How to fix a tube without any tools

By Tony Pearce

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How to fix a bicylce tube with very little effort and tools. When you get a flat from a thorn or nail you can now fix it with out tools!!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Patch kit
  • source of air

Step1
completly let out all the air out of the tire.
Step2
pull the tire to one side, so you can see the inside of the tire.
Step3
then pull the tire outside of the rim. and pull the tube out.
Step4
now put some air in the tire and run hand over the tube until you feel where the leak is.
Step5
now rough the spot up with the repair kit and put the glue on the patch and put on the tube.
Step6
now put the patch on the hole and and air to the tube, hold down until the glue is dry.
Step7
now put just enough air into the tube to fit perfectly into the tire. now push the tire back into the rim and air the tire back up!

Tips & Warnings

  • before you put the tube back in run your hand through the tire so that there are no thorns or nails still in the tire.

Photo/Video Credit

Duane (W6REC)

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