How to Fix a Bicycle Punctured
Buy a repair kit in a bicycle shop
Turn bicycle upside down
Insert levers under tyre so that it is free of wheel
Pull out tube.
Inflate tube.
Dip tube in a basin of cold water until you observe air bubbling from a puncture.
Dry off tube and mark tear with chalk.
Release air from tube.
Rub area where patch will go with sandpaper.
Apply kit glue to area around puncture.
Place patch over puncture so that there is no chance of air escaping.
Allow to dry for half an hour.
Pump tube until hard.
Check in water once more.
Deflate tube again.
Place tyre over tube using levers.
Pump tube until hard.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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