Changing a Road Bike Tire

[NoslarIndia]

Really nice and helpful video for changing cycle tyres. I will be waiting for some more similar videos.

[a10fjet]

If that girl has a mouth strong enough to pump up her tire, she should call me

[5ento1]

Attractive looking female cyclists, go Jill!

[ThinkF0rYourself]

Most useful and efficient video I've ever seen for changing a tire. Worked beautifully and faster than I've ever gone before. Thank you!

[Albithadragon]

Jill seems like a slut.

[DestroyTheseWalls]

Sucks if you are in a race, last sprint, 50 m to go XD

[mtbscale10]

Before you check the tire for a leak, it's important to check the flat tube where the leak is: much easier to find and then check the same spot on the tire: there's the leak!!!

Saves most of the time a second flat....

[N11kon]

Hello,i tryed what you was doing here but the rotating thing just wont budge! its stuck in there. Should i use more power? I'm afarid i will break it and I don't want to lol i just bought it

[rcpilot825]

Good video, to the people complaining about inflating tubes with frame pumps, I use my frame pump to get my tires to 9 bar, its not that hard

[77smeagol]

Haha, "if you don't have a pump...well, you're pretty much hosed. Unless once you have the tire back on you can huff and puff that tube back up to 90 psi." :) Good all around info, though. Thanks for posting.

[delaslayer]

this is replacing a tube not a tire idiots

[torymorton]

EXCELLENT tutorial, im a total noob and was able to change my tire in less then 10 min. Thanks, and for the record YES you can pump a tire with your mouth and YES that chick is hot .

[ninjaturtleforlife]

Can you actually pump a tire with your mouth??

[isaachaze1]

@ninjaturtleforlife no you can't. but if you use a co2 inflator, which i highly recommend, you can put some air in it with your mouth to get a little form to the tube, then use the inflator to actually fill it up once it's seated properly in the tire. you want to put a little air into it to start to get rid of kinks etc. i'm sort of an expert on flats because i always seem to get them even though i have kevlar belted tires. the co2 is a life saver.

[eXPerienceyeah]

No, you put the wheel on - including quick release as well - then do the brakes.

Thumb up because... I am right.

[cicirunner]

I hate changing tires!

[oledcrt]

1:57 and if you don't have a pump you can just blow some air in with your mouth LOL

[WalkAway3]

will the tire levers scratch your rims?

[nathantnnguyen1]

@WalkAway3 if your rims are painted and the lever is metal

[CHIL2MAKEFUN]

@nathantnnguyen1 that's why almost everybody recommends plastic levers instead of metal

[Rocketboy5]

what's with the gay muzak?

[Bumbleb38]

it gets better : "Use your mouth if you don't have a pump"

[Bumbleb38]

@petershaman

[samstterhamstteer]

funny how they dont show them crashing after the video is over and the clincher gets bent

[jelpke2009]

great help thanks

[isobelsiddons]

This was really helpful: thanks so much - and good to see it done by women as I'm a cycling woman also so wanted to change a tyre without brute strength to get the tyre back in.

But, you just have to read some of the inane "hot chicks" comments to see why there aren't more women cycling ...

[161lip]

@isobelsiddons you're comment is total lolz. 

[petershaman]

Tell me one thing - how do you pump road tube to 6 bar with small portable pump - I've tried that and that's an impossible task.

[lastromanty]

Good technic!!

[bitch1974icandoit]

Is it possible to pump up the tube to the maxium pressure using a portable hand pump on a rode bike?????

[bluebeachdesign]

@bitch1974icandoit

Yes many places have a high pressure hand pump for sale. I bought mine at REI and it goes to 160psi which is enough to blow the dang tire up!

[jjenningsoh]

Next time it would be nice to have some conflict between these chicks. Like maybe Jills friend drops her bike and Jill gets irate and starts cat-slapping...  Her friends shirt gets torn, and Jill rips hers the same so it's fair.. and you get the idea.. More of that kind of thing...

[mytrashsamu]

I would like to see what happens with this pretty lady when she has a puncture and also has a freshly installed new Conti GP4000 or Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyre on her rim... ;)

[pmarchitect]

fit

[EZ3Jephree]

where can i buy a bike like the one used in the video?

[yahoochiewatchie]

Blow air in with your mouth if you dont have a pump? Why would I be doing this if i didnt have a pump?!!! Dont think I could blow up to 120psi!

[magna59]

Nice piece of footage, bit over simplistic but good.

[glozick]

tubless

[ExcitingHat]

The tires on my bike are 700 x 23 .

Could i fit 700 x 25 size tires ?

Would it make much of a difference grip and comfort wise ?

[Pigratcroc]

@ExcitingHat Your tires are different than your tubes. The size of the tube you buy depends on your tire size. You can't fit a 25 tube into a 23 tire (unless noted) because the tube is bigger than the tire. However, you can always buy bigger tires.

[xlnetwork]

"You can also simply blow some are in with your mouth" (if you don't have a pump). Okay genius... and how do you inflate the tyre once you replaced it? Also with your mouth? (well, exept using a CO2 inflator) ;-)

[wishhound]

Daaamn, what are girls, mmm.

[01DavidJames]

Voice over says "you can partially inflate the new tube with your mouth if you don't have a pump" Then what?! How do you fully inflate the tyre??

[johngorgis]

not evryone has a fucking full tool kit on them

[lurkerrekrul]

What would Jill have done if she had an older bike that didn't have quick release levers?

Contrary to popular belief, older bikes haven't magically disappeared off the face of the Earth, and people do still ride them. How about making a video showing how to help them?

[sphinxrising58]

@lurkerrekrul Flip the bike upside down, use two wrenches, then reverse this and ride, simple.

[lurkerrekrul]

@sphinxrising58 - Here's the thing; Quick release mechanisms are made to be quick and easy to use. Why make 30+ videos showing what to do with the EASIER system and not a single video showing someone dealing with the older, more complicated system?

It just bugs me the way it was universally decided that everyone today has a newer bike.

Or maybe they're implying that everyone today is too dumb to figure out how to work a quick release lever and that people who own older bikes are smarter?

[ctrlaltdlt01]

just had a flat and I remembered this video. Unfortunately changing the tube was nowhere near as quick and easy as this.

[girohead1]

Very thorough, but wtf is 'you can blow some air in your tube if you don't have a pump'? I just wanna watch Jill do that.

[pacccv]

@ashie259 What about 2,3,4,5 are combined :D

[Sentowon]

Sex on wheels

[DLT17]

this should be titled "changing a road bike tire tube"

[davidsanft]

These girls are hot. What was this video about again? I'm in a hot biking chicks stronghold!

[sphinxrising58]

I would never in a milion years even think about laying my bike on the ground while I fix a flat, as instead, I just flip the entire bike upside down, leaving the seat & covering for the handlebars take any abuse.

Spare tube? Why not just fix the tube you have with a handy tube repair kit & a pump ?

[annabackwardsanna]

@sphinxrising58 it's so much easier to throw in a spare tube, finish your ride and then patch the other tube when you get home and have more time.

[sphinxrising58]

@annabackwardsanna Maybe for some, but I am old school, fix as you go, only takes a few more minutes.

[pcfxer]

That was too non-chelant. There was no, "what is that fizzing sound? FUCK!" Pulling over and bailing as quickly as possible so as not to damage the rim.

Also she is a newb using a clincher.

[pooohz]

thanksss

[fclavijo]

youree irght she is hot

[blackcapable]

Don't forget to reattach the brake cable and double check that the brake is working properly!

[Webm8com]

thanks guys

[mijiolo]

There is one step missing, one that makes the procedure pointless 70% of the times: after you removed the flat tube, CHECK the inner part of the tire for the residual torn/sharp fragment that blasted the tube, by slowly sliding your finger on it.

The fragment often stays in, so if you don't check and you remount the new tire straight away, rest assured that the new tube will blast again as soon as you pump it up.

[daveyok]

@mijiolo She did that.

[glaros0]

Jill, my tire is flat, can you please give me a hand to fix it?

[merrygaming4]

i wanna learn how to do it WITHOUT levers

[pcfxer]

@merrygaming4 Grab the tire and bend it back and fort sideways until you see on bead break free from the rim.

[stopglobalswarming]

If you have a valve tool or one of those cool metal valve caps with the valve tool on it, you can really squeeze all the air out of tubes for folding up.

[Eddie4sale]

forgot to tighten the brakes back up!!!

[solidsnake831]

are tire irons supposed to be plastic? because the ones that came with my pump are just god damn snapped in half while i was watching this movie and trying to change my back tire. but this is obviously my first attempt at changing tubes so i was just wondering.

ps. Jill is pretty hott and Bizzy too

[stopglobalswarming]

@solidsnake831 Metal ones will destroy your aluminum rims. Yes, they are plastic. They work just fine, if you push the tire up into the rim channel on the side opposite of where you want to pry on the bead. Just like a car tire, they do not stretch!

[computerschreck]

Before taking out the wheel, you showed how to disengage the brakes so you can take the wheel out. Why don't you give a quick notice / reminder to put the brake back into normal position?

Not everybody is smart enough to remember or notice that the brake is disfunctional before getting back on the bike ;)

Nice girls though :D

[stopglobalswarming]

@computerschreck He did note in the video to put the brake release back into position. You should check your wheel alignment and brakes before pedalling off, anyway.

[bikeliving]

Very informative video about how to change a flat tire. LOVE that you used women cyclists. <3

[ctrlaltdlt01]

this is a really dumb question but I just bought a road bike for commuting. How to I release my brake calipers so I can remove my tire?

[silentFATAL]

Usually Geared bikes have levers on the calipers.

If not, you'll probably just have to yank it out.

[downhilliare2]

@ctrlaltdlt01  The easyest way is to inflate the tyre when it´s back on and that it isn´t inflated also when you´re removing it. / Anders

[stopglobalswarming]

@ctrlaltdlt01 If the bike has nicer components, there is a little lever on the left side of the brake caliper, that will rotate about 180 Degrees to open the brake. If the bike has older technology, you will have to install a deflated tire before inflating to ride pressure, or use a wrench/crescent wrench/pliers/fingers to loosen the barrel adjuster on the cable.

[aaronfromhastings]

First thing to do before any of this is find the puncture, and then see if it's possible to repair without removing the wheel at all.

You can often pull a bit of the tube out, partially inflate it and patch it while removing the thorn or whatever. Far quicker too.

[Garybaxter1]

road bike tyres especially wired are a pain to get back on. never use levers to get tyre on.will normally end up pinching inner tube. Ideal method for me is to carry a little fairy liquid in a sample tube and rub some on the inner tyre wall and wheel and ease it back on by hand. My dads old remedy!!!

[FishyAbody]

Before removing the tire from the wheel, do a visual check on the outside as you may be able to spot the cause of the flat. If yo see it, mark it so you have a quicker repair.

At 1.29, you say blow air into the tube if you don't have an air pump. Pretty funny 'cause if you don't have an air pump, how you gonna air up the tire when you're done?

When putting the tire back on, try installing without any levers to avoid pinches. I have yet to install a tire with the use of levers.

[catexis]

With CO2 buddy..

[MrJasonx310]

How can i do this without Tire levers ?

[FishyAbody]

Very tough. You want a tool that's not sharp to avoid adding a puncture to the tube or tire, or damaging the wheel. You also don't want it to break and leave a broken piece in the tire.

I think if I had to, I would attempt using an old butter knife first, then a worn-out screwdriver, but be very careful.

[Pezdetz666]

@MrJasonx310 Use something thin and pointy. I would just use my car keys to get under the bead of the tire, then just run the key all the way around slowly. On a mountain bike tire it's easier because the tires are not meant to be inflated to as high a pressure as road bike tires and have more surface area, so they contort more. Due to this, you can usually stick a key under a mountain bike tire and work the rest of it with your hands.

[initialdluvr]

@MrJasonx310 i use screwdrivers. but they can cause more damage so be careful with them.

[opmdevil]

@MrJasonx310 Yes you can. All kinds of bicycle tires get off quite easily without any tire levers by pushing the tires with your tumbs from 11 and 1 o'clock positions forwards with a with a twisting movement with your other fingers. Tire comes off in a second or less.

[TUPELOBOY19]

will a small flat head screw driver work for tire levers?

[FishyAbody]

Yes, but you run a high risk of puncturing another hole in the tube - not a problem if you have a new one, but you may now not be able to repair/reuse the tube. Additionally, you run the risk of damaging the tire and the wheel with the screwdriver.

[ionfreak93]

i need to get some tire levers

[billytheimp]

I wish my tyres came off that easily!

[tiedyedpunk]

So you still haven't showed me how to change a TIRE! Thanks for wasting my time.

[rogie40]

Great video thanks.I would just like to add that if you have difficulty in locating the cause, you should inflate the punctured inner tube to such a pressure to allow you to hear the hissing of escaping air. This should bring you to within a couple of inches of the puncture, where-upon you merely poke your tongue out and feel for the escaping cold air blowing onto the wet surface of your tongue.Line up the innertube against the outside of the tyre,and you SHOULD be able to locate even tiny bits!

[Ibanezx123]

Wow Jill is hot, and so is her friend. On that note, i need to change my tire, so im gonna be watching this video over and over and over; Good thing Jill doesn't get tired of changing tires because im gonna make her change like 100 by the time im done changing mine ;)

[TheGoodnessBlog]

hilarious lol

[Mach3Multisport]

LOL. Jill and Bizzy send their thanks.

[Veilspire]

@Ibanezx123 lol what the fuck

[murrayw72]

now im not saying not to look for the source of your flat, try twisting the tire open so you can see, save your fingers!!!!

[tytig94]

I had to do this with no tools and with a new tire my fingers hurt lol i had to use my thumbs

[HaliacetusLeuco]

bueno video muchas gracias.

[motonvipr]

its you are or you're.

nice try though dumbshit.

[theradpotato]

It's "it's".

[motonvipr]

its it ice cream?

those are pretty good, too bad they dont sell them in more places in socal

[bobbyjans]

yeehaw

[motonvipr]

awesome more instructions on how to pull over then how to actually changer the tire!

gj

ONE star from me.

:)

[19nicos29]

Great video, thanks!

[bobandmary]

Video is for novices. What about checking the chevron pattern and drive side? Lining up the valve stem with the tire graphics? Thin tubes that pop easily? Etc.

[19nicos29]

What about showing how to build a carbon bike yourself with nuclear thrust...

Dude, how is it possible to show all that in one video. Looks like someone is not very thankful. Remember; don't whine, but come with solutions.

Sorry, can't stand whining people like that

[solslay]

Hey thanks for the great video. I've been neglecting getting this done, and finally got some tire levers the other day, watched your video and went out and did it myself. Very helpful. Although I found getting the tire back on in the end was easier by just using brute force and my hands.

[GrogerG69]

This is pretty much it - not so sure about using tyre levers to but the tyre back on though (last resort) And yes I have cut my hand checking the inside of the tyre for the cause of the original puncture!! - It's worth it though another flat a couple of hundreds yard up the road is a real bummer!

[rightrachel]

Thanks. Just buying a road bike today after years on a mountain bike. I know I'll need to learn how to do this. Great info.

[azamstat]

Good Video.

[murrayw72]

OK again with the running your fingers along the inside of the tire!!!! what if your tube was damaged by a sharp piece of glass... now you can use your old tube to tie off the cut, so to get to the hospital to get your cut stitched up by a doctor! and your friend can fix your flat.

[dahgutone]

Wheres the grass growing?

[Baronof92]

it looks easy but its a lil bit difficult :S

and when you drive a bike which dont have this fast outputs (like Mountain Bikes or All-Terrain Bikes), u need tools or you have this "Intelligent Tires" which repair himself when a hole is in the tire ...

[fuzzywzhe]

> and when you drive a bike which dont have this fast outputs (like

> Mountain Bikes or All-Terrain Bikes),

I don't understand why anybody won't be using quick release skewers. They're like $10. Maybe on a bike with suicide forks I could see it..

[Baronof92]

because some bikes haven't a free axis.

[cmays637]

If you dont want to worry about changing flats.. get flat resistant tires, such as gatorskins or armadillos.

[nasenbaer06]

...those subtract 1-2 mph of your average speed though.

[NeedleC]

putting the tire back on can be a huge pain...huge

[opachepapu]

I made a tutorial to make that process a bit easier. Hope it helps!

[icosello]

This is only if u have Shimano on the bike :P

[LeozinXD]

Thanks for the hint

[aannkk]

how do you know which way the tire should rotate if the tire does not have arrows showing you? does it matter?

[nasenbaer06]

If the sprockets are on the opposite side of the chain, you've got it wrong. :)

Seriously, for the front wheel, it usually doesn't matter unless you've got a profile with a fishbone-like pattern (diagonal grooves, e.g. >>>). If so, mount your tire so that, on the bottom of the wheel, the inner ends of the grooves are further front than the outer ends. The grooves move water out from under the tire to the sides when riding. If you mount them the other way, you get a water cushion under the tire.

[lamberticus1]

"if you don't have a pump, use your mouth" wtf? If you don't have a pump, good luck riding away once the tire is mounted.

[JUKIO01]

is that a touring bike or a road bike? looks to me like a touring

[jskin4]

It's a Litespeed Titanium road bike, which was rebranded by Excel Sports in Boulder as a Macalu.

[proteanview]

If only it were really this easy.

[koolmansbacons]

it is i can change my road tire in 45 seconds

[wlexxx]

really!

that was the SHORT version

it takes me at least 10 minutes

usually something goes wrong too

wle

[ncaroppi]

It comes with practice, and some tires can be a lot more stubborn than others.

[ashie259]

It would be if we always rode in these conditions. But everyone knows that you only get punctures when:

- it's p*ssing down

- it's dark

- you're freexing

- you're miles from home

- heavy traffic is thundering by

- if you're in a town, it's the roughest part of it

Also, if you've got a steel frame, getting the back wheel out of and back into the drops can be a nightmare.

[lapopofighting]

you forgot that you also get punctures when you just fixed it. happened to me today, i just put my tube in last night and early this morning when it was cold as hell wow theres a thorn in the bike lane...yay

[ashie259]

Ah, bad luck. Yep, the bastards usually come in twos or threes. My favourite is when you can't find what caused the original puncture, so you get another one straight away.

Still, I've had to get the train to work the last few days and am longing for a nice puncture!

[lapopofighting]

Yes, that is always good as well. I just don't want to drive, because my country eats more oil than any other. I try to not consume as much as the average size of a car here is becoming equivalent to the size of a train. No matter the irony of a puncture, I prefer the inconvenience.

[stopglobalswarming]

@ashie259 Loosen your QR some more or take it off, and put the wheel on the ground between the frame stays. pull the frame stays apart near the dropout, using your fingers on the spokes to pull the wheel into the dropouts. Re install the QR skewer and tighten. Good day with no pinched fingers.

[sphinxrising58]

@ashie259 lol

[sphinxrising58]

@ashie259 Sounds like you have rode as much as I have, lol.

The many joys of biking, lol

[mrkprice]

those lady was lucky.By my last flat I almost

cut off my finger tip(knife spokes)not really but it was a mess until I could make the change.

[algomat]

I like the women xD...

[ntune]

Man. Just got my first road bike off of Craigslist and it has a flat tire but the dude gave me a spare. Hope this helps me change it. Going to go try now...

[minivuvu]

woo look at those veins in her arm, how hot.. ;d

that was the quickest and most through how to for bike tire replacement video

[familiamancilha]

Congratulations! Woman on the road=flowers on the road. Tanks for posting this video!

[derrell445]

WOW, I've never seen a woman fix a flat before, first time in 30 years, I hope I see it in real life sometime.. I saw one try once

but I ended up doing it and getting all greasy

[Syd1940]

No No! Always find out where the puncture is so you can remove the cause - thorn, fragment of glass etc. This is a good way of getting the same puncture twice - at least.

Never use a lever to replace the tyre - guaranteed to damage the tube. Start refitting opposite the valve and ensure the bead is well seated.

[lolwhatsisname]

I pretty much always use levers to get the bead back over my rims. Never had a problem. I do always check to make sure the tube is not pinched though.

[jammytgee]

i agree, never ever had a problem with the levers, i wouldtn go out without themb

[AlwynTona]

Only one point, my experience is to start removal at the valve, replace the tyre into the rim opposite the valve position, this allows more space for the tyre to slip into the rim

then use the levers to insert tyre at valve

position.

[captainm06]

I need to buy one of those fanny packs for the bike, thanks

[kawaihui]

Wow, thanks, that's helps a lot.

[largetalons22]

this is my main worry when as a cyclist...getting a flat far from anywhere...thanks alot!

[eyeojo]

Agreed, that helps a lot!

[Murry25]

Great job.

It is difficult to get all that info packed into less than a 3 minute video.

Five stars!!