Tips to NEVER getting a Flat Tire again! 

Electrical tape rim strip is life, mate.

I don't know anyone who runs 30, 40, 50 psi. I run as much as the tire will let me. Id say a bigger problem is bmx riders who put 80psi in stock tires that are only rated for 45-60 psi. I have seen a kenda contact tire literally explode. It bubbled up and while we where looking at it ( no weight on the bike) it sounded like a gun went off and blew a hole in the rubber. So make sure you don't cheap out on tires.

My local bike shop stocks tubes that are 3x thickness on the outside edge and filled with slime. They're heavier but I never worry about getting flats, NOT saying I run over glass on purpose but they do help. Another tip is to clean the old tube, cut the stem from the old tube and cut around the inside of it. Now use that to cover a new tube. This can cause pinch flats, so massage the tire with about 30psi when you're refitting.

U forgot one Put powder between tube and tire so it doesn't stick and give u a pinch flat. Great vid

Good tips. I had my first front tire blowout recently and I want to do everything I can to make sure it doesn't happen again. My air pressure was too low and I knew it, but didn't think anything would happen. Now I know better. Keep educating.

I've ridden over so much glass and never popped a tube...

when you have ridden as much as I have.. double or triple old tube too line the inside of the tire.

I've been getting flats way too often lately. Actually had one yesterday & had to lock it up & walk to Academy, then just like always, it started raining like crazy on me. FUCKING so sick & tired of flat fucking tires.

When I was done fix my wheel It got flat.I like WTF really wow why me come on😣

i found that an old tube works amazing for a rim strip just cut it in half and it works great

Great advise Y man, your parents be proud of y.I as a 58 yr old man learned new things about flats, keep it up brother.Ron

so close to 8k! keep it up my man!

Well presented with no drama or screaming the latest streaming music. Thanks for retelling what we know and forget for some stupid reason,

I use the closed end of a wrench as a tire lever. never gave me any issues and I've been doing it for 10+ years.

Thanks man this really helped. Make more vids like this!

Thanks bro really helpful (:

so pops your tube right when glass touches your tires? I run over glass all the time on accident and my tube has never popped from it. some tires are thinking than others so it's harder for things to go through them.

Great tips Ryan. just remember tho there are some bmx tires that only go to 45 psi i had some bmx tires that went up to 125psi there is all different pressures for different tires

Sealant works wonders. The crew I ride with used to average one flat per ride. We tried slime and the stuff works. You'll hear a puncture, psst, psst, psst, psst, and then it seals up. Now we go months without a flat.

The part I like when you say wtf Lmfaoo 😂😂

I love your tips. I ride a road bike but I look forward getting a BMX bike one day. I feel at home with BMX riders.

what tire you got in this vid

This first clip when you said what,thats me 2 weeks before xD

what size is your bmx?

Ryan another tip you should do when putting a new tube in is put baby powder on the tube. it helps it from sticking to the tire so if you do land hard or not as smooth as you'd like the tube will slip so it doesn't tare, I do this not just on my bmx bike but also on my dirt bike. and I love the vids and keep up the good work

I knew when I ran over the glass but it was dark outside and I really didn't know how critical it was to stop and look. I was wanting to get home real bad. No way I'll do that again. If you run over glass, gotta stop right away. I didn't have a flat until I rode the glass into the tire a block down the road. I could have pulled the shard out earlier. I had to spend an hour in a dangerous very dangerous area. Finding the elevator to the bus stop on the freeway I also found a stolen purse and lots of strewn belongings of someone who obviously just got robbed. The bus finally came and already had two bikes on the front. What another hour wait? Got lucky and a guy with a bike got off. Dangerous looking guy but I was finally safe. It's much harder to put a heavy beach cruiser bike on a bus and harder still with a flat on that heavy bike.

pretty useful tips Ryan Needle :D thanks for this tips. :)

Thank you, i will try the the rim tape. I had 2 flats in one day today. The hole seemed to be in the same area.

Wassup bro ur videos are hella fire ong

I used my friends tube off his old bike but he only had the tubes for a month and only used it for 5 miles and maybe 2 months. Someone tried stealing his bike but bent his frame. I have been using the tubes for at least 6 months now. I do agree with not using old used tubes though. I inspect my rim for sharp edges and use electrical tape like you said but I believe I only have one layer. I didn't think about putting more layers to prevent the spokes coming through the layer of tape. I use gorilla tape or duck tape on my inner walls of my tires of my one bike. We have really bad roads and sidewalks and that's my go anywhere bike and that seems to stop thorns or small sharp objects from poking the tube. The tires are heavier but I haven't had a flat since. The tape might help absorb the shock of the cracks on the ground or I have just been lucky. I don't think it would stop a nail but maybe glass. I put 2 layers on the inner tire if you want to give it a try. My friends tubes could have been really good tubes though. I always have a bag on my bike with food and drinks so the tire weight isn't a big deal. It's a steel frame, so with everything, it's pretty heavy but I can keep up with other people on mountain bikes and the heavy bike gives me a great workout. Lol.

I do everything u say not to do.Iearned a lot from this vid thx

with the first step, how do i adjust the spokes n know when to stop

I've been riding vans tires for a little while now, and they have not popped once. I totally recommend these tires.

damn thanks ryan this really helped me

Is it bad to just pull it off with your hand?

Well stated my good man!

Can someone help me my tire keep on deflating everything time I get a new tube and I see no holes that pop it

Man U deserve so many more subs

I just got my old tube and cut the inner part of it all the way around and I just put the new tube around it and my tire has never popped again

how do tubeless ride? bcuz fix a flat changes the whole ride of my bike (weird) slow, I hate it. Wonder if tubeless suck too. probably but it would've been better than all the times I've been stranded here lately

what if my tubes are 3 years old and 3 years old air

I don't do any of this crap. I just put tire liners on my mountain bike. If you are going to get a flat, you are going to get a flat. Carry a patch kit with you.

I have thin tires so I'm screwed until I get new ones I've had them for 2 months popped em 10 times already

Me and my mate tried double tyring the bike, basically we cut up the outer tire and put it inside the new tire, just to give it and extra layer of protection

Remember me Ryan u talked to me a while ago due your awesome at bmx I love your channel

I'm 13 and I know nothing bout bikes but I done all the tips and it worked

nothing wrong with old tubes if you know how to fix them properly

I swear if this will work you will be a legend my tires exploded 4 times in a fucking week

my uncle put tire sealent in its like a foam so it will fix all leaks in the tube

Alternatively you can go down to your local D.I.Y store and buy a roll of damp corse for £8.99 which is enough to do the front and back wheels you can even double fold it and your inner tube will still fit .

Im more of a street than a park guy i run 80-90+ psi for my rear wheel and 60 - 70+ psi for my front. It definitely helps landing big jumps

You capitalized the "NEVER" and after all these tips, you will still get a flat again. Get a solid rubber tire.

My main concern of commuting by bicycle is getting a flat on my way to work.

Number 10 I never knew about that always thought it was a slow leak

yo have you tried getting two tubes, cut one open and wrap it around the other tube? this saved me a couple times

Are Walmart tubes okay to use?

No the annoying part about getting a flat is when you're far away from the house and you have no way to fix it then you get to stop walking the bike all the way home and it could take a long time to pending how far you are

my tyres say to use at 45 but I run at 110 how tf does that work?

Can you tell me how kevin is doing my whole family is worried

Man I live in New Mexico there’s so many goat heads I just have to get extra thick tubes.

Thanks haven't poped a tire in like 6 months

Umm what if i dont a have a tube in my bmx tyre its tubles

sweet vid again :)

I replaced my front bmx wheel with a sturdy mountain bike wheel. xD

whats a tire lever for just pop that sucker on with your hands

My teenager's bike tire goes flat like every other day and she has like a no frills cruiser thing so these tips are above and beyond and I'm excited to stop having to worry about it. I think she runs over glass and nails and small children just to spite me

#11, Go tubless or use Slime Tube Sealant.

Rim strips?

I cut the valve stem of the tube I popped and use it as a tire liner.

is slime useful?

I keep hoping up curbs and getting a flat anyone know why?

Bro thank you so much

Hey Ryan do you're wheel berings break alot mine do its sucks... and i dont know how to fix it

His name is ryan higa do you know ryan the RU-vidr

What if you just ride a rim

i changed my tube with ice-cream stick XD

my tube is fine but my tire is worn down and about to be down to the tube

there's tips help to me a lott my iner tubs don't pop after this vido

“…THE most stressful situation…” hahahaha

I can't be the only one with 100psi tires but only run about 40-45 and have never had a problem with it? 😂 great vid tho

i ride a mtb and saying use 50 to 60 psi make me so werid most mtber run 30 on average

omg old ryan needle 😂

I duck tape the inside the side and tire never get flats unless I land hard but glass or thorn in straight playa.

I run my wheels on 20 psi

Well the tube does get wore out like anything else and fail

thanks dude very helpful tips and btw you got a siiick frame dude i love it

use this outtro more?

His old name was iiNeedle?

Got the same tyre 😎

I run over *SO* much glass and I've never got a flat, but when I do a jump and land on a rough little stone, my tire explodes like a nuke lol

Literally the day after my tire starts bulging!

Nice video

Omg the other day I patched my tire on my mtb and then popped it again within the next 3 hours damn curbs I swear man

tip #11 you can cut your old popped tube down the middle seam and place over the new tube for a little more protection

I've done all this and I go outside the next day and it is popped

I run 100 psi with odyssey tires

good video

I ride through glass all the time dude. never gave me a flat because of the toughness of the tires and the pressure in my tubes.

Ryan needle: what the f

Do not ripoff your neighbors tube, that was very funny.