Fastest way to fix a FLAT TYRE on the Brompton - Easy and Simple!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Here is our way of fixing a flat tyre on the Brompton. We think it's the fastest, simplest and easiest way to fix a puncture, but what do you think? After watching a few videos on fixing flat tires, we thought we would share the method we were always taught, and want to know what you think! Is this the easiest method?
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I just had my first flat on a Brompton in 12-years. Yes, It was on the rear wheel. It took me about 2-hours to change it. Not only do you need to be careful where you put your nuts and washes, but you also have to deal with the gear chain and the regular bike chain. The gear chain is pretty nuanced and you have to be careful taking it off and putting it back on to ensure you're gearing is set-up correctly. That would be a nightmare in the dark and cold. Thankfully, I was able to do it at home. Your method is a great option for all the reasons you mentioned. Thank you.
amazing. i didn't know u could change it without taking the wheel off. thanks!
Genius.
My wife and I are just off on a long trip across Europe on our Brompton bikes and this is the best tip I have seen for Brompton riders.
So simple , but I would never have thought of it.
Hi Trevor. Glad it was useful. To be honest this is the only way I have ever been taught, by my dad to fix a puncture. Hopefully it will save a bit of time next time you get a puncture! 👍
@@CycleEveryday I am kicking myself that at 57 years old I never thought of it myself.
One of the things that was worrying me about our trip was a puncture and taking the rear wheel off.
This has really made me feel much more confident now.
BTW we are cycling from Azerbaijan to the UK and I suspect we will have the odd puncture or two here and there.
@@Ontheroadtourism That sounds like it will be a great trip. Would love to do something like that in the future. I am sure you will get a few punctures along the way, but I hope that you enjoy it and have a great time! 👍😀
I've had so many punctures on my Brommie and I've always removed the wheel to repair at the roadside. Your way is brilliant! Thanks for uploading
This is a great way to fix , when you are stuck outside with a flat tyre. And all you want is to get home as soon as possible. Thank you very much for this example.
Great Hack for fixing a flat. It really does beat having to take a entire wheel off.
Thanks Dennis! Glad you found it useful. Think it’s a good way to do it and the way we find it easier and quicker 👍
One of the best bike tips I've ever seen! Thank you!
I’ve always been concerned about getting a puncture on the back wheel and hardly ever used my Brompton for that reason. Really appreciate this video and now feel happier to get out on my Brompton more. Thanks very much.
Thanks. I can vaguely remember fixing a puncture in my 20s and took the wheel off (front). I'm now in my late 50's so glad to learn an easier method.
Glad to help! 😀👍
Tnx Mate! It’s very effective! Watched ur video all the way here in Manila:)
Glad it was useful! Only really ever take the tyres off to change the tyres themselves now. Think the key is getting some good puncture resistant tyres! 👍
Got puncture in my rear last night on my way home after having the bike for just two weeks (it was a metal shard) tried this. Worked a treat 👍🏼
Glad to hear it worked well Nigel. Good way to fix a puncture when out and about 👍
Jeez, this is quite a genius tip, isn’t it?!Thanks a zillion!
Fast way to solve the problem ! Good job !
Thanks Ivan! The way we have always done it. Hope it’s useful 👍
Great tip. That Brompton rear wheel is such a pain to remove, especially at the side of the road. I think turning the bike upside down, as you said, to work on the wheel would make it even easier. Cheers 👍
Nice one! Punctures always happen at the most inconvenient times! Nice video 👍
Yes definitely. Normally when it’s raining or the middle of the night! 😂
I know! If only they'd schedule themselves in!
A really sensible and efficient solution to the most common inconvenience for Brompton riders. Thanks for the demonstration. Joe. UK.
Hi Joe. Thanks. Just how I have always done it so glad it’s been useful! 👍
Thank you for the time making this video, I have yet to have a flat on my Brompton. Good info
Thanks. Great to hear you have found it useful and even better to hear you have managed to not get a flat tyre too!
Great idea thanks,I enjoy your video,Thanks for your time making. I already, comment ,like and subscribed.
Thank you so much Ian. Really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed the video! 👍
Great idea. I've had two back wheel flats on my Brompton. The first, I managed to get a lift home (a big advantage of the Brompton) and the other time I only noticed ghe flat as I was pulling up to my front door. I've never relished the idea of having to take the back wheel off on the road side as I always seem to get a flat in the worst locations. I will definitely give this a go if I get a rear flat again whilst I'm out and about. 👍
Thanks Phil. Yeah it’s definitely worth a try next time. Since I have had new tyre’s haven’t had any problems yet. The Brompton is definitely useful if you need a lift home 😀👍
Hey bud, that is a fantastic tip, thanks for putting it out there. I'm doing that the next time.
Hi Rob. Thanks for that. Hope it works well next time you do it! 👍😀
One word - GENIUS.
Thank you. Just glad you have found that different way useful!
Great tip that,I'm yet to have a puncture on my Brompton but do panic that it will be the back wheel when I do you've set my mind at ease this,just one thing I'd add is although you checked inside the tyre and it was fine I always check the tyre outside to as sometimes little bits off glass or road debri get stuck in tyre..
Hi Michael. It is a good point about checking the outside as I have had some very small pieces of glass stuck in there before. Glad you have found it useful and hope you find it an easy method when you get a puncture!
Great tip! Thanks for your valuable help.
Thank you for the tip! I was a little bit anxious because I don’t have my brompton for a long time and I never had a flat tire. But I feel more comfortable now 😊 Thanks !
Glad I could help! 👍😀
Your video saved my day. Thank you so much. ❤
Thanks for sharing that. I will use that technique
VERY USEFUL! I saw two videos of people taking off the rear wheel..painful! Your approach is much more sensible.
Hope it works next time you get a puncture 👍
Terrific - will try that ‘next time’. I now have Marathon Plus ‘flat free’ but I still got a rear puncture a few months ago. I had a train to catch and weather forecast was for rain approaching soon, so I rode 7km on the flat tyre. Inner tube was shredded but the tyre was ok and I’m still on that one. But your system much safer and still very quick! Thanks.
Glad it is useful. Don’t think any type is totally puncture proof no matter what. Had a couple in these marathon racers but overall very happy with them. 👍 let me know how you get on next time 😀
Wtf, this is either bs or a miracle, how can you ride on a flat tire, and 7km ?
@@20Kilogram well, I did. I could feel the valve pressing the road on every rotation of the wheel.
A great tip. I always hate taking the rear wheel off on the move, particularly with my 6 speed Bromptons
Another great tip, I would struggle to take a back wheel off my brompton 11 speed alfine, i would need to watch a video at the side of the road, but even I think I could manage your way, so thanks I feel a little more confident now :-)
To be honest I have only ever done it that way. Only time I consider taking off the back wheel completely is to change the inner tube so it’s worth a go to see what you think! 😀👍 glad it was helpful!
I've done this with punctures on my road bike for ages now -- mostly out of laziness not wanting to remove the entire wheel. But when I bought my first Brompton last month and asked how tricky it was to patch tubes without removing the wheels (given the mudguards and small diameter), he reacted like he didn't even know what I was asking. 😅
But I knew it could be done!! And am glad I have the proof now. Thanks!
You are very welcome! Think I feel the same way. Always found it much easier to fix without taking wheels off. Probably a little bit of laziness too! Very glad you have found it useful though! Appreciate it.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am about to try and get back into cycling and have enjoyed a few of your videos, I just wanted to have a refresher on bike maintenance as I have not ridden a bike in years, I really like your Brompton and have always wanted to own one myself as they look such fun to ride and very different to other run of the mill bicycles, if I get back into cycling I may have to treat myself to one but I will stick to my btwin riverside for the time being.
Thanks Jason. Appreciate the support. Really difficult to get hold of one at the moment as well. Got lucky picking up ours second hand. It’s great to hear you have started enjoying your bike again. Glad you have found them interesting! Loving our cycle rides both on my own and with the family.
thanks for the tip got my Bromptom off of ebay picking up next Tuesday cant wait M6R same colour as yours like the tips you suggest so I have subscribed to your channel keep up the good work
Thanks Terry! Glad to hear you are picking one up soon. Really hope you enjoy it! 😀👍
How are you finding your brompton ? Are you pleased with it 👍🙂
simply brilliant, thanks!
Excellent tip. Thanks for that.
Thanks Peter. Glad it was useful! 👍
useful knowledge - many thanks - good video
Glad it was helpful!
i have always done what you did when cycling to work as a young man but always turned it up side down this was not a brompton but glad to say i have had two bromtons in the last few years my latest is electric it is super 68 year old cyclist
Good to know there’s some others who do it this way. Electric Brompton is pretty good and think we will go that way in the future. Glad to hear you are enjoying it 😀👍
Yeah , Easy and Simple , Support !!!
Great quick hack. Keeping tube in position is key. Another advantage of doing it your way is that you’ll never risk accidentally putting tire on in wrong rotational direction.
Thanks Anthony. Didn’t think about that but a good point! 😀👍
Thanks for the nice and instructional video. What kit are you using?
Do you mean camera wise? 👍
Good job, hate taken wheels off
Thanks Adrian. May as well try to make it as easy as possible 😀👍
Brilliant - Quick Fix - no faffing about taking axle nuts and chain off.
Thanks John! Glad you found it useful. Just sharing how we have been taught when we first started riding bikes and think it's a lot simpler and faster than some other methods. Appreciate the comment!
Thanks, very helpful
This is so clever a way! 😃👍
Thanks. Worked well for me for many years 👍😀
This is awesome. Thank you so much.
Thanks Andrew 👍
Excellent very informative 5star information. Ide'F
Thanks for the comment. Glad you have found it useful! 👍
Thinking outside the box. Smart.
Nice one mate, i like it!
Thanks Stephen 👍
@@CycleEveryday I've been looking at Bromptons for a while and was really put off by the back wheel removal, this eases my mind a bit re rear wheel punctures. I wasn't sure if those quick patches could take 100 psi...
@@hamhamhamhamify surprisingly not had any issues. I pump mine up to 110psi and haven’t had any leaks. I wasn’t so sure at first as used the old glue ones but since using them don’t use anything else now. Plus a huge space saver as not carrying around the glue etc 👍
Amazing this tips! Tanks a lot! it's very helpful!
Glad it was helpful and hopefully will help when you get a puncture! 👍
Thanks great video 📹
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video 👌🏾
Thanks! Glad you found it useful! 😀👍
Good job mate, saves taking the back wheel off..
Thanks! Only take the back wheel off to put a new inner tube in and would only do that at home in the dry! 🏡🚲
I carry a sealant. It works very well. The rear tyre has had sealant in it for 2 years now and works well.
That’s good to know. Don’t get as many punctures anymore now that I have fitted the marathons on it. 👍
Great and helpful video. I hate, and perhaps irrationally, fear punctures. To that end I've 'slimed' the inner tubes and have fitted Schwelbe Marathon plus tyres which are supposed to one of the best anti puncture tyres out there. I carry spare inners, mini pump (and Co2 canisters) just in case too.
Thanks Mark. Currently got the standard tyres on at the moment but going to get the Schwalbe Racers next. Reckon I have about 1500km left on these ones so about 2 months until they need changing. They are pretty good though and last well. Was thinking about the marathons which offer the best puncture resistance, like you said, but the racers are a bit faster with less resistance and still have some good puncture resistance too. Really want the Tanwall versions so will see what happens. Next job is to get some more patches though. Only got one left now and so much glass along the commute on the cycle paths it’s just a puncture waiting to happen!
@@CycleEveryday Thanks for the reply. It will be interesting to hear a review of them? Do you carry any other 'emergency' stuff around with you? I carry some chain quick links and of course the must have multi-tool and small first aid kit, all of it in a under saddle bag which lives permanently on the bike. By the way I got some waterproof cycling over trousers at Aldi today, quite cheap.
Only things I carry is one spare inner tube, toolkit and puncture repair patches. Pump on the bike. Should really carry some spare chain links though. First aid kit is a good idea. Espiecally with winter coming up and icy roads etc. I was looking at the waterproof and thermals in ALDi the other day. Got some interesting bike stuff in there recently. Like the idea of the pannier bag which doubles as a rucksack, not sure if you have seen it? Only reason I didn't get it is because the wheel size on the bikes (20" on Wisper) it doesn't look like it would fit without dragging on the floor unfortunately. Has a high vis waterproof cover too. If I had a bigger bike with rack i would have definitely got it though. They have got some good little bike toolkits in there as well at the moment. Picked one up and found it quite useful so far for everyday maintenance. Going back to the tyres, I just like the look of the Tanwall Schwalbe tyres. Bit like the old whitewall tyres on cars! When I get the set will definitely do a little video on them. Will be a couple of months though I reckon. Want to use these ones up fully before changing them over.
@@CycleEveryday I did read somewhere that the tan wall doesn’t stay pristine for long though!
That’s true. Have to keep them clean regularly. Brush mine with a toothbrush when it’s been muddy and wet and seems to heave kept them ok. But if they weren’t kept on top of I can imagine that they don’t look so well after a while
I have done this with my hub geared belt-drive electric bike. NOT taking the wheel off saves a lot of time... and while It's a bit awkward working the tube around the bike frame, it's worth it, definately. I have not done it
with my Brompton, yet, but your video makes it clear it should be simple.
That’s good to know then. To be honest I have always fixed punctures this way, so was quite surprised when I saw videos where they were taking the whole wheel off. I actually find it easier on the Brompton than my mtb due to the oversized tyres on it although you are right, the mudguards do make it a bit more fiddly, but still definatley easier and quicker than taking it off completely. Glad to see that there are others out there though doing the same method!
I plan to do this for the same reason on one of my bikes.
Hope it works well on your bike. Never had any issues on any bikes with this method 😀👍
@@CycleEveryday UPDATE: I have since repaired a rear wheel Brompton puncture without wheel removal, and it was a breeze.. not least because the Brommie can be turned upside down to stand on its padded bits, grips and saddle... (under-handlebar gear shifters, not rabbit ears).
Glad it worked well for you. Yeah upside down is a bit more stable 😀 unless it’s really muddy 👍
Brompton riders seem to have a lot of punctures. Is it because of the 100 psi tyre pressure or the little wheels? I’d love one myself but don’t want the worry of continual punctures. Excellent video by the way and very informative.
I think that it's mainly due to the factory supplying it with city tyres.
I just got a Brompton renewed p line and I got a flat tyre on the second day of riding on my back wheel 😢. I didn’t order any tools or pump until after the bike came as I was still thinking what tools I really needed and didn’t think this would happen so they’re not coming for another 5 days😐 but I’m going to try this when they come as I don’t want to take the wheel off.
Great video!! BTW was this shot in Bubba Ray Dudley or Spike Dudley?
Thanks. Not sure what you mean though about the Dudley bit? 👍
@@CycleEveryday ruclips.net/video/SAQo3YflZh4/видео.html
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Brilliant video!
Thanks! Glad you liked it and hope it was useful!
Good idea absolutely. Why take the whole wheel off. Very smart!
Hopefully you can try it next time you get a puncture 😀👍
Interesting, and as luck would have it my rear tire went flat yesterday. I have patched it 3 times and each time the leak is in a different spot on the tube suggesting something sticking in my tire. I have felt around and don’t see anything in my tire so I guess it’s time for a new tire and tube. I will remember this method for later.😀👍
Thanks Brian! Big fan of your Chanel and appreciate the time for your comment! 😀 glad you found it useful. This is just on standard Brompton tyres so will be interesting to see how you get on with Schwble Marathons. Hope the snow has cleared up a bit over there!
What an ingenious idea , thank you 👌
Where do you get your replacement tyres and inner tubes from ?🤔 do halfords do them ?
Had some real challenges getting tyres recently due to issues with supply. I use the schwalbe Marathon Racers on my Brompton but the tan wall version which have been out of stock for ages. Luckily managed to get some now direct from Brompton website. You can get the standard marathon from Brilliant bikes or Brompton though a bit easier. They last quite well. I have done nearly 5k km on these racers so far. Inner tubes are a bit easier to find. I get mine from Halfords, although you can buy them from brilliant bikes as well.
@@CycleEveryday
Thanks for the info , will get some ordered asap 👍
Mate, that commute looked grim in the rain. Fair play to you. How does the Brompton handle it? I am toying with the idea of getting one, my commute is Bearwood to Kings Heath.
Its a funny route because some days like today it's a really nice ride in. Others though not so nice but still prefer it to sitting in traffic in the car. I have changed it up a bit now to be more along the canal as more peaceful away from the cars. Canal is pretty good and flat from Dudley into Birmingham. The Brompton handles it really well. Only have the three gears but very happy with how it does. Its an 11 mile journey both ways for me so 22 miles a day and definitely good to fold up and put it under the desk when I arrive at work.
Brilliant!
Glad you found it useful! 😀👍
Hi friend where do you buy your puncture patches from
Thanks
Hi Nigel. You should be able to get them from any bike shop. Halfords sell them as well. I use the pre-glued patches as they are much quicker and less messy 👍
Thank you
Do you leave it patched or do you replace the inner tube at a more convenient time not long after?
I normally just leave it patched. Not had any issues with patches leaking so normally change it when I get quite a few punctures or there is a puncture close to one already patched up. Had inner tubes with 4 patches before and no issues 👍
@@CycleEveryday Excellent, thanks for sharing this!
This is a good troubleshooting hack tbh.. bc it’s quite hard to find the puncture sometimes without looking at the entire inner tube, so if this doesn’t work at least you tried a really efficient hack.
That’s is true. Sometimes it’s worth checking to get an idea of where it is to prevent the problem but not always possible 👍
great tip for a quick fix although you risk leaving the thing that punctured it in the tyre and just getting another flat down the road
Good to know!!!
I liked this "new" way to me, thanks
Thanks! Glad you found it useful. We had one last night on my sons mountain bike and this method works really well on all our bikes. Took 6 minutes to fix the one last night so worth trying next time you have a flat tyre 👍
brilliant sir
Thank you. Glad you found it useful!
Verry important to check the outside tire first there could still be glas or debris stuck in it.
If its a slow leak, you might want to go home for the repair and there is a way to make that easier. Check around and you'll find tire pumps that aren't pumps. They're driven by the commonly available CO2 cartridges. That means they are small and are often inexpensive. Their biggest advantage is that they're quick. No need to pump and pump and pump. The negative for Brompton owners is that some don't have shut off valves. For regular bikes, that's no problem. A cartridge isn't going to fill their tires. But with Brompton's tiny tires, you might want to get one with a shut-off valve. In the case of that slow leak, you might want to have several cartridges to keep refilling. Look around and you might fight one that fits inside the seatpost, which can also hold several cartridges.
Good idea for anyone that isn’t a fan of the pump. Personally I don’t mind pumping the tire up, but worth thinking about. Thanks for sharing 👍
I posted that I do it this way in the subreddit and they hated that :D apparently they’re scared of patches or something and only ever take the wheel off and replace the inner tube for some reason. Only difference is I pinch the tyre and pull the valve right out so I can check the whole length for hissing sounds
Hi Tina, Yeah thats how I was taught to do it. You are right though. Taking the tube out can make it a bit faster. Without a doubt this method is much faster than taking the whole wheel off. Plus, the reason I don't like taking the wheel off is there is a high chance I will loose a bolt which would be a nightmare! (especially on the back wheel) Personally, like you said, the best option is always to patch when you are out and then replace the inner tube when you get home in the dry in my opinion!
@@CycleEveryday Way I was taught too, and I’m using some really good patches so I won’t need to replace that tube for a good while yet
@@bytesabre Yeah, I had to replace the other day for the first time as had 8 punctures in the last week now! Crazy people putting tacks on the canal towpath, but generally when I get to five punctures I normally replace it then. Don't like wasting inner tubes unless I really have too!
It's handy, but it isn't perfect. You're stuffed if the puncture is near the valve, for instance. That said, my other bike is a Dutch bike, where removing the rear wheel means taking off the chain guard, which means removing a crank, which requires tools I just don't carry with me. This technique is very valuable on that.
For my Brompton, I'm happy to whip the wheel off. Part of my kit includes a little receptacle for holding nuts, washers and the gear indicator chain.
It is possible to take the valve out without removing the wheel. More awkward but still faster than taking the whole wheel off. Good job though on the toolkit to hold all the nuts. That sounds like a nice idea! 👍
Slick. Quick n ez.
Jeeez Brompton put a quick release in there !!!
Couldn't do a quick release due to the chain tensioner. Not been a huge fan of quick release to be honest though on my other bikes.
@@CycleEveryday this quick release issue is holding me back from buying one. I rather get a flat on a road bike than a brompton
With the internal hub and chain tensioner don’t think you will get a Brompton with quick release on the back. If that’s one thing that’s really important to you then I think you are right and the Brompton isn’t right for you. 👍
Thanks!!!!!!
Brilliant
I couldn’t see where u were feeding the tube back in because the picture didn’t show the whole bike wheel the bottom of the picture wasn’t visible otherwise vgood .thanks xx
Sorry about that Hanora. Hopefully it made sense though! 😀👍
I learned it that way that you also have to look if something sticks in the tire and maybe will puncture the tube again when you don't take it out 🤔
Yes that is very important. Or you end up with a punctured puncture 👍
" my grandfather taught me, about 70 years ago, was "Never use tyre levers to replace the tyre. you WILL pinch the tube" I found ,the hard way he was right. Granted it would be necessary to invert the bike.
That is very true. Some tyres though are very difficult to get off without tyre levers. The new tyres I have are much easier thank fully!
@@CycleEveryday Which Brompton tyres do you recommend for ease of changing the tyres this way?
These Marathon Racers seems to be the easiest I have had on the Brompton. It is possible to do it with most tyres though. 👍
These Marathon Racers seems to be the easiest I have had on the Brompton. It is possible to do it with most tyres though. 👍
Fastest way is to have Marathon Plus tyres. Never had to mend a puncture since.
The Brompton standard tyres I have now found are not brilliant for punctures, and I think because mine had started to get to the end of life that didn't help either. But like you said, the Schwalbe tyres are brilliant!
Nice hat ;)
Thanks 😀👍
You don't need to take all the bolts off! Only the chain tensioner, the bolt and washer holding it in place, and the hub gear "chainette" (in reverse order) need to be removed . The wheel bolts just need to be partly unscrewed, then you can wiggle the wheel to release the slotted washers from their locked positions and hey presto! out comes the wheel (providing of course it is flat)! At a pinch, if it's pitch dark you can remove the wheel without removing any bits or pieces at all (!!): see ruclips.net/video/Lgfd9Gt_LGk/видео.html. I also find that an important key to repairing a Brompton rear wheel puncture out in the field (and indeed anywhere) is to do it with the bike NOT upside down but, as shown in the video I just linked to, in its parked position (with the front wheel at right angles to the rear wheel).
Having said all that, I've never been in a position where I've found myself in pitch dark with a Brompton puncture. I do all I can to avoid such a situation as I imagine it would not exactly be a walk in the park, so to speak 😵!! I admire you for taking on punctures in just such an event, and thank you for your video showing us how to do it 😉.
That’s very true looking at the link. Interesting idea and thanks for sharing it. It isn’t ideal like you said in the dark, but i use the bike to get to work so sometimes it’s unavoidable but a lot more pleasant in the light! Glad you found it useful though and appreciate the time for sharing the link above! 👍😀
@@CycleEveryday Yeah, fortunately the few times I have to travel by night I am never more than five minutes from a lit up or vaguely lit up part of the road and, though I've never (yet) used the method shown in the video, the first method I describe has always served me well. And in fact, I can only think of once when I had to repair a puncture at night time (rear wheel of course 😨) and like the other occasions I actually found it fun!!
That said, you say puncture repair takes you 5 minutes - it always seems to take me *much* longer ☹. But it's still fun to know that a puncture is not something to dread but, rather, a challenge to prove to myself once again that none of these things are beyond me (I used to be absolutely zero at all things mechanical when younger and still largely am 😳 - apart from the basics of the Brompton).
Btw my method with front wheel is not that different. First park the bike then, taking the handlebar stem, gently lift the frame and front wheel of the bike, taking care that the rear wheel remains seated on the ground, until the back of the seat comes to rest on the ground. Now the bike is seated on the ground by the eazy wheels and rear guard roller at one end, and the rear part of the saddle at the other - a neat trick for many kinds of maintenance work that I learnt quite a few years back, at one of the first (if not the first) Brompton World Championships, from an old hand of a mechanic from the Brompton factory (very probably long retired now).
@@CycleEveryday Btw, how's this for a speedy - and leverless - puncture repair job!?!!! ruclips.net/video/7_bB4i_Z_cQ/видео.html
@@Muddy283 yeah that’s pretty quick. I have found the new tyres I have are much easier to get off without tyre levers than the standard Brompton ones it had on originally. Interesting point on the method. Saw a video on this earlier today so will be trying that next time too which should make it a bit easier 👍😀
@@CycleEveryday Since corresponding with Jim Langley, and watching other videos (particularly this one: ruclips.net/video/eEbDeGWYfOg/видео.html&feature=player_embedded which shows all the right tricks, although for the sake of the educational purpose of the video he uses levers), I now find it *REALLY* easy to remove a standard (and sadly now discontinued) Brompton tyre leverlessly. In fact, the last time I did so was just over a month ago on an afternoon ride with a friend on his punctured rear wheel, and he was highly impressed. Take my word: once you've mastered the techniques, it's really easy. It's the Marathon+ tyre that I've so far been unable to do it with (and please don't mention the Schwalbe Winter tyre 😠!!!).
Good idea but taking the rear wheel off is not that much of a trouble, with the wheel off, the puncture can be spotted much easier.
True it’s not hard to take the back wheel off. But it is much more time consuming than leaving it on👍
good job, its ok if you have simple tyre but good luck if you have schwalbe marathon plus tyre.........wait a minute schwalbe marathon plus are puncture proof tyres anyway. Jokes a side in London if that happen at night I will fold the bike and jump on the bus home where I can fully repair my bike.
Very true! I will be getting the schwalbe marathons when these have worn out. Hopefully won’t get as many punctures then! 👍
Noch eine Folge von "Back to the future"
Best solution, call an uber.
Something that you could easily do with a Brompton. 🚕 But if you want to fix a flat this is a useful method too and probably quicker depending where you are. You would have to do it eventually in the end at home anyway 👍
It would be far easier just to take the back wheel off and quicker in the long run than to attempt mend puncture with the back wheel still on
best to always keep a tenner for an emergency inside your brompton tool kit which can then be placed inside you cycle frame so if your unlucky to get a puncture you can use this money to get a taxi or a bus to your destination from there you can mend your puncture, you don't really want to be mending a puncture on the pavement in bad weather or worse still in the dark.
Understand some people find it easier to take the back wheel off. This is an alternative and is much better if you are stuck in places where taking the back wheel off could end up with loosing nuts and bolts though in the dark so that’s why we use this method and found it much faster. If you are out of the way it sometimes isn’t practical to get a taxi etc and is often much faster to fix the puncture if you can. But obviously it’s important for everyone to do what they feel most comfortable with. The fact that getting a taxi if worst comes to the worse is probably one of the great things about the Brompton though, so a good point that you have raised 👍
@@CycleEveryday One bitterly cold winters night I remember walking 9 miles home wheeling my conventional bike because had a puncture I can tell you this now within two days I purchased a brompton it was worth every penny 5 months later I was unlucky to have another puncture but this time I called a taxi and reached my destination of work earlier than usual and mended the puncture. The magic of the brompton is it folds so compact you can take it with you on a bus or like in my case a taxi. The brompton gives you a peace of mind in all aspect of its use for instance I no longer need to lock my cycle up out side I can fold it up bring it into work with me and store in under my desk. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Correction! On my "Lightweight" You aren't at all supposed to have a puncture at any time, so the clever people in the Factory has decided to remove the small piece of metal, which was intended to hold the pump!! It will save a little weight also, and so being easier to carry! But still it is a really foolish decision.
Really? The pump storage is one of the best things about the Brompton. Seems strange to get rid of it as it only weighs a few grams and like you said is essential for a puncture. You would only end up carrying one in a bag instead anyway so yes I agree a strange decision to make.
@@CycleEveryday Today Brompton sells a special "Brompton" (Read, Chinese Vincita) pump for the titanium frame part on a Ligthweigth to be mounted on the thin tubes with small plastic brackets for the purpose. 😀
@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 I think I have that on my Brompton. I ordered it after my other pump broke. Is this the same one you are talking about? Been using it for a few months and think it is much better than the original one: ruclips.net/video/chBnwxFf6Ps/видео.html
That is quite a workout for a man I could imagine a worst workout for a woman with long nails.
It's a lot easier than it looks to be fair. These tires are much harder to take off than the newer ones. The ones I have just recently put on are really easy to remove so that helps a lot.
Sorry. Too much chitchat for me. I skipped the video.
It starts on 3:51
Thanks for watching. Hopefully you found the part of changing the tyre useful
@@CycleEveryday Yes, I did. It's my first time seeing someone fix a flat tyre. Thanks, man!
@@albaal7035 glad it helped then! 👍
The thing that punctured the tube could be still inside the tire.