Fix a flat with no tools (except a pump)

[baiskeli]

That’s cool.

Last week, I had all the tools EXCEPT the pump–I had one, but the adapter had apparently fallen off. Thanks to the two cyclists who stopped to give me the air to get home.

[Steve O]

@PotomacCyclist 116766 wrote:

I’ve never tried this, so I don’t know how easy it is to accomplish.

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I don’t really call that “fixing” a flat; it’s just replacing a tube. No tools, per se, but you need a spare tube.
I thought it was going to have some sort of secret about how to stop a tube from leaking without a patch. That would be clever.

[Emm]

@Steve O 116816 wrote:

I don’t really call that “fixing” a flat; it’s just replacing a tube. No tools, per se, but you need a spare tube.
I thought it was going to have some sort of secret about how to stop a tube from leaking without a patch. That would be clever.

Bicycling ran that article awhile ago. You tie your tube in a knot to keep air from coming out of the hole. Its a VERY short term fix–only a few miles, and it’ll be bumpy. Any further you can damage your tires or something…

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