Comments on: How not to fix a puncture

By: John

John — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:03:11 +0000

One Day as I was about to go out,I looked at the rear Tyre on a Trek Hybrid HMMMM it looks a tad soft might give it a squirt of air. It will make it easier on the Hill going back from the City. I get out one of those Modern Pumps that has no 4″ Tube connector instead of the Old style Zefal Pump and put it to the Valve. It does not connect properly and I redo the snap Lever and put it to the Valve again. After a bit of rummaging around it seems to work then disaster the Valve tip breaks off making the Inner Tube completely useless. It would have been better if I used the Zefal Pump or else just left the Wheel alone.

Result I just got out the Dutch Bike as I was in a hurry to get to Town and in no mood to Patch another spare Tube for the Trek. That was a Year ago and the Trek has since been sold and I got a New Surly LHT but I still have that Old Inner Tube that I can use the Rubber for something like a Gasket for a Kickstand or Attaching things to Handlebars.

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:51:38 +0000

Confucious dead right on that one.

I knew this: I fixed loads of tyres at work without using levers to put them on again, but for some reason I had a brain fart that day. Ah well…

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:50:24 +0000

I can confirm that the same applies here.

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:49:27 +0000

Oldfool & John: Thanks for that, I’m glad it’s not just me having a brain drain. Hope you found all the bearings John, mind you, I rode on a the Xtracycle with one bearing missing in the bottom bracket for a couple of months and only found out when I replaced the bottom bracket.

By: Andy in Germany

Andy in Germany — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:47:52 +0000

You’re welcome: I’m providing a public service here…

I should have pumped up the tyre first. I knew this, but I somehow forgot that one on that morning…

By: Amoeba

Amoeba — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:49:06 +0000

Confucious he say: 'man who fit tyre with levers get punctures in tube.' Confucius also say: 'man who watch this YouTube YouTube video, fit tyre without punctures.'

By: Karl McCracken (twitter: @KarlOnSea)

Karl McCracken (twitter: @KarlOnSea) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:46:56 +0000

McCracken’s law of punctures: They only occur when you’re in a hurry.

By: John Romeo Alpha

John Romeo Alpha — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:42:36 +0000

Yeah, my week was like that. Bearings. All over the floor. Rolling.

By: oldfool

oldfool — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:05:21 +0000

uh I’ve had a lot of days like that lately.

By: Zweiradler

Zweiradler — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:19:26 +0000

I know how to fix a puncture, but I didn’t know yet how not to do it. Thanks for the tutorial.
When I have a flat tyre I pump it up first to make sure the valve is working and to find the puncture using my ears. To fix the puncture I only pull out a small part of the inner tube, so I don’t have to remove the wheel or the tyre.

Nico