Porstala F9
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Cabot said:Your rim strip broke.
You need a new rim strip or else you will pop tubes.
If your tire doesn't hold air, your going to have to replace the tube.
You can do this yourself if you have some good quality, long tire irons, which aren't that expensive. But it is kind of difficult (but yet very possible) if you've never done this before and if you have nothing to keep the wheel inplace.
If you can't find a rim strip easily, I've found that electrical tape a couple times around to cover the spoke nipples, or even duct tape split so its not too wide works good.
You can bring it in if you want (if the wheel is off the bike it will save you alot of $), but if you don't do it yourself your never going to learn!
Also if you only have an owners manual, I would highly suggest getting a Clymer Shop Manual. This will explain how to do basically everything to your bike, remove it, inspect it, install it, etc. Mine also has a good portion on changing tires/tubes.
Cabot said:Get a Clymer Manual.
Then, Don't follow Dylan's advice.
-You DO NOT need to take the chain off.
-You can't quite force the tire off the rim. This is where the tire irons come in. The tire is going to be tight on the rim.
-DO NOT push the tube in with a screwdriver. This is how you pop your new tube.
Get the shop manual now. If your scared to take your back wheel off, then you should be no where close to doing a top end job. THe worst thing your going to do to your wheel is pop the new tube, and MAYBE (but highly unlikely) ruin your tire.
If you mess up your top end job, that can cost you close to a grand in engine repairs!
How much it costs depends on where you take it. Where I work if you brought the whole bike in, they would charge by the hour. Which would be around $50+ total, pluss the tube. I think a walk in tire change is charged $20 pluss the tube.
Cabot said:Then you have to check your tire to see if glass is sticking in it (or tell the shop to look). Or else you will be bringing it back to the shop within 10 minutes of riding...
The rim strips get old, they dry out, and just like any other rubber if it dries out it gets fragile, and will crack.
Maybe your tube/tire/rim strip spun on the rim? and this ripped the rim strip?
I don't know. This is one of the places where it doesn't matter how it happened, just make sure there are no sharp objects (glass, etc) in your tire.
Also, flat tires happen. So if you plan on riding for more then a little while longer, I'm banking that you will run into one again.
Btw, I wasn't trying to scare you away from doing your own top end job, just trying to encourage you and your buddys to get over your fear of tires! The worst your going to be out is a tube (around $8?). But you will deffinatly gain experience, save yourself the $20, and probably more down the road.
Tiylu said:Well, i'm banking on the chance that this will never happen again lol.
Tiylu said:does anyone have an explanation for how this happens?
Tiylu said:Theres just something intimidating about working with tires, I dont know why..
FruDaddy said:Buying a set of irons will cost nearly as much as taking having a shop change the tube.
Yes, exactly, you can pay for the tools once, or pay the shop every time.2strokerfun said:Around here, it will cost more. $15 for a shop to change a tire/tube and I paid nearly three times that for my tire irons. But, I can use them again and again and again. Also, if you buy irons, I recommend three including at least one that is really long, for leverage.
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