HOW TO REPLACE A BIKE INNER TUBE THE RIGHT WAY - BEST TIPS FOR BEGINNERS

If you want to ride your bike on your own it's essential to know how to replace an inner tube the correct way. Even if you're riding with other people, wouldn't you feel better if you didn't have to rely on someone else for what is the most common mechanical failure a cyclist can have?
In this tutorial I show you all the tips I have accrued from over 30 years of replacing inner tubes. This is the ultimate professional guide to replacing a tube for everyone who rides a bike. Even if you think you know what you are doing there is bound to be a few tips in here to make it easier and give you the confidence you're not going to be doing the same job a few miles down the road.
Learn how to set up your own bike successfully and you will get a great sense of satisfaction and achievement.
As always, if you are in doubt or don't feel confident about your bike maintenance, go and speak to a professional bike mechanic.
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[@beanz6745]

Your "Full Road Bike Build" tutorial from July 2014 is still a great watch.

[@bicycleguru]

Thanks! It's nice to know so many people have benefited from the video and still to this day. I have been thinking about doing an updated one at some point...

[@beanz6745]

Yes, please do. That video from 2014 was not only quite informative, it was very therapeutic

[@bicycleguru]

@@beanz6745 Apologies for the delay in coming back... lost a whole day trying to get a new Hope brake working only to find it was leaking. Not sure my current style is therapeutic, but thinking a more relaxed Ashley will come with more experience of doing the whole productions myself. Need to do a modern bike and though it won't be imminent, the next time I have one in to build and isn't a rush I'll get it done. Thanks for your kind words.

[@beanz6745]

​@@bicycleguruHow's it going, Ash? I'm still patiently waiting for your new bike build. I know you're a busy man, but I hope you get the time to give us another great tutorial soon. Ten year anniversary of the Surly build already

[@user-vp3li4zx4z]

AHLEY-chapeau!You are the best communicator out there;fast,full detail,all bases covered.Enjoying your archive.Thank you so much-looking forward to your new modern full build tutorial.

[@bicycleguru]

So sorry I haven't responded sooner @user-vp3li4zx4z. You can read why on the channel's community tab if you are interested. It is really good of you to take the time to comment with great compliments... thanks heaps. Hope you are enjoying the archive and the recent videos I have put up. The full modern bike build is still a little while away! It's gonna be quite time consuming as I think there isn't much point making videos that just breeze over everything without walking the viewer through the detail. Thanks again... these sort of comments help with my motivation.

[@steve101968]

Did not know about the dish of the wheel thing. Cheers bigan

[@bicycleguru]

Glad you took something away from the video...

[@felixhelix4274]

Same for me!

[@cbpaton53]

... excellent video, thanks :) had a bunch of problems getting 16" tyres onto brompton wheels. found it a lot easier with some lubrication, a little fairy liquid on the bead. any thoughts on this approach?

[@bicycleguru]

Thanks heaps and it is my pleasure. Brompton wheels can often be a pain in the backside, especially the ones with thick puncture resistant belts. There are 2 reasons I wouldn't use washing up liquid to get the tyre on or seat it. First is the washing up liquid will deteriorate the rubber over time. Secondly and what I would consider more important, is riding in wet conditions may reactivate the washing up liquid and bleed onto the rims and/or tyre tread. I think you run the risk of making the bike unsafe. I'd suggest using tyre mounting rim paste like the stuff used in the motor industry. A quick search on the internet and £6 later you'll have enough for a good few tyres...

[@oreocarlton3343]

do you recommend putting a bit of baby powder in the tire to reduce the tube tire friction?

[@bicycleguru]

Back in the day, yes! These days I think the materials are better matched for lower friction, but you I do think about it when a tube has last an extreme amount of time and I need to replace. It defo won't hurt, but what I would do is sprinkle some over the tube and then just rub it around with your hand. I found putting it directly into the tyre can make it lump up with water ingress...

[@oreocarlton3343]

@@bicycleguru I had a tube delaminate a bit after I removed it due to stickiness, its wasnt an expensive tire either but pressure was around 4bard+some sun and few years without change. Ill keep adding tire but on the tube, I previously put it on the inside of the tire but you end up putting too much.