How to Fix a Flat Clincher Tire
Forward this video to a friendAre you worried about fixing a flat in the middle of a race! Put your worries to rest and spend some time with Head Mechanic Bill at all3sports.com. Bill goes over each step necessary to fix your flat. With a little practice you’ll be prepared! We’ve taped this segment for those folks riding clinchers, for tubulars, see the next segment!
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on March 16, 2008 at 1:38 am Matt Brown wrote:
Hi,
These videos are fantastic. I would love to see something on basic brake adjustment, and how to do a simple deraileur adjustment.
Thanks again for the helpful hints.
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on March 16, 2008 at 4:24 pm Virginia Edmonds wrote:
Hi,
When you sre done with the CO2 cartridge, can you use it again or is it a one shot item? Do you use it to put that initial bit of air in the tire? Thanks for the great video.
VE
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VE - Thanks for the comments.
The CO2 cartridges are a usually a one shot deal. The correctly sized CO2 will typically fully inflate just one tire. 650 tires use a 12gram and 700 use a 16gram. When you initially put a little air in the tube to stuff it into the tire, just blow in it like a balloon.
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on March 22, 2008 at 6:12 pm Virginia Edmonds wrote:
Thanks for the answer! Good to know!
on April 9, 2008 at 8:28 am Steve Sutton wrote:
Hey Guys -
Great informational videos…really like em. When inflating a tire with CO2 cartridge…what it the resultant pressure from 1 cartridge? I typically ride @ 130psi…is it possible to achieve that w/a CO2 cartridge?
Thanks,
Steve
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Typically a 16 gram CO2 will only fill your 700c x 23 tire to about 100 psi. Usually enough to finish a race or get you back to your car.
You should always re-inspect your wheel and tire after you get back from your “flatted” ride/race. You want to be calm and take a good look to see what may have flatted you and see if there is anything wrong with your gear. We will typically deflate a tire when we get home and remove the tire and tube again to look inside to make sure nothing in the wheel is causing me to flat. Then put it all back together and fill up to normal psi with a hand pump.
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on April 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm James wrote:
Great video instructions.
I am thinking about switching over to tubular rims but the aspect of changing the tires during rides/races is overwhelming. When he changed the tubular in the video, he didn’t mention anything about reapplying glue. Do new tubular tires need the application of glue?
Thanks for the great videos and keep them coming.
James
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James - New tires DO need to be glued. The video is showing a race day example. The tire would be reglued after the race. - all3sports