puncture repair on hub geared bikes.
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A quick run thru of the easiest way to fix a puncture on a hub geared bicycle. Puncture repair is one of the 'reasons' some bike shops say that hub gears are not a good thing. We love hub gears, are punctures a really a problem with hub gears?. This video is edited, but it didn't take that long at all, no need to remove the wheel,...'sports' tyres may require more grunt to get them off, but this is not a sports bike, few sports bikes have hub gears, So its not a bad job at all.... (if you cannot find your puncture quickly, the old method of putting the inner tube in a bath of water to see the bubbles is harder with this method, but since when did you take a bucket of water as part of your puncture repair kit.). Happy biking.....
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Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
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mostly you have to remove the inner tube to locate the puncture and fix it. What if there is no obvious thorn or nail to indicate where the puncture is? How do you remove the wheel to get at the inner tube?
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Thanks for sharing.
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they're too wide...by a long shot...big apples come in narrower sizes but still not going to fit.
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love the background music. It makes the whole video seem kind of vintage and comical.
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mad music for puncture video! Well done lol
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@SwingarooDancehall as for tyre choice, the fat franks on the velorbis will not fit your pashley, shame but true....you can fit cream...try schwalbe delta cruisers but not balloon. (perhaps try a 2 inch big apple but i doubt it will fit...)....keep pedaling, keep dancing.....
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@SwingarooDancehall before you spend out and put a better gearbox on it, you can just put a larger sprocket on the back, that will make your bike gears a bit twiddlier which will help with hills. cost of that should be about 30 pounds. (here it does anyway.) take about an hour.that will make a big difference.
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@SwingarooDancehall i'm glad it took some of the dread away. its all very simple, if you do have to take the wheel out, just take your time and make sure you put things back the way they came off. Or better still, have a good set of puncture proof tyres fitted, a good investment. schwalbe marathons are very good. Happy riding!
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@hernethehunter95 thanks, just so that you know, the victory chorus was put on the video after shooting, it doesn't happen everytime when you fix a flat...which is a shame.....
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@pemicx remove the rear section of the chaincase, undo gear linkage, loosen axle bolts and remove brake arm bolt, move axle/wheel forward, make sure both brake and gear change cables are disconnected...slip chain off and remove wheel... change inner tube and refit....thats about it....all bikes are a little different but thats about it...just a few more things to think about than a derailer bike. My tip is to get good puncture proof tyres, schwalbe marathons for example.
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If you need to change the tube (and lets face it how often is that...the dutch tend to have inner tubes like triggers broom, lots of patches...).if you do have to change the wheel it can be a bit of a bugger if you haven't done it before, but its easy enough...often depends on what chain case you have fitted, some are tricky, some are not...see my other video about changing the rear sprocket, its a three speed hub with no chaincase but shows you how easy it can be.
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good video. what if you need to change the tube, how do you get the wheel off (and back on again)?
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