How to Change a Flat Bike Tire

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Jeff with the Two Wheeler Dealer. Today I'm going to show you how to change a flat tire. There's only about one tool that you need to change a flat tire. And that's just a tire lever. Yeah, you need at least one, up to about three. Depending on how tight the tire is. Usually you can get away with using just one. The first thing is, you want to start opposite the valve stem. Insert the tire lever under one half of the tire bead. And you should then be able to just slowly pry it off. Kind of unzip it all the way around, ending back opposite the valve stem. At that point, you should be able to reach inside that tire and remove the flat inner tube. And then you can grab a new inner tube, or either try to patch the flat one. But the next step to reinstalling it is going to be to inflate the tube with air, just to give it some shape. And then you'll start opposite as in removal. And insert the stem into the hole in the rim. And then tuck that tire, or the inner tube up into the tire all the way around. And then starting at the valve, begin to reinstall the other half of the tire bead. Being careful not to pinch the inner tube in between the tire and the rim as you work the bead back on. And you want to end up opposite that valve stem, so that you have the most slack in the tire to allow you to pop the last little bit back on. The trick is not to use any tools when you pry this last bit back on. Otherwise you're running a high risk of pinching the inner tube. You should be able to do it, just by working it on slowly. And there you have it. You can then just inflate it to, you know, recommended inflation pressure. Which should be marked on the outside of pretty much all tires. That's how you change a flat tire."