tube change question

[OakLeaf]

Also, coat the tube with cornstarch before you install it. That will help keep the tube from sticking to the tire over time, and it'll also help get the valve stem straight in the rim. I like to keep my spare tube in a ziploc bag with a tablespoon or so of cornstarch.

(PS - People change tubes both ways. Personally I prefer to take the tire all the way off. It might possibly depend on the tire and rim, which way is easier.)

[hebe]

Thank you, I'll try again tonight. It was so straightforward when I did it on the course I just seem to end up with rubber and fingers everywhere and no idea whether the tube is twisted inside the tyre. I knew I should have taken notes.

I did check all around both beads before inflating to make sure that there's no tube trapped between rim and tyre. I've just had to look up "cornstarch" - it's called "cornflour" on this side of the pond

[OakLeaf]

Heh. "Corn flour" in the USA means finely ground cornmeal. You wouldn't want to put that in your tires! I mean tyres!

[Grits]

The first time I changed a tube was, luckily, at my home. I brought the whole wheel inside, put it beside my computer, and found a you tube video of how to change a tire (there are many). I then followed along the video pausing as needed.

[PamNY]

I do it the way RedRhodie said.

It gets easier with practice. I had several flats in a row, which in one way was a good thing, because I did improve my flat-fixing skills.