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How to Repair/patch a Bike Tire

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Learn How To Patch A Bike Tire!!!
Here you'll learn how to properly repair your bike yourself and save some money.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Have your monkey wrenches tighten on to both bolts on the bike rim. Loosen up the bolts until eventually they come off as well as the rim/tire.

  2. Step 2

    Prepaid the water inside the container. Make sure the tire can fit at least a portion of the time inside the container. Pull the tire off the rim so that you can check for leaks. To check for leaks you must put the tube inside the water and find where there are oxygen particles surfacing on the top of the water otherwise know as bubbles.

  3. Step 3

    Once you find where these bubbles spots are you now know where the leak is, start drying your tube once you find the leak. Now place glue on the cleaned surfaced leak and patch over, make sure to hold until firmly dry.

Tips & Warnings
  • Be sure to have a proper patch kit
  • Some chemicals fro patch kit might be toxic
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