what's with the bike upside down?

[e-rider]

It appears that the world of cycling in recent years has not only endured the invasion of ex-golfing mamils, but that mamil man himself likes to exercise the 'bike upside down' method to fix punctures, like kids with BMXs!

I recently witnessed a Garmin 810 and a rear Dura-Ace C35 take a pounding at the hands of mamil man with a flat. All the gear but no idea, doesn't quite stretch far enough as this mamil was unable to even remove the tyre from the C35 whilst his 810 made love to the asphalt.

Back in the day, turning the bike upside down was frowned upon, as was not being able to fix your own puncture in under 8 minutes, although rule breakers back then usually rode £75 Raleighs

 

[Venod]

I have always turned the bike upside down, for the past 50 years, much easier.

 

[MontyVeda]

some people occupy the strangest pigeon holes... bet he didn't even have a basin of water!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I have always turned the bike upside down, for the past 50 years, much easier.

Yes I wasn't aware it is seen as bad form to turn your bike upside-down. It makes fixing many things considerably easier for a start!

 

[screenman]

Upside down every time, may use gloves etc. If the surface is rough and the bike one of the better one's.

 

[pplpilot]

fark me! He didn't did he? What did the police say when they got there?

 

[Peteaud]

I remove garmin, protect hoods and flip upside down.

Been doing that for around 4 decades now.

As for fixing a flat, i agree with you.

 

[fossyant]

Never flip the bike, no need.

 

[cyberknight]

Never flip the bike, no need.

Can get away with it for the front if you can prop the forks on a kerb etc but i have yet to find a way of not knackering the rear mudgaurd without flipping the whole bike over .

 

[cosmicbike]

Always flipped the bike upside down, happy to chuck gloves/jacket etc on surface to protect the vitals on the bars. How does one protect the rear derailier when changing the rear?

 

[PeteXXX]

Luckily I had some railings to hang the bike on today, otherwise....

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

As I learned back in the days when you need two spanner a to get your wheel off, I too am a flipper if it's the back wheel.

I gave tried the technique of turning your front wheel to one side and lifting the rear end in the air. It works providing you've something to prop the rear end against.

 

[jazzkat]

I've always laid the bike on its side, less chance of scraping the saddle/bars. Not flipped a bike over since I was about 12

 

[colly]

Upside down, bad form? Thank God I have always used that method.

 

[Sillyoldman]

I make sure no one is looking and flip.