How to Fix a Flat Bike Tyre without a Puncture Repair Kit Fast.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2015
- This video will show you how to repair a road bike tyre fast without the use of a puncture repair kit. I only ever carry one spare inner tube with me when riding my bike but if you get a second flat tire and you don't have a repair kit or the time to repair the inner tube as you may be in a race, then you need a quick and easy fix. To repair a tire is easy but to do it under pressure is a bit harder so it's best to do some practice especially if you are entering a race because you don't want to be spending to much time repairing flats. If you spend some time practicing you can be back on the road again in a few short minutes not 20.
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14 miles from home and spare tube already used up. Watched this and managed to get home without having to do the dreaded call. Thanks very much 👍
Mate before installing thr repaired tube you need to run you fingers on the inside of the tire to make sure there is nothing protruding that would undo the work you have just done. Cheers.
The video is about learning about an alternative way to "fix" a tube, not about "how to put a tube". Do you see the difference now?, if you still don't see the point, he is assuming that you already know how to change a tube the proper way and that you are quite an experienced bicycle rider.
Yes sir! That sure beats walking a bike home in road shoes!
Such sage advice, I appreciate you sharing it.
top tip mate. God dame night when get a flat , thanks for great tip.
Genius! I must have been able to us this hack ten times if TH-cam was around when I was a kid.
Ingenious!!! A simple overhand knot saves the day. Thanks for sharing this idea!
Although I always carry a spare tube in my saddlebag, this is a fantastic tip I’ll be sure to remember. Thanks!
Brilliant, great job. I recently did the walk of shame from a thorn so small I needed a magnifying glass to get a good look at it.
Just been out on my road bike for the second time and ended up with a puncture and no spare inner tubes. Luckily I wasn't far from home. Your video may come in very handy in the future, thanks for sharing.
This worked perfectly fine on my bike. Thank you for the help you saved me a ton a money
Cool. My idea would be a mini applicant of super glue and a sheet of paper (in a waterproof plastic bag, maype stick it under the saddle). Works in a second and you're good to go again. I did this the first time yesterday. I laughed at it, thought it was a joke when I saw it. But it really works.
He's done Australia proud,.. this is the renegade way to overcome a problem when you have no other option.
Not bad for a Pom in AU eh?
I'm bout to do this right now.
Thanks for the tip mate
how did it take me until age 50 to learn this? Thank you!
Steven Fleming me too!!!🤔
Same here.
35 here and commuting daily to work by bike, 36 km... I got 4 flats in the last 5 months, I wish I had known this before LOL
Just had a go at this. Worked perfectly! Thanks!
Very clever , great arm definition too!
Thank you very very much for your video, liked it very much. Practical and knowledgeable
Great job RJ 👍🚴
About 40 years ago the patches were crap, but they are great these days (vulcanising) . 1minute max for glue to become tacky, apply patch and install tube. I've never had one fail on a push bike or dirt bike. I don't even take the wheel off on push bikes. Remove one side of tyre only, then remove tube. patch and refit. I did this last night with a torch in my mouth. It was my back wheel, it was dark and just starting to rain. It's a pain with the pannier rack to remove the wheel without tipping bike upside down, so I love this method.
I can also do the same on a motorbike, but front wheel only. The back I end up needing to remove the wheel.
PS - To find the hole, you can always position the tube between the wheel and frame somewhere without damaging it.
I'll stick to my trusty repair patches, since they are very cheap and I can patch my tube multiple times and keep using it for much longer.
Very good trick for emergencies though.
Very useful life hack to know. Thanks. But if you are as unlucky as I am you will get it behind the valve or inches within it making tying the knot impossible
quite
An excellent tip !
Thank you for this!
what a bloody great tip.
I don't have a Road Bike, but when I'll have one I will try this. Thinks for this tip...
My mouth fell open in disbelief when you started tying a knot in that tube - LOL. Excellent idea! And when combined with the method for removal of tyre and tube without tools (can be done) then one could actually get away with zero tools and repair kit - just a spare tube! ;-)
Youmay need a Pump(tool) and good luck getting the tyre off without a lever.
Thanks, very helpful.
Good idea 👍 can save long walk
good video and nice trick
very useful mate...
thanks
Top Trick mate nice one,
matt
I love it! Thank you!
Bloody nice one brother.. I like👌
Legend, what a great hack.
I ride tubeless so I have no idea why I watched this , but i must say this is pretty ingenious
Just tie a knot in your tubeless. I'm sure it'll work just fine 😁
That's a helluva good idea. Much less costly than bus fare!
cant wait to try this
Thank you sir!
Nice work
Dude that’s awesome
Brilliant!
Superb👍
Here's a tip for those without tire levers to use for taking out their tube. (I'm assuming that you have these with you or similar objects) I just used a pen and a marker (both are slightly thin) and worked my way around to get the tire (or tyre) to stick out. To do this, I pinched the tyre to allow the tube to show, then separate the two with the pen (vice versa works). With other other tool, I stick it about one or two inches away from the first one, then slid it around the tire similar to the way it's showing in the video to slightly bring it out of the rim to make taking out the tube easier.
In the Philippines there's a vulcanizing shop every corner.
I carry superglue and a piece of paper as a patch.
That's good thing to know out on the road. Thanks.
very good idea although i have not yet tried this
Thanks for posting very useful to know. As someone has already posted you do need to run your hand around the inside of the tyre to ensure nothing is protruding through. I am sure you knew that anyway and its not meant to be a criticism either.
Interesting. Never seen this before....
It's about time airless puncture proof technologies become mainstream. It pisses me off how easy it is to get a flat tire
thanks BRILLIANT
Will it last permanently or say after a day it'll deflate ? Such a great hack thankyou
WOW - Thats a fantastic idea to get out of trouble. I've been kinda of lucky - only one flat this past year, but I will still carry everything but the kitchen sink in my tool bag. I also really like Marathon Plus tires with smart guard for flat protection.
Do you think that will work on like a mountain bike size tube 26 or 27 in?
If no other option i will remember this.
But tubes for my 2.8 wide mountain bike are £11 each so im happy to carry a puncture repair kit and patch it, doesnt take all that long as long as its not raining 😂😂
Great video. I will be purchasing a bike in the future so I'm trying to learn as much as I can about repair/maintenance. How often do you find yourself having to do this? What tubes do you recommend?
size of tire
So crazy it just might work
Wow!!! That was a great bit of knowledge!!!... Thanks a million, I'll remember this nextime I'm riding my road bike...
What are the chances this'll work on larger tubes like for mountain bikes?
should do
How did it go? I'm trying to repair a larger tube as well
It makes perfect sense once I see you do it. Great idea for a quick fix it will get the day done :)
I will have to try on a 25/15 size tube. I'm wondering if it will work.
Top notch
I think that even a narrow tube would fit mtb rims when flat happens. And it takes less volume in a backpack.
Gona do this now lad, woke up to a puncture on my mtb... get me to Halfords at least
tx -- i'll remember that
After I get home, then....? take it out and throw it out? Keep riding? Also, I don't carry a floor pump around, my frame pump is so hard to get the high pressure in there
Good trick to know! I've been riding almost 18 months with no flats now, but I am always scanning the road in front of me and avoid running over anything in the road (works great for me as I am always riding solo, unfortunately). The one flat I did get last year was a slow overnight leak from a 1-1/4" long acacia thorn in my front tire.
You didn't see that thorn when you were scanning the road bro?
did I miss the step when you checked that the object that had caused the puncture had been removed
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If it’s good enough to get you home, then fair enough.
Have you been able to do this with a hole near the valve?
Great help cheers
Smart.
great ideat!!...i always leave 3 feet of heavy duty scotch tape left on the roll(which i double bend) and carry that with me....it weighs nothing and is easy to patch a puncture with.
7:20 why is your right arm so much more muscular than your left arm?...you can even see veins on your right arm but not on your left!
Cool.
Nice one but how about not having pumb to inflate.any trick
Deep breaths
What if the hole is at the valve area.
I filled my tyre with grass, but of a bumpy ride but it got me home
Thanks mate now I can deliver my God Daughter her Birthday Present....bless
does this work on bmx bikes by any chance
Does this work on mountain.m bike tire?
It should
If you're going to carry an air pump wouldn't it be just as easy to carry a patch kit? Js
Good to know in case I ever get into a situation like that. But I'd rather carry a patch kit and make a permanent repair on the road so I didn't have to take the wheel off again after getting home. I'm not a racer so the extra time it takes isn't a problem. Also, for those of us with lower back issues, working bent over like you were is a big no-no. It puts an incredible amount of pressure on your lumbar spine. I'd rather get on my knees or sit on the ground than take the chance of having to ride home in excruciating pain followed by at least a week of recovery (been there many times).
Very clever!
that cant work with mountain bike tubes, good tip still tho
What about thorn resistant tubes? In an mtb? Good luck tying a tight knot with a 195mm tube?
Will it work with a dirt bike
it should do
You need to run your fingers round tyre to see if anything in there still. Just thought I would say that as know one has said it.
Shouldn’t you have checked the tire for what caused the flat in the first place?
thanks
Holy shit you got ripped arms.
how about super glue and electric tape?
So, you sacrifice the tube for ONE puncture?
Hmm.. thanks, but I'll carry one of those glueless patch kits. It's smaller than a book of matches, and about the same weight. It will also be quicker... you may not even need to take the WHEEL off!
Slick trick, but it would have been nice to see a closeup of the knot tying procedure.
I thought so.
I tried iT and iT doesnt work iT bought me time but iT was still leaking not as fast as before but still leaking
tie to knot harder
ValveRiider Hello i live in Holland and we use here dutch bicycles and the tires are much wider than racebikes so thats why iT doesnt work for all bicycles. 3 years ago i was THE dutch champion armwrestler so i am pretty strong.
@@famBA-ik7oy good for you popeye
I don't understand the part of not letting the tire touch the ground.
So that you don't get any dirt inside the tube when your putting back together.
seems only possible on a thin interior and not on that usual big size bicycle tyre.
how long does it last
+Hajrah Ullah Not sure.
i use a soft electric tape cheaper the better because it stretches like rubber lasts for a long time too but i would not recamend it for mountain riding
Bit late now VK70001.P but thanks
anyway
WOW, very very interesting. Thanks a lot for sharing! Just one piece of information is misleading. Using a tyre repair kit a flat is fixed within 4 to 5min max in race conditions. One only has to apply a very thin film of the vulcanizing gel, then wait 30-60s until it is fully dry before applying the patch. Done. Tube can be fully pumped immediately.
yeah sounds good, but this is only if your out on a ride and are completely out of tubes.
yup, as such your lesson has been of high value to me. Thx again.
Dude just carry 3 tubes which i've done for 20 odd years, only ever needed to use 2 however, keep one in the seat bag, 2 in my jersey pockets, an extra 100 gms in weight...
Put loads of grass in tire
If you do not have a tyre lever you can use the back side of door or car key.
English innovation, nice one mate, I'm sure it will no doubt be useful to know in the future. I don't think I'll ever tyre of learning new stuff like this, oh hang on I meant tire of ... : ) ha ha ha . Sadly it shows the state of our schools when someone who put UK as their locality can't spell and uses such quaint colloquialism as 'Dumbass'?
+Craig Robinson "whot"
It works nice but I'd only consider it a temporary solution because you can feel the knot while riding and it's not that comfortable
It was only ever meant to be a temporary solution just to get you home.
ValveRiider yeah that's what I thought
oreosaysb00 my grandad used to use a boot lace he would put the part of the tube that was punctured in his teeth then tie a double not around it and it lasted along time he used a spoon to get the tyre of he new lots of old tricks to save a bob or two
excellent! Id rather have a bumpy ride home than a long walk home
hahaha my dad always used the back of a spoon to get the tyre off