Today's tip comes to us from Brian Becker, an Aussie roadie, who writes: "After finding the easy way to mount tubeless road tires by warming them first, I have now adopted the practice for new tube road tires as well. "I wrap them in a towel and put them in the oven after my wife has prepared a baked dinner or cake. I wait till it is about 100C (212F), about the boiling … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Warming Tires Makes for Easy Mounting
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Quick Tip: Carefully Installing Your Tube and Tires Prevents Flats
Today's comes to us from Michael Hormel, about his method to prevent flats – and the results are astonishing. Here's what he wrote: I've only had one flat in the 10-15 years since I went from sew-ups to clinchers. The one was early this summer when I hit a rough spot were a culvert had been replaced and I bounced over it and got a pinch flat. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Carefully Installing Your Tube and Tires Prevents Flats
Quick Tip: Pocket a Punctured Tube
Today's quick tip comes to us from Kerry Irons, whose informative comments you've probably noticed on many RBR newsletter articles. It's a follow-on to another recent tip. Here's what Kerry wrote: As a follow up to Quick Tip Keep Your Repair Kit Up to Date, I have gotten into the habit of stuffing my punctured inner tube into my jersey pocket rather than putting it back … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Pocket a Punctured Tube
Quick Tip: Keep Your Repair Kit Up-to-Date
Reader Russ Wood, writes: This comes from personal experience. I'm usually pretty good at keeping my saddle bag/commute trunk tire repair kit up-to-date, but I had gone several thousand miles without a puncture. Unfortunately, when I opened up my repair items, I realized that the tube was a punctured one from my last flat, which I hadn't replaced. I tried to patch it with … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Keep Your Repair Kit Up-to-Date
Quick Tip: Keep Your Spare Tube in a Sock
This tip will help you protect your spare tubes. Follow my tip and you won't have to suffer the problem I did, many years ago. I was in a long mountain bike Enduro event and I got a flat tire. I found both my unprotected tubes, carried in my under-saddle bag, had suffered abrasions due to months of jiggling around in the bag. Holes had worn in the corner folds of both … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Keep Your Spare Tube in a Sock