Personally i find it easier to install a innertube with air in so it has only just formed its full circle inlfated shape, still squidgy, it helps to avoid getting the tube pinched
I frequently have friends or family say “my bike is broken, can you have a look at it for me” and when I ask what’s wrong “oh it’s got a puncture”. It amazes me that someone doesn’t know how to fix a puncture.
I would add: to correctly set the rotation of the tire, check for Direction marking (usually as an arrow) on the tire and also check that on the disk rotor there is an arrow that also points the direction of rotation are both in the same way.
That was why you used to get chalk in kits with sandpaper. So you could use a little to spread over the patch after the repair and stop it being sticky.
You better remove it, when you inflate your tyre the patch stretches like the rest of the tube. The plastic cover often prevents that the pachtch can stretch with the rest of the tube wich causes a stresspoint at the place of the repair.
I always put tyre back on working towards the valve as it helps to release trapped air which will leave more stretch to pop the tyre on, also add some air to stop tube from twisting....
Got my first flat of the year, well more of a slow leak from a rogue staple but! It with a bit of tactical precision and layering right. I actually used gorilla glue hot glue the high setting. Thin spread out layers paper thin as possible. I do have a new tube coming in today but couldn’t waste yesterday waiting. This is a quick fix but if you can’t wait it wait and you have it sitting around. I’m gonna make a video replicating what happened but yo it worked. 15 miles over 2 hours and was still holding air this morning
Just mended my first MTB puncture, (in three years). The tyre was difficult to get off the bead, I had to grip it with big welding grips. Expecting trouble replacing it, I used the method I adopt with the motorcycle. With the tyre half inflated, I put a cargo strap circumferentially round the tyre and tightened it til the tyre was half squashed in. Then I made with the foot pump. Because the tyre can´t expand outwards, it fills out sideways, and though I´d forgotten to lubricate it, the tyre went on the bead with a satisfying final pop. Hope that helps someone.
Nice demonstration. A quick one, i guess the tire is size 26, whats the thickness measurement for the same tire. Mine are thin, I need to replace the two for my MTBbike
With the newer version of Rema Tip Top vulcanizing fluid (it's been available for 2 years at least), there's no need to wait for it to dry. You can apply the patch instantly.
Ive found in the past that when it was a pin hole and i think ive found it, holding the tube to my lip (you feel the air flow) or even a bit of saliver off my tongue over the area will help show the hole will help... youll do anything though to not have to push the bike back..... even down to a bodge repair as packing the tyre with as much grass as possible to roll on it and coast it home.
Newbie Tip: just bcos u found the puncture site dont think the job is done,mark the hole u already found with a small nail or thin twig & check the rest of the tube as well!! Although 2 punctures are very rare they can still happen,so be warned!!. 😉😉
Hi I did exactly as you told. I am sorry but I don't think it is easy as you say. My difficulty was to insert de levers and get off the first portion of the tire. unfortunately i couldn't do the job without scratching the rim. the tire was so tighten... hugs. carlos m.
Hi love your content! I have been getting looaaads of punctures on my plus tyre hardtail that runs tubes. I know tubless is the way forward but I don’t have a proper floor pump to seat it - any help?
I had that problem with my old ht too. The reason was the area where I lived: A lot of little sharp stones and glass splitters. I moved to another town and I have had only one puncture in years. Ok, since one year I have a fully and tubeless, but I still use an old ht with inner tubes for commuting. You could try a relatively viscous sealant (like milkit) and a normal floor pump.
Niel Savage I have tried running higher pressures but they make the ride feel absolutely awful. Also plus tires are super expensive and can be difficult to find.
M W I think moving to a different part of the country is a bit extravagant! I may just suck it up and go tubeless, because it feels really relentless- going through the hassle of checking the tire and replacing the tube pretty much once a week gets really boring quick.
#ASKGMBNTECH I have a 2020 trek marlin 6, and it has an SR suntour XCE cool shock with 100mm of travel and I want to upgrade to an airshock, and suggestions?
Nathan Burnett you may find that upgrading the fork may cost nearly as much as your bike! Although SrSuntour have some great cheap ones - I think one is called the aurion. The thing to be careful with is that it may be hard to find a 100 mm size fork - putting a bigger one on would make a massive difference to the rest of the bike’s geometry- high BB, more relaxed seat angle, raised bar hight and longer wheel base etc. So be careful. Furthermore, if you do get one make sure it is set-up properly it will make a world if difference!
Henry is going to take a fair ration of shit for this one! Disabled bike in the trail, TUBES, and neglected to align the tire logos with the valve stem! Bike nerd faux pas!
I reckon it’s a fair video for people who just don’t know about this. There are many people who just don’t do simple practical repairs because they were never shown as kids and the attitudes of a lot of idiots that just want to criticise. If you have never been taught how to do this (and let’s face it, there are thousands of people now riding bikes for the first time in 20/30 years) you have to start somewhere and getting the logo lined up with the value is probably the least important issue if you are stranded 20 miles from home. Also, like me, why watch a video on tyres repair if you are already well practiced in the art?
GUNSHIPANROPACE2 GUNSHIPANDROPALACE1 Sort answer no. Don’t try it as they are only designed for inner tubes. However Park tool sell some “tire boots” for that kind of thing.
Like getting a Nobby Nic off my rims is that easy 🙄🙄. 1/2 hr of wrestling. No chance of fixing a puncture and seating the tyres out on the trail, not a F#*king chance!!Going tubeless is the best thing ever!!!
Pieter Geerse, well I must be a beginner then with 40+ years of experience riding & fixing bikes. Come and have a go with my carbon rims. And the thought of trying to seat a 2.4 29er tyre with a mini pump at 50psi. Nah, screw that, tubes are from the past.
Pieter Geerse trying to remove my tyre. Any tips because I’m fucked if I can get this tyre off my rims. Cannot break the bead. On the floor standing on the tyre, pulling up on the rim. Not a chance in my garage, so near on impossible I would imagine on the trail. So a year of running tubeless and not had a single issue. Just removing the tyres from these carbon rims to fit new tyres 😤😤😤
Some times i do wounder who the basic repairs are for. In 50 years I have never had the need to ever completely remove the tire. Pull the tube out sure about 30 percent of the time. You can always find the tire puncture itself in relation to the hole in the tube when using the valve as a reference. Run you hand unprotected=never. remove a glove and use that or even the tail of your shirt if need be, it will then catch on whatever created the puncture if it is still there. Thus saving you hand the pain and possible infection or even worst.
Before replacing the second side of the tyre you really should add air to the tube. Not a lot but enough that it holds its shape. That prevents pinch flats when you seat the tyre. Your advice was the exact opposite, c'mon Henry, raise your game.
Be a man and lever the tire off with bare hands. Pretty easy to do with correct technique of trying to push the tire around the rim starting at the valve edge of tire. and spell tire correctly.
Hate to be a buzz kill but if you need to watch a RU-vid video how to repair a puncture then just take your bike to a bike shop, repairing your bikee isn't for you. The is a tech channel not how to suck eggs
