You need to learn to change tubes if you want to go on multi weeks road trips! A couple of tools in your kit and you would have been on your way an hour later...
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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You need to learn how to change them and to bring a couple of tools and a pair of spare tubes if you plan to go on multi week trips! An hour and you would have been on your way...
Yeah. This is my first bike with a tube so I haven't learned everything about it yet, but now I know. To change it, you just need a new tube and some spoons, right? What about lifting the bike to get the tire off? Would something like a Tirox SnapJack suffice?
What PSI were you running in the tires at the time?
The rear was around 30 psi.
Lower than I'd run but not so low that it would've been a risk of a flat from PSI alone. If there are no signs of a puncture then the shop that did the install probably pinched it.
Yeah I raised it slightly to 32. When the tube was removed, it was creased along the whole circumference and had little pinholes all along the crease. Definitely pinched.
I read that as Tube "Poop". Like three times! I was so confused until I finally read further. sigh.