Puncture Repair is a Myth

Yes, but she is unusually dexterous for an old duck.

You're her favourite Balk's

Yes, but she is unusually dexterous for an old duck.

i can vouche for that

I mean.. She does Balkie for the fun of it.

with 31T it's strictly for the money

@autti: ah they're great. its a master link. all you need is a coin or flat head screwdriver (on your multi tool) to get them off. they only cost a quid and you don't fuck your chain by constantly braking it with a tool.

you can do it without levers if you have the right tyres. some tyres you can easily remove by hand. then you let the tyre slide to the side, take the inner tube off, pump it up as 31trum says and find dat snakebite or whatever. patch it up. put the tube back on and fit the tyre as before. however you're a bit lost without levers because a lot of tyres are a bastard to get on and off by hand..

I have never had a problem getting any tire off without a lever, never ever ever.

Ever.

The trick is to slide both beads into the recessed centre 'well' (or dip) and then work the tire from one side, stretching it until you can pull off the opposite side, I can get pretty much any tire off in a minute or so without levers.

i'm happy with many, "puncture proof" randonneur on open pro was an almighty twat to get off and on though, even with levers. very stiff trying to pull it out of the rim, fnarr etc.

i never had a problem getting a tire off with my hands untill i got a dodici rim built up. there's no way i can get a tire off that rim without useing a few levers and getting very sore thumbs!

@autti: ah they're great. its a master link. all you need is a coin or flat head screwdriver (on your multi tool) to get them off. they only cost a quid and you don't fuck your chain by constantly braking it with a tool.

In most cases, you don't need to break the chain to remove it from your chain ring / sprocket. With any amount of slack in your chain, you can (carefully) use your fingers like a derailleur and move the chain to the side of the chain ring as you (slowly) rotate the pedals. This will unship the chain and allow you to take the wheel out of the track ends.

...Recently I got a puncture on back wheel and was flummoxed because I didn't have any levers or a chain tool to break the chain and take the back wheel off. Might be worth mentioning that my back wheel is tight in tthe track end so there is no space to pull out the wheel....

yeah thats how i do it too. my reply was a suggestion to this^^^ post :)

Yeah, my post was aimed at them too.

cool. sorry. mis understood the use of the quote. i think its pub time... :)

I use the crayon
I use the grater / sandpaper
I know to pierce the end of the glue with the end of the cap
I sparingly apply glue
I grind the chalk onto the glue
Wtf is the little rubber tube for???

**What is the little rubber tube for in ****tiptop kits??? **

I think it's for dunlope style valves.

The real question is, why do you need to run the wheel right near the end of the track end rendering it impossible to removed without breaking the chain?

i'm quite curious about this too. it sounds like a ludicrously inconvenient situation.

I can not remove my tyres without a tyre lever. I am a girly man. The hormone treatment should be kicking in any day, my doctor says.

ftfy

I use the crayon
I use the grater / sandpaper
I know to pierce the end of the glue with the end of the cap
I sparingly apply glue
I grind the chalk onto the glue
Wtf is the little rubber tube for???
**What is the little rubber tube for in ****tiptop kits??? **

Google "woods valve".

Add a link to your chain. Having to break a chain to fix a puncture is stupid.

^ +1

or add a half link if you want to keep clearances as tight as can be without the chain splitting wheel removal nonsense

Google "woods valve".

so whats it for? Ramming in the valve if it breaks?

Yes, it's a replacement for the guts of the valve.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_w.html#woods

I don't know if anyone has said this before in this thread tl:dr but I use an old tube cut into pieces as new patches.
They tend to be better than the patches in the kits and stretch evenly with your tube, giving no bulge.

Bumlord.

LOL excellent! your recycled tube patch is a good one, but do you have to sand off the rubber on both to help with the bond?

Yeah I do indeed sand them both lightly, but to be honest, making sure both surfaces are clean is more important.