How To Remove The Rear Wheel of a Bicycle

[@catherinethecakelady]

Your excellent tutorial helped me out of a tight spot. Today I had to do a roadside puncture repair for the first time and I fortunately watched your tutorial just the day before otherwise I wouldn't have had a clue. I managed to remove the back wheel and change the innertube successfully, a small triumph, but both are jobs previously done by my husband who died six months ago. It means a lot to me to have managed this by myself, so thank you! Cycling is what keeps me sane.

[@GamingLonda]

7:16 you are the life saver man.. You uploaded this 10 years back and your super easy to understand demo helped me to fix my rear wheel puncture ... Thanks a lot man..!! 👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@cjhoyle]

Awesome. Nice work!

[@DaveTinNY]

Been riding bikes for 55 of my 60 years and I just wanted a refresher on changing out the tubes and related rear wheel removal/install. Now that I'm retired to Florida, I can start riding again near beaches instead of on some of the crazy dangerous roads of where I lived in southeast NY. :) Thanks!

[@jonbulkley7946]

Haven't done bicycle repair for decades. This was VERY helpful and nicely done. Thanks for helping others with this very practical exercise!

[@myketyke1]

The close ups and details on removing and replacing wheels etc were of great help.

[@jybler007]

Yes indeed

[@091mclovin]

New to bike maintenance, and was having trouble getting my rear wheel back on after replacing a tube. Your video helped me immeasurably!!! Thank you!!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad to hear!

[@qweenjeans8]

Just wanted to say thanks for the very helpful tuts on bike wheel removals and replacements on front and back wheels. I an 66 year old woman recently left on my own with no men around. both tires are flat and need to go to the repair shop. can't get bike into my trunk. your tuts are going to save me from asking a man for help.

[@Asimo44]

But a man still ended up helping you haha.

[@qweenjeans8]

Nick H Aaah....lol

[@conniebrown8745]

Nick H lol that sucks lol

[@conniebrown8745]

Jeannie Winters I needed that laugh so I wouldn't throw this bike out the door.

[@anniemouse1]

Nick H who said a man ended up helping her?

[@lloydsmith5338]

Impressive how detailed your tutorial is. You took away the fear of the unknown. Thank you!

[@fandujar83]

As soon as I saw all the different bikes I knew I found the right video

[@lisapedraza2453]

My thoughts exactly

[@JW-bw8nj]

Yep, same here. Very thorough and clear instructions. 👍🏻

[@jybler007]

Same

[@operationdope69]

Same

[@lilpros]

na frl

[@tuelequoc770]

My bicycle had a flat back tyre. I scratched my head over how to dismantle the tyre until I stumbled upon your video. I found you are very coherent and your explanation is very detailed. Your video is just what the doctor ordered. Please keep up the good work.

[@kirstymackay5097]

Yeah without making it look like magic and only something he can do which we couldn't hope to replicate. Even tells us which socket size to use.

[@hotmojo1]

One of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you so much! I feel very confident that I can now remove wheels across a broad range of bikes thanks to your sensible, down to earth, instructional.

[@sylvainbiensur7370]

This is high quality explanation after watching so many video this guy is the teacher I needed !!! Thank you merci beaucoup !!!thank for the explanation just after showing how to remove it immediately jump to how to put it back!!! Very intelligent teaching !!!

[@cjhoyle]

Great to hear, glad it was helpful!

[@Jake030292]

You just roundhouse kicked that tutorial like Chuck Norris, like no other bro thanks for being diverse with the different types of bikes.

[@gwarlow]

I’m 10 years late to the party, but thanks for creating this crystal clear demonstration. Cheers!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@harryselwind]

Hello, CJ. Thanks for a very helpful video. I particularly appreciated you doing it in a realistic situation (outside on grass and not in a workshop with a support frame.)

[@russandrews3484]

Great video - even eight years later. cjhoyle is a good instructor and you can tell he prepared well before making the video and he made sure he got good camera angles to show the important details. I've saved a trip to the bike shop! Thanks man!

[@robkunkel8833]

🐚🦦Nice comment. Love the simplicity of bikes but so many bike people videos say nothing with bad rock music*. Worse, are the obnoxious ones speaking ad nauseam with silly face close ups. A Schwinn is a class act. This video reached that level.

[@robkunkel8833]

… * Music is a person choice. A question for the ages (from Sept 2022) is Van Halen good or bad rock music to other commenters?

[@glennawalker2343]

Most excellent video!!!Thank you for showing a how to on everyday bikes. This has helped my non mechanically inclined son to change his inner tube. You have made a very mechanically inclined mom VERY HAPPY! :-)

[@kampunggirl4159]

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[@kitjohnson3776]

A born teacher. Did not miss a single step! Excellent. Thanks. --kit J.

[@micollevi-senigaglia7853]

This was an excellent tutorial. I got my son's tire off and on with your explicit instructions. Perfect!

[@robertcotterill471]

Thanks for this invaluable video! Managed to take the back wheel off of my mountain bike, replace the inner tube and slot it back in with no problem. I watched 3 other videos before coming across yours and I have to say that you explain things in a common sense, logical way, without missing out any details. Very pleased.

[@danabeveridge]

Thank you! You just solved one of my mysteries of life. Great tutorial, very clear and detailed. I appreciate your time.

[@PrinceRayman]

Got my bike fixed by watching your video. It saved me a lot of money. I almost bought a new one. Thank you.

[@ToddBeauton]

Thank you for the information. I just started biking and wanted to learn how to do maintenance on my bike so I wouldn't be stuck on a trail. You made it very easy. I will be watching more of your videos. Thank you again.

[@genrenato]

9:35 simplest explanation EVER. Hopefully tomorrow when I try to do it it’s as easy as it sounds.

[@jybler007]

Wasn't too difficult, was it.

[@genrenato]

@@jybler007 Funny thing is, I can only do it easily when the bike is upside down.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad to hear.

[@genrenato]

@@cjhoyle Oh wow! Wasn't expecting a reply but I just wanna say thanks again. :)

[@robynashton8002]

Fabulous!!!! Thank you so much for making this procedure much less daunting!!! Good close-ups and really clear instructions for this novice!!

[@CLuTcHxDeVouR]

You just saved me a couple hundred bucks from buying a car bike rack, this was the most informative video yet...thanks a lot man!...now I can store 2 bike frames in the trunk, with wheels.

[@YoungBrooksLaw]

Really informative and so helpful. I spent an hour trying to figure out how ro replace the wheel. After doing this I found your video. My bad for not researching this first...

[@oliviaturman1786]

Great Job, I really appreciate you showing the various bikes, as it provides a clear understanding on how to replace the rear tire on all 4 bikes in our home. Your voice was clear and I could understand you easily. Thank you

[@tunghuynh8563]

This really helped me change my first rear tire just now. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. Your video was easy to follow, and I enjoyed saving the $6/tire labor -- and for many years to come! Thank you!!

[@SPN_Anime]

❤🎉

[@HoathsTutoring]

That is got to be the best bike tutorial I have even seen

[@elizabethmorrow8682]

Still helping people years after upload. Thank you so much. So useful, I dont understand the down thumbs lol.

[@reeseberry4316]

At first I laughed at the length of this video, but then I watched the whole thing and discovered that it is actually a very thorough and well edited video. Thanks!

[@carinamaren7779]

thank you for taking the time and energy to explain all this. I found this very pleasant to watch, as well as helpful, extensive and manageable. you could also add fixies into this very informative demonstration as well.

[@KJThies]

Thank you for this tutorial. It's been a minute since I had to remove and put back on a back wheel of a multi speed bike and this was very helpful.

[@PrissyTxTomboy]

Thank you! By far the best video I came across for removing the rear wheel.

[@MattDamon2299]

I appreciate the great detail and examples shown during this video. If someone is super rich, please surprise him with a 500K tip.

[@dxnny2142]

Great video really helped me out, unlike all the other videos that just show the quick release

[@charleenweitzel8943]

I watched about a dozen videos before this one. And this one is by far the most helpful. I had my rear tire busted this morning going to the pharmacy, and thanks to this video, I was able to get the tire off to fix it. Thank you.

[@cjhoyle]

Fantastic, glad to hear!

[@GeneJolley]

Thank you, this is a great tutorial! I always had trouble with doing this smoothly, look forward to watching other tutorials.

[@Carito680]

It took me forever but this was the only video I found find that told me to unscrew both nuts and undo the brakes. Thank you so, so much!

[@HisMajesty99]

Thanks so much, none of the other videos included different kinds of bikes, mine is weird and couldn’t find one that related, I just successfully took my back wheel off!

[@erniematthews7497]

Great video…clear, practical, and to the point…thank you from 83yr old fixing grandson’s bike

[@generalgrievous2881]

This man has earned my upmost respect and thanks

[@miccotheservicedog5559]

Sure appreciate this video! My wife's tube was bad and I had no idea how to get the wheel off with all these gears and stuff. Worked like a charm after watching your video!

[@DHIEnterprises]

Thanks. I was SERIOUSLY ready to hurl my bicycle off of a cliff...

[@Chasiraw]

DHI Enterprises I'm literally at that point right now.

[@brianhyland4140]

😂

[@oli9759]

Same

[@Darwin-xi4ic]

Same I was going to break that in parts

[@kirstymackay5097]

Yes! Tighten the drive side first, so that's the mystery.

[@ChadAmI80]

Seriously the BEST video on this procedure. I knew it was going to be very thorough as soon as I saw the bikes all lined up.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear, thank you.

[@gregs8629]

Hi good video. My question is what do i do if i didn't change to the smallest chain ring before taking off my rear wheel? Am I screwed or is there a way to fix it. Please help me :(

[@cjhoyle]

+Greg S Read my responses to other people who have asked this question. Shifting to the smallest chain ring moves the chain and derailleur out of the way so it's easier to take the wheel off, but if you don't do this, it's still possible, just less convenient.

[@4kbinaural935]

This is the best tutorial on removing rear wheels. Easiest to understand.

[@cjhoyle]

I recommend disengaging the brakes. As shown in this video it only takes a few seconds to disengage and re-engage them. Pumping up a tire requires significantly more effort.

[@patrickc8594]

Excellent, clear tutorial. I have no mechanical skills but this KZbin video makes me confident I can remove the rear wheel to replace a flat tire. Thanks!

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear, best of luck!

[@GregoryGroesch]

Nice job! Well done. Thanks.

[@Shmaardvark]

I have an older 10 speed. No quick releases. So, thank you for showing more than just the newer, quick release method. This was about the 5th video I clicked on trying to learn to do this very thing. This video was very helpful. Well done.

[@cjhoyle]

If you can make a video showing and describing the problem that you are having with your bike, I would be more than happy to take a look and offer any advice that I have. Thanks for watching!

[@DarkKnight-ms1we]

Excellent video! This is the best video that I have seen on the removal of the rear bicycle wheel. He has a very good way of breaking down the subject matter into layman terms.

[@aniruthoblah]

Thank you for the tutorial! I thought it was gonna be difficult.

[@BrilliantWhenYouGlow]

Thank you for this video! Getting the back wheel off was the easy part but getting it back on was tricky. This video helped made it really easy and saved me from having to haul the entire bike to a shop!

[@wwzuser]

thanks ! I was looking for this ! One thumb from me.

[@michaelsupple6081]

I just had my first blowout on my rear wheel today. I did remove the wheel and change the tube but man would it have been so much easier had I seen your most excellent tutorial first. Thank you so much for taking the time to post it.

[@alexm.5409]

Thank you for the tutorial; however it wasn't much good for my 30 year old Schwinn 10 speed. It took me a good two hours to wrestle that wheel back in. I gotta get one of them new bikes.

[@cjhoyle]

Any advice you could offer to others who might have a bike similar to yours? I believe the instructions in this tutorial should have covered most of the things that you'd need to know for a 10 speed bike.

[@jacquejac1840]

I have a 16yr old Schwinn this video was perfect for. The front tire is a quick release but the back isn't. I did have a bit of a problem w/ old parts being too tight & perhaps needing some grease, but once I fixed that it was easier.

[@jasonblake97]

Amazing job!! You explained everything clearly and you took your time to show the procedure on different bicycle designs. It really helped me. Thank you for making this video!!!

[@hanfordchief]

you'd be a great teacher

[@anthonybentley9430]

Cheers, I was stuck, looked at loads of videos and this is the only video that helped me do the job, 5 minutes of work job done, 8 hours of searching for the right video.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear you found my video helpful.

[@MrBelascoaranShayne]

Good day, sir. Thank you for the video. I have a question about changing the inner tube of a bike tire. Do I need to lubricate the inner tube with bike oil or something like that before put it inside the tire? Because the guy who sold it to me said that the inner tube can wear out pretty fast without proper lubrication. But, for example, in this video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5aql6VtZbl9eLM) the guy didnt lubricate the inner tube at all. So what do you think? Thanks.

[@cjhoyle]

+MrBelascoaranShayne I've personally never heard of anyone lubricating their innertube.

[@tourstarproductions2150]

This was an excellent video! Very well made, good audio, good lighting, good explaination, this is one of the best HowTo youtube videos ive ever watched in my life.

[@DropPoppy]

If I lived in the USA I think I'd pop round to your place and kiss you on both cheeks. Thank you so much for taking the time to make such a helpful video. London

[@Chasiraw]

😀😀

[@jamesmalloy1784]

He's Canadian, buddy!

[@sprytelong2637]

Oh-my-goodness-thank-you. This is the most comprehensive video I've seen yet -- I needed to replace a rear tyre for my son's bicycle, and this was incredibly helpful! Thank you again!!

[@davidhowse6946]

Thank you so much, that was an awesome tutorial. Started riding my bike after twenty years and the tire blew out because the tire had basically rotted. Going to have no trouble now installing a new one. Thanks again, stay safe and healthy.

[@JenKunkel]

Thank you! This video was so thorough. I watched a few others and they went so fast & didn’t keep the camera on the bike through the process, so I couldn’t see what they were doing. This was perfect. You explained everything I needed to know.

[@maconcc]

Hi there, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this great video of how to remove the back wheel of a bike! YOU have no idea how much I appreciate it! This is the MOST AMAZING DIY video of how to remove the back wheel that I have ever seen. I was afraid to remove my back wheel of my road bike before I saw your video and it has been sitting in my storage room for years. Now I have confidence to remove and to replace back tire by myself.

[@TheHenryProject21]

Thanks for this! I bought a bike from someone and it needed some work and after multiple videos that were no help at all this one was great! I watched the whole thing twice, just because I appreciated you showing all the different types of bikes.

[@sisophous]

This is by far the best video on removing the rear wheel. I did it the first time without a problem after watching your video meanwhile I struggled trying to do it repeatedly following other videos. Many thanks!!!

[@jodiramberg707]

I watched about 5 videos before finding this one and figuring out what I needed to do. Very helpful. Thanks :)

[@tylerpellegrini2984]

This is why KZbin will never die I have accomplished so many tasks by watching KZbin videos on how to do it first and you sir have killed it great video thank you very much

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@veiksmingaslietus213]

Great tutorial! Thank you for showing this (good camera angles, sir), now I can finally remove the rear wheel and fix my bike :) Your video still helps people from around the world.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toniepaiva]

I was struggling to put the rear wheel back until I saw your video !! I saw other videos too. Although they are all very visual your verbal instructions helped me better... kudos to you for saving my time !! Thanks !!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad it helped!

[@dfeavel1]

Excellent teaching video. This gentleman is an exceptionally qualified instructor -- very complete and detailed. THANKS!

[@ebonymckenzie1112]

my son was about to be ass out walking to school but you handed it back thank so much it drives me crazy when people do tutorials and you can't understand them or they're going to fast where you have to continuously rewind and pause I had no problem with that. And for you I give a big thumbs up thanks great video

[@alfiehao8699]

I watched your video once and then managed to replace the rear wheel tube of my bike. It works again! Thank you so much for this guide! Cheers

[@emariew91]

i'm a clueless city girl with a road bike and I found this very very helpful. Thanks!

[@andershjelmare4462]

Excellent vid, everything mentioned, nothing forgotten, loud and clear commentary, good closeups. 10 points, it doesn't get any better!

[@mannyaguilar67]

Thanks a lot for showing us how easy it easy. With a little patience anyone can do it. I ordered my tubes on line and doing it myself saved me a trip to the shop and some money in my pocket!

[@jeffridgway5546]

I have never done this before on my bike or any other bike. This was a great tutorial that helped me in removing the wheel in order to replace the tube. Thanks

[@shiroookami]

This saved me a lot of grief and made removing & returning the rear wheel a breeze. Thanks!

[@dolyson]

Your tutorial was very helpful. I want to say a big thank you. I removed the chain ring at gear 6 with the same result. I now know how to change my wheel alone.

[@sunshine-mr8og]

This is the BEST tutorial I found on utube..very easy to follow and perfectly demonstrated.thankyou.

[@sparkcruz3319]

I went through quite a few videos you are by far the best demonstrating the step-by-step with different bikes thank you so much

[@labellavita992]

I probably watched 8 other videos before finding yours. My bike wheel is finally back on.. thank you so much!

[@bobcraghead573]

I have just gotten back into biking, but have never really done much of my own maintenance so I have been looking at a lot of youtube videos. This is by far the best, most simple, superior, and fantastically done one I have found. Thank you!

[@lisakohler4939]

Thank you so much for this video. You explained everything so that non mechanically inclined folks such as myself could complete the task with very little profanity.

[@cjhoyle]

Lisa Kohler I strive for zero profanity, but at least I'm close :P. Glad you found it helpful.

[@lindsayblue6491]

THANK YOU! My inner tube popped a couple of days ago and I was going crazy just trying to find how to remove the gosh darn tire. I really appreciate it and it only took me 5 min to remove with this helpful video.

[@cliffbrown160]

I was struggling to get my rear wheel on and after twenty minutes can inside and found your video. Took about 90 seconds after seeing your tutorial. THANKS!

[@jeffreyeaston3181]

I do not do much bike repair so this was a Fantastic step by step video. Great close ups of gears and wheels. The narrative and video made changeing my bike tires a simple project. I was a little concerned about the back wheel and derailer. You sure made it crystal clear. Thanks.

[@vail8150]

You need to know this video was much appreciated for both the wheel removal as well as brake adjustment and release. Thank you again!

[@bobjohnson3799]

This video was a great help. I will be changing my first rear tire, and I would not have been doing things correctly without it. You saved me a lot of time on the brake thing, and making placement of the chain & sprocket easier. THANK YOU

[@sirewali5391]

I come back to your video just to figure out how to put a rear tire back on. Kudos to you my friend.

[@FARMERGROG]

I feel like this is the kind of video we were all lookin for, when we saw all the different types of bikes, it was defo the right one, thanks!

[@nwajiobifavour4277]

You really save me the stress of taking my whole bicycle on a long journey,just to go change the tyres,,at least now I can take just the tyre alone for fixing..This tutorial of yours really helped me.. Thanks bro.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear!

[@ayochellia]

Thank you!! This was very easy to understand and I felt much more confident removing the rear wheel off my older bike to change the tire today.

[@jfdulmage]

Just found this video over 8 years old, but a really nice instruction esp. with the different bikes. Great tutorial!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@patriciahand4183]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your instfructions were GREAT ! I'm a 70-year old woman and my grandson is 14. He has a 10-speed that hs had a rear flat for over a month. Today our new slime tube arrived and we decided to tackle changing it with your guidance. Just like you said, we put it in the highest number gear, disengaged the brakes, loosened the nuts on each side and oulah. The rest was in reverse once we had done the change. I'm feeling so accomplished right now 🎉