My Cycling Team

My Cycling Team

Sunday, March 14, 2010

changing a tire

1: unlock the tire breaks
2: remove the tire
3: deflate the tire completely
4: use a tire lever to loosen the tire starting opposite of the valve
5: remove the tube inside the tire removing the valve last
6: inflate the new tube slightly by blowing air into the valve using your mouth to make it easier to put inside the tire
7: inspect the tire ie. to check for nails, glass to find the cause of the tire blow out
8: insert tube in tire placing the valve in first
9: use tire lever to put tire in
10: use CO2 (wear gloves since this get really cold) or tire pump to inflate tube
11: return tire in bike
12: lock breaks securely

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