How to Change a tire of a Mountain Bike

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How to Change a tire of a Mountain Bike
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• Whether you are a usual bike rider or get a
  chance to ride it once in a while, you might have
  come across a state of affairs to repair few
  parts of your bike. Riding a mountain bike often
  means that one or both of the tires might have
  gone flat. There might be no one around to help
  you out of such a condition, so repairing flat
  bike tires is a essential thing you need to know.
  Sometimes your bike's tire is broken internally,
  so you have to repair the inner tube to make
  things right.
• Here are few steps you need to follow to
  change/ repair the tire of your mountain bike.
  Keep reading

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1. Set the bike upside down

• The first thing you need to do if you want
  to mend your bike's out of order tire is to
  position your bike on to its handle. The tires
  will come on top from where it would be easy to
  take away repair the tires. Place it adequately
  on a flat surface so that it should not wobble
  while repairing.

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2. Remove the faulty tire

• Next thing you need to do is loose the nuts
  on the axle which holds up the tire. Other a
  variety of things like gear levers, brake wires
  depends upon your bike's manufactured makeup, so
  loose up the tire entirely so that you can take
  it out of the framecasing or axle.

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3. Remove the tube from the rim

• After you have removed the tire from the
  axle, open up the tire using iron bar which can
  be easily inserted amid tire rim without
  damaging the tube inside. Repeat the action of
  putting iron bar between tire rim unless tire
  comes off the rim. locate the input tip of air on
  the tube press it to take off the tube from the
  rim.

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4. Check the inside of the tire for faults

• Once you have detached the tube as well from
  the tire, place a cloth inside the hollow tire
  clean it from the inside. After you have done the
  cleartout, check for any damages inside the tire
  or something that damaged the tube, like nails,
  pointy items stuffed in the tire etc.

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5. Look for faults in the tube

• The tube must be propel in with air
  should be checked intelligently for any error.
  Even then if you are unable to find the out of
  order area, fill a large container of water to
  immerse the air filled tube in it to see from
  where the air is seeping out. In case the fault
  is along the ridge, then the tube is irreparable
  you will have to buy a new tube in its place.

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6. Patch up the holes/faults

• After you have located the error or holes
  in the tube, patch it up using patch up kit.
  Rough up the area around the fault using rub down
  so that the patch is easily fixed there. Use a
  sticky patch to wrap the fault and stick it over
  to completely seal the area, such that air cannot
  run away it after it gets arid.

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7. Test the patched up tube

• The patching of the fault needs some time to
  clear up down or dry out. After it is dry, pump
  up the tube with air to check whether the patch
  is working or not by submerging it under water or
  by placing it close to your ear to check for any
  air leakage.

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8. Set tube on rim set the tire

• After wholly testing the tube tire, put
  tube on the rim like it was earlier than and
  place tire above the tube. With the help of iron
  rods, put the tire back into the rim with utmost
  care without damaging the tube. Check carefully
  the tire so that it must be totally enclosed
  inside the rim.

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9. Pump up the tire

• After fixing the tire on the rim, place it
  on the axle fasten the gear levers, brake wires
  etc back to the tire and make sure to tighten the
  bolts attached to the tire. propels the air into
  the tube and you are ready to go.

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• Conclusion
• On the whole, you need to be a little bit
  attentive while opening up the tire to repair it
  as it should be afterward. Also, you should check
  for more than 1 fault if there are any so that
  your time is saved by completely fixing the whole
  thing at once. With time, you will feel it easy
  to change or repair the faulty tire, saving your
  money of going to an expert you yourself will be
  one.

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• Eastman Industries Limited is a dominant
  manufacturer, exporter supplier of a variety of
  bicycles, components and accessories, suitable to
  both conventional contemporary bicycles,
  established in 1982.
• Bicycle Tube Manufacturers in India

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