do not substitute tire levers for screwdrivers unless it's your last option. Start on on one area of the tire. Force the tire lever up under the tire bead and onto the edge of the rim. Pry up and down trying to get the tire off of the rim. With 26" mountain bike tires, this process is fairly easy but with 700c road bike tires and skinny tires, this process may take 5-10 minutes depending on brand of tire and experience at changing tires/tubes.
- Tip- When taking a tube out, leave one side of the tire on the rim. Pull out the flat tube, patch it or replace it, inflate it so that it takes shape and place the tube back under the tire.
- Repair or replace tube and or tire as required. Generally, patching a tube is a temporary fix. Replacing it is always your best bet if possible.
- Reinstall tube and or tire on rim. You can reinstall the tire with the tire levers again. Once again, this process is made more difficult by skinny/tight tires. Make sure that the tire bead is 'seated' properly on the rim.
- Reinstall wheel on bike (See previous note on chain)
- Inflate to proper pressure. Make sure to double check the tire to make sure it has seated properly on the rim.
- Adjust chain and brakes as needed.
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How much does it cost to change the bike tire?
It takes very little skill or effort to change a bike tire. Anyone who rides a bike should be able to do it.
How do you change a bike tire on a hybrid bike?
Pretty much the same way you change any other bicycle tire. I'll post a link that tells you how.
How do you change a back tire on a child's bike?
hump it
How to change a Bicycle tire?
pull the outer part of the tire off pull off the deflated bike tube replace it with a new bike tube put the outer part of the tire on
How do I find a replacement bike tire?
In order to find the proper replacement for your bike tire you need to measure the wheel and determine which type of tire your bike uses. You can also take it to a bike repair shop and they can help you pick out a replacement tire.
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How do you find a bike tire?
You can find a bike tire by visiting a local bike shop or even a retail store like Walmart.
How many pounds does a tire weigh?
depends on what kind of tire you are talking about like a bike tire or car tire or a motorcycletire slash /dirt bike tire. be more specific next time. bub!
Where is the fork on a bike?
The fork of the bike is where the front tire is placed.
A man drove 2000 miles with his family without knowing he had a flat tire How come?
there was a bike in the car and the bike had a flat tire
Where can you find out what size tires are on a huffy cranbrook bicycle you want the original tire?
The tire size is usually printed on the sidewall of the tire. If you think it looks skinny or fat on there you can change to a tire with another width. Diameter has to stay the same though. If your bike is sitting on naked rims you can try measuring the rims, www.sheldonbrown.com has a nice page about tire sizes. This can be quite tricky though, so I'd advise you to bring the bike to a bike store and have them pick out a tire for you. There are several sizes that are close enough to be confused yet too far apart to be interchangeable.
Motorcycle front tire in rear tire?
as long as it's the same size. But I'm telling you....it's a pain in the butt trying to change out the rear!!AnswerI've tried it, and had the bike ride very poorly. This is on the street, by the way. Bike got very unstable in corners, rear tire tended to wander around when riding straight.
