nice How To Fix A flat video

[Zen]

http://video.bicycling.com/item/FBPRB8WHZ5NXM70X

[RoadRaven]

Good one Zen, thanks


I'll check it out when I get back to work! faster connection there

[DebW]

Ahhh! They used a lever to put the tire back on. I'm horrified! It's one of those things that maybe 9 times out of 10 you can do successfully if you're careful, but sometime it's going to bite you.

[Tuckervill]

That tire was awfully flexible! It went on with that lever like it was too big for the rim. It was easier for me to put my tire back on with my hands than with the lever!

Karen

[KathiCville]

Cooool....and timely. My commuter blew out a tire earlier this week. (Thank goodness I wasn't riding the darned thing when it happened. I and my heavy laptop backpack would probably have been pitched pronto into the path of a passing car.......)

I haven't fixed a flat in at least ten years. I agree that the video makes it look awfully easy! I suspect I'll be wrestling with my tire MUCH longer this weekend when I tackle putting in a new tube. (And swearing loud enough and long enough in the process to send my dog scurrying for shelter out of earshot.........) ........Thanks!

[Zen]

I have tried to fix a flat only once and was unsuccessful.This was at a 'fix-a-flat' clinic.
I was set to ride the Civil War Century, had a flat in the parking lot. The bike mechanic attempted to fix it. It took him forty five minutes and he never did get that tire seated. By that time it was HOT and my heart was no longer in the ride. I settled for a tomato sandwich and lemonade.

The tire was a brand new Bontrager hard case, incredibly stiff and hard to mount. I don't think I'll ever buy those again.