Changing a flat mid ride - poll

[I like Skol]

Sorry guys,

It's wheel off, bike UPRIGHT, one side of tyre off, tube out, check for debris, tube in, tyre on with hands, inflate, back in and off. Taking the tyre off isn't needed.

Oh and if it's a rear, and it's on the commuter - panniers come off to reduce weight.

Anyone turning bikes upside down is wrong !

I AM RIGHT !

He's right^^^^^^

 

[mickle]

He's right^^^^^^

^^^^^ So is he.

 

[Sittingduck]

I think the poll is fairly conclusive at 41 vs 39, in favour of the sensible option

 

[400bhp]

Wasn't there some research done recently in the "research & questionnaires forum" by one of the pretend university graduates following a survey monkey questionnaire, that came to the conclusion that those who took the tyre fully off the wheel had a 99.9% chance of being gay or sommat?

 

[HLaB]

I think the poll is fairly conclusive at 41 vs 39, in favour of the sensible option

41 favour going away from their laptop/pc and making a cup of tea, now that is sensible

 

[Sittingduck]

All we need is a 2 point gap, like in table tennis... 42 Vs 40. I smell victory!

 

[Trail Child]

I have personally never changed a flat. I've had two flat tires (two different times though).

The first time I knew I was within a km of a LBS (not my LBS) and walked there. The guy there changed my flat for the price of a coffee.

The second time was a guy stopped his bike on the bike path and offered to help me change my flat & he did it himself in a few minutes.

One of these days I'm going to get stuck though.

 

[I like Skol]

Well, as luck would have it, I found my sons bike had a flat front tyre shortly before we were due to ride to his Cubs session tonight. Part way through the repair I realised I had intuitively only popped off the bead on one side of the tyre then, after checking for the culprit (nothing found ), I simply slipped in the partially inflated replacement tube then reseated the tyre and bingo.

There is only one way to efficiently swap a tube out!

 

[SpareSprocket]

A. Having checked tyre for whatever caused the puncture. Bike neither, upright or upside down. I do it horizontally . . . .

 

[youngoldbloke]

What's this about bikes upright? Weirdos.

And I note that no-one has mentioned talc.

We need option F - tubs. Unscrew valve core, pour in sealant, pump up, ride. Or jump up and down swearing and proceed to option D.

Does anyone carry talc with them?
I use it when I fit a new tyre and there is enough residue to help if I have to replace a tube on the road. Tubs? I always carried a spare folded behind the saddle. Does anyone repair their own nowadays?

 

[VamP]

Does anyone carry talc with them?
I use it when I fit a new tyre and there is enough residue to help if I have to replace a tube on the road. Tubs? I always carried a spare folded behind the saddle. Does anyone repair their own nowadays?

I doubt it, but some of us have been known to pre-talc

As for tubs - I think sealants have more or less done away with home repairs. There are specialists out there.

 

[ianrauk]

Does anyone carry talc with them?
I use it when I fit a new tyre and there is enough residue to help if I have to replace a tube on the road. Tubs? I always carried a spare folded behind the saddle. Does anyone repair their own nowadays?

My spare tubes are in seal-able sandwich bags with talc.