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Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement

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  1. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement, Rear Wheel: step 1, image 1 of 2 Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement, Rear Wheel: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Flip the quick release lever on the wheel.

  2. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Squeeze the brake arms together and lift the brake cable from the caliper arms.

  3. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Hold the wheel to the ground, and pull the bike frame up and away to remove the wheel from the bike.

  4. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement, Inner Tube: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Press the valve core while applying pressure to the tire to deflate the tire.

  5. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Insert the flat part of a tire lever under the tire coping. Apply pressure to the other end of the lever to lift the tire up and out of the wheel.

    • Slide the lever around the circumference of the wheel to completely remove the tire.

    • Or, if you have multiple tire levers, see if you can clip the first lever to a spoke to keep it in place. Then insert the second lever a few inches along the rim. Clip it to a spoke. Insert the third lever a few more inches along. Take out the second lever and insert it it a few inches past the third Work along the rim until the tire pops off.

  6. Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the tube by pushing the valve through the hole in the rim and pulling the tube out from under the tire.

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