I hate fixing punctures

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

The actual patching of the puncture is fine and dandy... and usually done several hours (or even days) before the bit I've been dreading - replacing the tyre on the wheel.

This is why I used to ask tenth_mediaeval, but he went and moved to avoid my petty chores. Or for reasons unrelated to me, one of the two.

I've had it suggested that I take it to a bike shop. I don't mind getting them to fit a new inner tube, if it actually needs one, but that's a bit much for every puncture... and it makes me look like a wuss. At least tenth_mediaeval knows I can cook a four course dinner for seven using only a kettle, a grill and fridge, the guy at the shop just sees someone too hopeless to fix a puncture.

Anyway, if any of you have clever ideas of easy ways to put my pushchair tyre back on, I'd be grateful. Is it brute force needed or is there something clever I'm not doing?

Comments

[hatter.livejournal.com]

Can you use any of the bike-y solutions to preventing/fixing punctures that don't involve taking the tyre off in the first place ? Or are they more wussy/expensive than the new tube option ? Failing that, longer levers would make it easier as I assume there's less flex in the smaller tyre rims than a bike tyre.


the hatter

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

The only one I know of is the gunk you can put in, but apparently that's only plausible if you're going to be jogging as the wheel needs to be moving faster than I walk for it to work.