How do I change my bicycle tire or tube?

This write up is during 2020 COVID-19,Corona Pandemic. As all our customers are unable to visit our stores for bicycle repairs and services in Muscat, Oman. We have decided to offer multiple videos and instructions on how to do basic services and repairs at home. Our videos are in English and Arabic (basic Arabic). We hope all will benefit.

Today we tackle replacing a bicycle tube at home. The video is replacement of “rear/back” bicycle tube of a Mountain Bike. But in our write up, we will include other information.

We chose to work with the rear/back wheel because, they are harder to remove and put back compared to the front wheels.

Tools and items needed: [note that most mountain bikes with disc brakes do not need the following tools… as seen in the video]

• Bicycle Tire Levers (to open up or close some tires with strong beading).
• 15mm wrench (for bicycles with traditional 15mm nuts on hub axle).
• Screwdrivers: Phillips (+) and Flat Head (-) for children’s bikes with chain covers.
• Sockets: 8/9/10mm for releasing brakes in some kid bikes (so that the wheel can be removed).
• Allen wrench set: size needed varies or releasing brakes in newer bikes without disk brakes (so that the wheel can be removed).
• Pair of gloves: recommended (even though I personally do not use them, unless the bike is dirty or the chain is too oily).

In today’s video, we will learn how to change a bicycle tube on a mountain bike. We chose the back tire because it is harder to work with back tire than the front tire. Also depending on your bike, you may need to use 15mm wrench to remove the hub spindle nut. Make sure, you replace everything you remove. For road bikes and BMX type bikes, you may need to disengage or undo the brakes first, before you can remove the wheel and the tire to change the tube.

في فيديو اليوم ، سنتعلم كيفية تغيير تيوب الدراجة وبالاخص على الدراجة الجبلية. لقد اخترنا الإطار الخلفي لأنه من الصعب التعامل مع الإطار الخلفي واكثر صعوبه من الإطار الأمامي. ويعتمد على نوع دراجتك أيضًا ، وقد تحتاج إلى استخدام مفتاح 15 مم لإزالة صمولة محور الدوران. وتأكد من استبدال كل شيء تقوم بفكه. أما بالنسبة لدراجات الطرق والدراجات من نوع BMX ، قد تحتاج إلى فك الفرامل أو التراجع عنها أولاً ، قبل أن تتمكن من فك العجلة والإطار لتغيير التيوب