HOW TO remove & change an inner tube the right way: Tips from a Professional Bike Mechanic #2

A gem of a video. I am a 78 yr old woman and have never had a flat. Don't carry a tube or tools. One of these days I will have to watch your video on the trial while attempting to repair/change a tube. Thank you so much. subbed and saved for future reference.

One of the best instructional videos I’ve ever seen on any subject. Excellent optics and close ups. Outstanding narration with confident, easy going style (being American, love the Brit accent, characterizations, and take on things) using only hand and body skills with no unnecessary props. Covered all the essential information without being too long or short. Love it, love it, love it!

BEYOND helpful. Clear, concise, calm. Left me feeling confident that I could do this. Thank you!

THE only video to watch to learn to change a tire. I've been dreading tires for YEARS but after learning this I do it myself in under 10 minutes.

The Bob Ross of bike mechanics.

Additional tip. Line the Tyre Logo ("Continental" in this case) up with the Valve. If the innertube is punctured, say 30cm from the valve, you know to check the tyre 30cm from the Logo for sharp objects. I've done thousands of miles on Audax rides. Soooo many punctures overnight in the dark, cold and wet. Anything to save time is a big help, and this tip helped me lots.

50 years of fixing flats and I still learn something new from this video. Really thorough presentation.

Great video. I would like to add a small trifle of info from my years of being a bicycle mechanic. Many tubes have a reinforcement ring of rubber where the valve meets the tube. This can cause the tube to be pinched between the tire and the rim right near the valve. The trick it to simply push the valve up into the tire cavity before adding air. It will move the stiffer ring of rubber into the tire cavity.

I like to add just a little bit of air to the new tube before re-installing, makes it a little easier to keep it's shape.

David, by far the best and most informative tube change video I've seen. Demonstration and instructions are very thorough. Great job!

Thanks! squeezing the tire made all the difference in the world

This is my second time posting a comment on this video. I just could not help it. Greatest instructional video ever uploaded on You Tube on how to remove and install an inner tube on a clincher tire. First time I watched this was to refreshed my inner tube installing skills. I had a flat in the middle of nowhere and screwed up installing an inner tube. I used 3 brand new inner tubes, all failed and ended up, calling my sister to rescue me. Now, at present, I just rotated my front and rear tires, followed this instructional upload. Took me less than 30 minutes to do both tires. No failures. Thanks David for making this grand slam. No wonder, it is the most viewed video in the channel.

I’m an ex-racer, priding myself in 40 years of road bike experience. But when I’m honest I must admit that you just ironed out a few of my basic mistakes which I never realized I made. Here I thought I had already nailed this to perfection. Excellently composed instructive video, this one. Thanks!

Put some air into the removed tube to find where the puncture was in relation to the valve. Then find the corresponding place on the tyre to check for the offending foreign body.

Watched it again. We get a lot of flat tires in New Mexico because we have A LOT of goatheads and pickers. Within a year, I should have this video memorized. It's the BEST!

Thanks Jim! Space creation and ENDing with the valve just saved me after about an hour of frustration

As an old git, I have learnt something new... Subscribed.

I’ve been biking for years. Changed many tubes and still I learned a lot from this well paced video. Thanks.

David, that's the coolest, calmest & clearest inner-tube extraction ever. Just tried your techniques & you've sorted the many mistakes I've been making for so long. Thank you !!!

Great video. 1) If you line up the tube’s valve with logos on the tire, you can use that as a frame of reference for finding the puncture. Put air in the tube, listen for the leak (or put the tube in a bucket of water and look for bubbles) then find the same spot on the tire. 2) If you put just a little bit of air in the tube to give it some shape, it’s much easier to mount it on the rim under the tire. Also helps avoid pinching the tube between the tire and the rim. 3) I try to rest the rim on the top of my bent leg, rather than set it on the ground. I don’t like the tube making contact with the ground and picking up any foreign objects. 4) Important to point out, when you’re using a lever to get the tire back on, the hook faces out.