Change a Flat Tubular Tire

Are you worried about fixing a flat in the middle of a race! Put your worries to rest and spend some time with Head Mechanic Bill at all3sports.com. Bill goes over each step necessary to fix your flat. With a little practice you'll be prepared!

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• cycling
• triathlon
• wheels

[camareroque]

I've heard some horror stories about glue/cement being messy and hard to apply even without making a mess of your nice wheels. I've also heard some positive stories about tufo tubular gluing rim tape - would you recommend use of that, and does that (like glue/cement) need cleaning between replacements? Thanks for the great video

[all3sportsTV]

Tufo tape does work well, but when you remove a tire, it comes off with the tire and so needs to be reapplied. Make sure the wheel and tire you have are compatible with tape as not all combos work.

[dguzmn]

If I were in a race situation and my tape stuck tires get flat , I need to carry a spare tape and tubular with me ? Or would I be better off using glue for my tires ?

[all3sportsTV]

If you have used tape, yes, you will need to carry spare tape and tubular tire. Use of glue or tape is up to personal preference; one is not recommended over the other.

[880278010]

I find your responds to questions (all3sportsTV) totally ridiculouse.bladedspokes is right and if you wanted to post for educating people,do it properly,I learned nothing from you except a big laugh.

[all3sportsTV]

Sorry you feel this way. We attempt to provide information as we have experienced it and based on conversations we have with the industry experts.

Our videos are skewed towards triathletes and as such are biased to our sanctioning bodies rules and regulations.

Though not always perfect, the suggestions we provide have been tested by many triathletes and ourselves.

[mackaliscious]

Good job 1 Nicely explained .

[bladedspokes]

Well, I can appreciate your opinion. I just think safety is the most important thing. This is why I have never and will never race on tubulars unless they've set completely. I didn't know about the "no help" rule in Tri, but if that were the case, I would ride clinchers. It's not worth the significant safety risk to race on an unset tubular. There's a good reason I've never been to the hospital as a result of riding my bike. It's better to lose the race than lose 6 months of riding.

[Jessie5048]

Good job with these videos. Ignore Mr. Critic above. For future videos it would be great to see the proper way to put a valve extender on a tire and any recommendations on liquid sealer for tube tire punctures that one might use instead of changing a tire when out on a ride. Again thanks for doing the videos.

[all3sportsTV]

We understand your points. USAT sanctioned races, do not allow assistance to the athlete.

We are not telling people to ride on just glued tires as a habit. The process outlined in the video allows you to finish the race and has worked for many people, safely.

There is now also a product similar to "fix-a-flat" called pitstop which helps solve some of the issues you have mentioned.

[all3sportsTV]

Good points. We typically prep the spare with a valve extender that is large enough for the deepest wheel in your set.

[all3sportsTV]

This is showing what you would do on race day. Before you use the wheels you actually would have applied glue to both wheels and tire. In a race flat situation you follow the steps outlined in the video and then following the race you would get the wheel and tire reglued.