What tools do you need to change a bike tire?

Wheel Removal

1. Repair stand (optional, makes the work a lot easier)
2. Tire levers such as the TL-1.2, TL-4.2, TL-5, TL-6.2, or a multi-tool that incorporates a tire lever.
3. Patch Kit such as the GP-2 or VP-1.
4. Air pump: either a floor or hand pump.
5. Wrench for non-quick-release type wheels that use outer axle nuts.

Can you change bike TYRE without removing wheel?

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to take the wheel off your bike – or even the tyre completely off the wheel – to fix a puncture. First, you need to get the punctured tube out of the tyre. Flip the bike, grab your tyre levers and hook the first one under the bead of tyre.

How do you remove the rear sprocket on a bicycle?

Cassette Lockring Removal

1. Mount bike in repair stand and remove rear wheel from bike.
2. Remove quick-release skewer.
3. Inspect cassette and select correct type of remover.
4. Engage remover into splines/notches.
5. Install quick-release skewer and install skewer nut on outside of remover.
6. Snug skewer nut against remover.

Is it easy to change a bike tire?

Changing a bicycle tire is simple to master and to teach your kids! Follow these simple steps for replacing a punctured bicycle tube. You can even fix the flat on the go if you have a spare tube, tire levers and a pump.

When should you replace punctured bike tires?

Generally, if you are using an inner tube in the tire, you should replace the tire if there is more than a 2 millimeter cut in the tire casing. Not in the rubber, mind, but it the threaded cloth casing that your rubber bits are laid on to.