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Riding a bike is a great thing, but occasionally you can get a flat tire. Flat tires can be caused by rocks, debris or just plain wear and tear. This can puncture the tire which in turn creates a hole in the inner tube that needs to be repaired. This repair guide will easily teach anyone how to patch a hole in their bicycle tube. After patching your bike, you will be ready to go!
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Using the tire lever hook side, hook the inside of the tire. Then proceed to remove the first side of the tire from the rim all along the circumference of the rim.
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Once one side is out, pull the rest of the tire out in the same direction.
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Pull the inner tube away and out of the tire until it is completely detached from the tire.
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While squeezing the tube with both hands, rotate the tire while keeping an ear to the tube to hear air escaping, which marks the location of the hole.
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Grind the location of the hole slightly until the surface feels a little rough.
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Next, apply a thin coat of the rubber cement around the hole. The coat of cement should be about the same size as the patch.
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For best results wait until the rubber cement is dry to the touch—around three minutes.
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Finally, peel off the back of the patch, place it over the area of rubber cement with the hole centered, and then apply pressure with thumb until rubber cement is dry.
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Using one hand to hold the rim, use the other to push one side of the tire back onto the rim.
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Starting by placing the valve stem into the hole in the rim, begin pushing the tube into and under the tire. Then continue all the way around the tire.
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Once the tube is in, push the second side of the tire into the rim and continue all the way around the rim until the tire is inside the rim.
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Now that the tire's tube has been patched, all that is left is to place the tire back onto the bike, lock it in, re-inflate it, and the bike is ready for a joy ride. Enjoy.
Now that the tire's tube has been patched, all that is left is to place the tire back onto the bike, lock it in, re-inflate it, and the bike is ready for a joy ride. Enjoy.
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Thanks for the guide - only suggested improvement would be to flag that it's a good idea to check inside ot tyre before re-inserting the repaired inner tube. Otherwise the thorn might still be sticking through and you might immediatly create another puncher.
It would be helpful to take this guide with words like 'puncher', 'tyre', 'wheel, 'repair', 'bike', 'inner tube', 'flat tyre' so it's easier to find. Before posting this comment a comment search did not find it: https://www.ifixit.com/Search?doctype=gu...
