Quote Originally Posted by IGGY View Post
Well, first of all. YOU are changing YOUR OWN tires. Which, let's face it, until I started riding, I had no idea what was involved. My husband did the first while I watched, I did the second while he watched, and I did the third by myself and it took me 30 minutes in my driveway. (Luckily all were slow deflates, so I could do it at home.)
The guy at my LBS is so fast, I called him the "flat wrangler". He almost fell over and said, "man, I"m gonna use that one!"
I signed up for a bike maintenance course, and I"m hoping to improve. Until then, just changing my own is good enough for me! Seriously.
Thanks Iggy...this makes me feel better. I am proud of myself for being able to fix a flat on the road by myself. It's not like the process is hard...the concept is pretty basic...but I have teeny tiny weak little hands and it's just SO HARD to get the tire off, back on, pumped up, etc.

I bet if I really hurried and tried really hard, I could do it in 10-15 minutes. But I don't want to get a flat just so I can try to get faster.