| Mountain biking is a popular sport these days and it | | | | then remove the tire. |
| allows you to explore the world in a unique and | | | | When you have managed to get the tire off the bike, |
| fascinating way. However, as you will be going over all | | | | you should ideally let the air out of it so that you can |
| different types of terrain, there are times when your | | | | get to the inner tube. You want to remove the tube |
| relaxing ride can turn into a frustrating nightmare. This is | | | | and to do that you will need a few mountain bike tools |
| especially the case when your mountain bike's tire | | | | to help you. You need to get the tire away from the |
| needs changing. | | | | rim and to do that you need to pry at it. Be extra |
| Changing the tire on a mountain bike is not overly | | | | careful not to damage the tube whilst you are taking |
| difficult. However, you will need the right tools and | | | | this step. |
| equipment to fix the tire and you will also need to | | | | Once the old tire has been removed from the |
| know quite a lot about your bike. If you need to | | | | mountain bike, it is then time to install the new one. |
| change the tires on your bike then here you will find a | | | | Place the tire onto the rim of the bike. This may sound |
| few tips to help you. | | | | simple but it can be really difficult if you do not take |
| How to Change a Mountain Bike Tire | | | | notice of what you are doing. You may need a few |
| The first step to replacing and fixing the tire is to | | | | tools to help you a little but always ensure that you are |
| remove it. Different mountain bikes require different | | | | extra careful not to damage the inner tube. If you do |
| methods to remove an old tire. If you are dealing with | | | | end up damaging the inner tube you will have to go |
| a fairly new mountain bike then there should be a lever | | | | through the whole process again. Not only is that a lot |
| on every axle on the bike. Simply pull that lever and it | | | | of extra hassle, but it is also a waste of money. So |
| should automatically loosen up the tire. All you need to | | | | always make sure that you are careful in every |
| do then is pull the tire away from the bike and it should | | | | aspect of changing your bikes tire. |
| come away. Older mountain bikes however are a little | | | | Overall changing a mountain bike tire is not as difficult |
| more difficult. If you are dealing with an old mountain | | | | as you may first imagine. You just have to be careful |
| bike then you will need to use a wench to loosen up | | | | whilst you are doing it. |
| the axle nuts. Only once all the nuts are loose can you | | | | |