Shiftless Bastards How to patch a tube without removing your wheel!

Miles with the shiftless bastards demonstrates how to patch your tube without the use of a 15 mm wrench to remove your wheel.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Fixed
• Gear
• Bicycle
• Conversion
• Shiftless
• Bastards
• Track
• Bike
• Springfield
• Missouri
• Presta
• Valve
• Inflate
• Patch
• Tube

[MegaKermit21]

after a long talk at work

is it possible to replace (not repair) the inner tube without removing

the wheel from the bike

i am told it is possible but i cant see how it can be done

[ShiftlessBastards]

@MegaKermit21 nope...wait, unless you're a magician? Or a diety?

[opiate115]

I always run my finger around the inside of the tyre to check for anything sharp. Handy vid.

[ShiftlessBastards]

Absolutely!

It makes it especially easy if you always line up the valve stem with the logo on the tire, so you can easily match the puncture in the tube to the area of the tire by lining up the stem and logo!

[EddieElNeNe]

lol. i think my comment went something like this.

"Evrytime i try to put in a new tube like 3/5 times i pinch the new tube while im trying to put it in. i have continental gator skin and they're so tight to put on. its also hard to take off the tire. you do it so easily. and you take it off easily. lol"

[ShiftlessBastards]

When you put on your tube and tire, use plastic levers, it is less likely to cause a pinch.

Once it's on, work it around with your hands before inflating it too much, to make sure that it is seated. Then, inflate slowly until you're comfortable with process.

[drsquirrel0]

@MegaKermit21 You'd have to store the tube on the frame and leave it there, but it needs to be around the chain and seat stay so would be very hard to position it so it would be safe near the wheel and would look godly stupid. Also you'd need to cut the old one away so why carry something to cut when you can carry a spanner...

(I use a spanner that mounts to the bottle bosses...)

[magickkush]

Hey, I bought an old peugeot and I've been planning to convert it into a fixed gear. I've got it all sorted out but I'm not quite sure what tires should I get? Mostly for everyday urban use, with good grip on wet roads but also thick for bumpy roads?

Thanks

[pecosdave]

@ShiftlessBastards

Or you happen to have a Lefty fork and you're changing a front tube.

[WhiteGravey]

@MegaKermit21 AHAHAHA you must be retarded ^^

[ajlempka]

This is a sweet tip. I've never thought about doing it that way. Great vid!

[VERGIL1112]

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