How to Repair a Bike Puncture
If you are fairly new to the world of cycling then you might be a little nervous going out because of the risk of a puncture and did not know how to change it. Whether racing or training will slow you down and disrupt your ride so get them fixed quickly is the most important.Tools For Puncture Repairs
- Repair kit
- Bike pump
- Spanner
- Tyre lever
STEP 1 - Remove Inner Tube
When you feel your wheel has punctured pull over to a safe location. Remove anything that may have caused the puncture, like a thorn or a nail. Discard anything that has caused the puncture, such as thorns or nails. Loosen the wheel nut with a wrench. Check the inner tube in is deflated.
Take your tire lever and using the thin end of one lever; slide under the tire and tire lever out the wheel rim, then connect the lower end of the lever to the nearest spoke. Move the tires, about 4-5 inches and do the same thing with the second lever, do along the tire using two or three tire levers.
Remove the inner tube, check the inside of the tire to make sure that whatever caused your puncture lost. Be careful on any sharp objects left in the tires! Find where the puncture. Can be a way to listen to the air or putting tires in the water and look for bubbles. mark the hole with crayons.
If you get a puncture when you're out riding it is much easier to just replace the inner tube. Bring a spare tire when you are out and about and improve one punctured when you return home.
Remove the inner tube, check the inside of the tire to make sure that whatever caused your puncture lost. Be careful on any sharp objects left in the tires! Find where the puncture. Can be a way to listen to the air or putting tires in the water and look for bubbles. mark the hole with crayons.
STEP 2 - Stick the patch to inner tube
Roughen the area around the hole with sandpaper, then stick the patch from the repair kit. some patches before glued. After that, stick the patch by using rubber cement. Give the small space of air into the tube, put it back into the wheel. then tuck the tire back over the wheel rim. Push the valve back into the hole, seat the tire and pull the valve back through. Pump the tire back up to the correct pressure and put the wheel back on your bike.If you get a puncture when you're out riding it is much easier to just replace the inner tube. Bring a spare tire when you are out and about and improve one punctured when you return home.
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