Who runs with road bike you will find at least once to have to replace the tires due to normal wear and tear for the mileage. The tire may also be replaced in the event that has been torn or removed in case you need to replace the air chamber. The operation is not particularly difficult, but you may experience some minor difficulties.
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In particular, if the replacement is performed for the first time whether or not it has a certain manual skill. This guide is intended to illustrate in a simple way the removal of the tire and the subsequent replacement of the air chamber, if necessary.
- Start by removing the valve cap and then apply pressure with your hands to deflate the tire. It is not necessary that the tire is completely deflated, but it must be soft enough to be removed. At this point, you’ll have to remove the tire. Take lever on the sides of the tire inward until it detach from the wall of the rim. Take the levers disassembles tires and uses them to lift the tire to the outside. Once the tire will pull off the tube being careful not to damage it.
- Remove the tire by pulling with your hands. Then remove the bottom of the rim with the aid of a screwdriver. Once will be slightly low-cut, you can remove it with your hands. It made of elastic material so be able to remove it easily. You will be so with the wheel rim completely naked. You can now start the replacement operation of the tire. Take a new bottom of the rim and mount it on the frame. Be responsive to the rim hole elastic to match that on the rim. The bottom of the rim is necessary to limit the holes due to the contact of the air chamber and the wheel rim.
- Remember that every tire has been meaning. It is usually indicated with an arrow or an inscription on the side of the tire itself. The tire mounted on one side of the wheel rim with the help of hands. Once mounted insert the tube. Inflate slightly and then go do the valve into the hole. Then put the second side of the tire into the rim with the aid of the levers. Check that the tire is secure and then inflate the bladder completely closing the whole with the valve cap removed earlier.
