Gazelle (long shot) question

[Triskeliongirl]

Do you need to release the brake to remove the wheel? Perhaps if you simply deflate the tire it can come out without releaseing the brakes.

[roadfix]

Unless you're replacing the tire or tube, another option is to simply pull out the tube and patching it the old fashioned way, without removing the wheel.

[Mimosa]

If you just want to patch the hole then leave the wheel in.

If you want the replace the inner or outer tube then pull back the brake lever at the drum. You then should be able to remove the part with the red stopper. Then pull out arms of the front wheel protector. Then you can pull the wheel out.

[Geonz]

I did it, I did it

One of the guys at www.bikejournal.com gave me directions (and annotated the picture even, tho' I didn't notice 'til I was done!). It still took forever (I blogged the whole process if you're totally bored) but now I think I could do it on the road.
Goign to swing by the bike shop with it anyway 'cause *something* is rattling, and everything is built in on that sweet little thing, so that shouldn't be. I charged on it into work this morning, though.

[Mimosa]

Aren't those good old dutch bikes the greatest.
Wait until the moment that you need the replace the rear tire ... that's just SO much fun with these bikes *not*

[Geonz]

YEa, my LBS guy thought that it was the rear and started talking chain case Those tires are pretty sturdy, though.

[DebW]

YEa, my LBS guy thought that it was the rear and started talking chain case

Don't know about your Gazelle, but the chaincase on my 1954 3-speed has a gap in the bottom rear just big enough to pull the wheel out through. So rear tires can be changed with minimal effort. Removing the chaincase is a pita since it is bolted to the frame and threaded through the dropout. If yours doesn't seem to have any gaps for tire removal, look for a sliding panel or removable section.

[Mimosa]

YEa, my LBS guy thought that it was the rear and started talking chain case Those tires are pretty sturdy, though.

In the netherlands we have this nifty tool to remove the rear tire from bikes like your gazelle. And hoera it's also manufactured by Simson. I laughed really hard when I saw you picture of the simson repair box with the dutch labels on them ... I wonder, do you also know what was written on the top of the box?