inner tube – SheldonBrownBlog

Tubeless tires

We have a new page about tubeless tires for bicycles. We aren’t great tubeless-tire fans and we’ll tell you why!

Inner tubes

New information has been added in our article about inner tubes on how to check for installation problems which could lead to failure of an inner tube.

Failed inner tube

Exposing and reinstalling the inner tube without removing the wheel

How to expose the inner tube for patching without removing the wheel, and how to put things back together — very useful on a bicycle where removing the wheel is difficult. This article includes videos showing how to do it step by step.

tire from the rim in preparation for removing the inner tube — Freeing one side of the tire from the rim in preparation for removing the inner tube

Tools and supplies to work on tires

Article about tools to care for tires and inner tubes (pumps, tire removal and replacement tools, flat-fixing supplies) pulled out of the article on fixing flat tires, which was getting too long, and expanded.

A good patch kit

Inner tubes

New article, all about inner tubes: tire fit, the three kinds of valves, pump compatibility, tips and tricks.

inner tube, deflated and rolled up

Flats

John has made a few revisions to Sheldon’s page on flat tires. More to come…

Tires/Tyres

John has done minor editing on tires.html and its British English clone.