Cycling Tips: How to Prepare a Spare Tube // Saddle Bag HOW TO
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- In follow up to my saddle bag contents video, today I prepared another saddle bag or spares for the Giant TCR build so I thought I’d share the tips on preparing and packing tubes to maximise space. This involves a little preparation that'll make sure the tube takes up less space and is easy to install (talc powder!). Remember to subscribe to this channel for new video notifications goo.gl/QS5YZg
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Dude, some people look down on or neglect these small tips but big thumbs up for posting this. Really helpful
Two tips to make it faster:
1) wrap the tube around something rather than itself, I use a broomstick
2) stick a piece of tape onto the valve so that it is always open and air flows out as you roll the tube
Also, if you don't want to make a mess with the baby powder just put it into your hand and slide the tube through :)
_ _ Yes. I wrap it around my hand/knuckles. Faster than how Shane is doing it. I like the talc and bag trick. I'm going to use that.
Huge thumbs up, watched your video last night and then went strait downstairs to consolidate two seat bags that I use on my rear bottle cage for TT into the single smaller bag! Awesome tip, nice touch with the powder as well. I also put two latex gloves into the zip bag with the tube.
Shane, since you declared the vlog was slowing down, every post has been awesome!
Cheers. Cutting out the bullshit really helped didn't it? :)
Quality not quantity! Keep up the great work, I look forward to your posts. They are worth the wait!
I completely agree. Maybe the best cycling content in the vlogisphere.
Yes, he is the best guy doing it on his own. GCN is a nice channel but is not a solo effort.
Bob Maulucci guys just got a bike last week. Why carry a patch kit if you carry a spare tube?
This video has been the best tip for me packing my saddlebag with packing the tubes in a glad bag and then wrapping in tape. I wrapped mine in wide electrical tape and found this week the wide electrical tape also doubles as an excellent inner tyre boot when I got a seriously wide cut. Wasn't great to ride but held air well enough to get me out of trouble.
Yeah it's interesting, that by the book, talcum powder should always be spread on the tube or in the tire prior to install and then it makes it harder to repair using patch kit. I've been using talcum for years and never had any weird tube fail, and bit more recently started carrying spare in the bag prepped with talcum. Your compressing method is a godsend though Shane, so thanks a lot. I put talcum into dimple on the inside of my palm and then tube on top, close my hand and squize gently and pull tube through the palm. Spreads talcum quite nicely. Start from valve and reapply to other side.
Great tips. I do pretty much the same except I use saran wrap at the end instead of a bag and pull it tight around the tube to compress it as much as possible.
fastk9dadTV I do the same and then label the pack with a small piece of masking tape
Great seeing someone else also use talc in prepping tubes. Great suggestion. Learned it years ago from a guy who pedaled Paris Brest Paris several times. Love your VLOGS. 👍🏽
Possibly "the" best advice vlog about being prepared on your bike ever given, ever! My bag is being redone asap in time for tomorrow's #rideformike :)
Finally tried this out. Brilliant! Made so much more room in the bag. Thanks Shane!
Thankyou again Shane very helpful. I love the channel.
I didn't know other people did this too! I'm not alone :). I use the snack pack size bags and don't have to use tape because they are smaller
Nicely done sir. I'm GLAD you showed how to pack for a ride ;-)
Excellent tip video. Gave me enough extra room in my Waterfield bike pouch to add another CO2 canister.
I've had more than one spare tube with a hole worn from vibrations in the seat bag. Even through a plastic bag. Decided to dedicate an old sock to providing wear resistance and give me some cloth to wipe my hands with after changing a tube.
Great tip. I have never even thought of this
Some great tips, thanks!
Great video Shane. Your content and Cycling Maven are great. I love cycling. Just got into it in June 2016 and I've already upgraded my Giant mountain bike. Bought a Cannondale Synapse, buying a Cannondale Evo for Christmas. Keep up the great work bro :)
very good video! keep up the work, great tips!
That was super useful. I was thinking you were using ultra light weight tubes for it to be so small.
The trick I use to get rid of the air in my tubes is to use a rolling pin!
1)Ask someone to hold the valve open,tape it down or do it with one hand
2)From the far end of the tube,away from the valve roll down on the tube applying as much pressure as you can.
Ofcourse use cling wrap on the rolling pin or your flat bread *will* taste funny. 😂
I don't know if anyone mentioned this since I didn't read all the posts, but in regards to putting baby powder (or talc) on a tube what I do is have a zip lock bag with about 4th of it filled with the powder, put tube in plastic bag and zip it close, shake the bag till it's coated nicely, take tube out and then wrap the tube up. I close the zip lock bag and store for when I need to use it again since most of the powder is still in the bag, and add powder as needed. Doing it this way leaves a lot less mess on a table and it covers the tube more thoroughly.
Thanks for this tip! I have that exact saddle bag and have been carrying only a spare tube, leavers because I couldn't fit anything else and just thought my bag was tiny😖
Great tips Shane... Thanks for sharing...
Tip!, get schwalbe tubes. With those you can remove the valve core to easily remove the remaining air inside when rolling/folding your tube.
Good video this, really helpful, thanks. Didn’t have any baby powder, so sprayed it with a can of athletes foot powder instead lol.
Thank you Shane- 🙏
You can make that technique even more effective by wrapping it around a screwdriver handle or similar, it's quicker and you can pull the tube tighter to get more of the air out.
I need to try this. Great tip!
I liked the idea to reduce the size of my spare tube and while watching the video I wanted to do it with my road bike tube.
Long time ago I put it into my saddlebag and so I didnt remember that it was already small out of the box. Seems that Schwalbe removes the air with their tubes (SV20 extra light). Nothing to improve.
I never gave tubes much thought until I tried to stuff two into my saddlebag for a long 300km ride. There's quite a difference in weight and bulk between tubes. The Conti Lite vs the Race Lite tubes are 20g and less bulk. I've not found a difference in durability
Great vid again Shane.. Question, I've just bought a PM and wondering what data fields do you have on your Garmin unit for intervals?
Just subscribed to,your channel great tips to use for space, cheers Ocean from Canberra
THX for the VDO. Why you bring tubes with you and not some something like a Zefal repair Spray. Some advantages?
2:24 I always leave it at that, just fold the stem inward and put a rubberband around it. The extra work is not worth it...
Loved the outro!
The table still smells like baby powder.... more cleaning needed!
On the multi tool. In your countless KM's on a bike. Other than "adjusting" something new. How many times have you actually ever used it in anger?? Are they really worth the effort?? :)
Me personally, not a lot. I try to make sure my equipment is in good working order. The amount of time I've pulled it out to help others, lots.
Same, I haven't used mine yet but lend it out every few rides
Done! Great tip!
Nice videos, thanks for posting. I wrap my tubes in cling film fwiw.
Nice!
Same method here but I use cling wrap instead of the glad bag.
Update on Fruitcake. Can't find it in Woolworths and was told the line has been dropped. Not sure about Coles yet?
i carry one tube folded like this, with levers , a multi tool, and CO2 i put it all in an old ankle sock and roll another sock over it. fits in my jersey pocket. i personally don't like a saddle bag, but thats just my preference. Shane, this is a nice method, i've appreciated these videos. Keep up the nice work
very helpful video.
Brilliant!
Hey mate what is that micro saddle bag?
Cool video!
Hi Shane can you please advise where to purchase the Lezeyne stick on patches I'm in New Zealand and can't seem to find them in any of my local bike shops?
AliExpress has them. Maybe Wiggle, Ribbble, ProBikeKit, etc.
Thanks Shane for the prompt reply I'll check these out, keep up the vlogs love the info in them.
A bit late... but what microbag is that Shane? Thank you in advance!
It’s a Continental
Shane Miller - GPLama Thanks Shane and keep posting awesome content!
Looking for a microbag that does not stick out as much under the saddle to keep the sleek look (one tube, patch kit, multitool). Just saw this and now ordered them. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@maumauricio8334 hi, do you remember what model is it? I can't find anything like it, maybe only topeak micro
Shane, if I may give you a little advice. I would consider making your intro a little bit shorter and maybe adding a couple second teaser at the start. This will help you retain first time comers as they get to your content faster and once they watch they will be hooked...like me ;) cheers
Baby powder can be replaced by corn starch if you don’t have a baby at home
Why not add some powder in the bag to ensure it doesn't stick to itself? Is that over kill?
Same net result. That'd work though. :)
Hi,
I'm trying to do the same with my 700x23c inner tube, but does not get the same size, any advice?
Practice. :) They all should squeeze down pretty small.
@@gplama It squeeze sure, but not as much, what size is the one of the video?
I use the exact technique 😀👍👍
except the powder and packing part 😀
what a genius ! but please more speed in difficult parts !
@3:48 - you sped up the crucial bit!! :-)
I also throw two CO2 cartridges in my bag. Done!
What do you think about using a water bottle instead of a saddle bag ?
Depends. In winter here maybe. In summer here, no way. We need to carry all the water we can.
Yes I agree, I need my water too, but I see more and more people using this "solution "... Anyways, I may gain a few cubic centimeters in my saddle bag thanks to your tips ;-)
It's amusing people forget and try to drink from the tool bottle :-)
GoustiFruit I use water bottle in winter I have many videos showing different set ups rather all this flaff about saddle bag usage...
My inner tube has a kink in it, but inflates OK any ideas? It does my head in ! lol
Wrong size tube?
I never take a spare... only patches and glue. Maxxis refuse 25, bullet proof.
Plus saddle bags make the bike look ugly. ;)
Alex Swan make the bike look ugly? We're not racers.....it's what's practical for real riding,how far do you ride 20 miles....
Nice. Instead of ziplocks tho, i wrap a pair of inner tubes inside a used arm sleeve.
How do you put air? No pump?
I keep a minipump on the frame or in my back pocket.
@@gplama thanks for the quick response. Will think about a pump for a solo ride.
dang ... now I need to see if I can fit 2 in my bag...
What saddle bag is this please
Continental. amzn.to/3SXct7l
Good content. Could easily be half the length. (the video that is)
Take some sticky foil and a small strip of scotch tape if you like and all is packed!
Great vidio,Shane! I do almost the same thing,except instead of putting them in my saddle bag(which is full of tools),I strap them to my downtube with some small nylon straps.Just a thought. Anywhoooo.... great channel!!! Be safe on the roads!
Thanks mate! Nice tips there too. I'll have to employ that method when I go long and need more than one tube.
I forgot to mention, I notice he was using Lezyne glueless patches, those don't hold for more than 24 hours as do all other glueless patches except for one...the Park glueless patches, if you prep the tube correctly those Park Glueless patches will last the life of the tube.
I've had very poor luck w/ glueless tubes. I remember using a whole pack of them when none of them would adhere to the tube and seal the small puncture. I had to reinflate the tube every five hundred yards or so. I will never use them again.
@@Unwavering137 I wrote that about 4 years ago, up until that time for the prior 30 years I was using the Park brand glueless patches without fail for the life of the tube. However, something changed. According to Park, which I emailed them about this, that tube manufacturers changed their tube compositions about 3 years ago (now), it was during that time I was having a rash of glueless patch failures which led me to email Park because I thought I got a batch of bad patches.
I now no longer use glueless patches due to the rash of failures and what Park said; I have gone back to the old Rema glue-on patches instead.
Aren't rubber bands bad for the inner tune tho? I've always read to take them off immediately.
Jason Stroman if you have any old tubes cut up a 3mm wide section and use that instead of the rubber band,since the rubber is of the same type I don't think you'll have any issues.
Why take patches??
To repair tubes
To me, the chance that the innerside of the tube will stick together when rolled up too tight, is real. At Schwalbe they agree, at Continental they don’t... ?! Anyone long term experience?
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some people don't use a saddle bag because of aesthetic reasons and put their stuff in their kit.. i don't like it that much because i like to keep it clean there but the bikes definitely look better without a saddle bag
Haha, great!! I thought I was the only "idiot" who was repacking his tubes...
kewl bad ass
I'd have cut the bag seeing as you are using tape. There is no need to fold the bag as its a waste/taker of space.
aaand I'm back here (again) to miniaturise two more tubes :(
first
No came out the box like that!
It was too fast on the final fold 😞
That's the fanciest tape I've ever seen
its electrical , earth tape
as easy as body packing...
Why not use a slightly larger saddle bag and save yourself all that rolling and taping?
Have you no concern for the possible health risks associated with talc?
It is not clear if consumer products containing talcum powder increase cancer risk. Studies of personal use of talcum powder have had mixed results, although there is some suggestion of a possible increase in ovarian cancer risk. There is very little evidence at this time that any other forms of cancer are linked with consumer use of talcum powder.
tubes go in jersey pocket
until the day you forget them and get a puncture. Been there done that. in the saddle bag on the bike is best.
I have snacks, mobile phone, dog repellent and possibly also warmer layers already in my jersey pockets...
where's your CO2? lol
I use a mini pump.
Did you really just fast forward past how you folded the tube ... what’s the point of the vid then?
I think it's pretty clear to see the process used. RUclips has a watch speed setting if needed.
Really good. Thanks mate!