Argos Cross - 4. Bicycle Maintenance and Care; Tyres and Tubes Maintenance

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4. Maintenance
Tyres & Tubes
ŝĐLJĐůĞƚLJƌĞƐĐŽŵĞŝŶŵĂŶLJĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƌŝĚŝŶŐd,ĞLJƌĂŶŐĞĨƌŽŵŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƚLJƌĞƐĂůůƚŚĞ
ǁĂLJƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚLJƌĞƐĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ
KŶĐĞLJŽƵŐĞƚƐŽŵĞƌŝĚŝŶŐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽŶLJŽƵƌŶĞǁďŝŬĞLJŽƵŵĂLJĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞŽĨƚLJƌĞŵĂLJƐƵŝƚLJŽƵƌŶĞĞĚƐďĞƩĞƌŶLJ
ďŝĐLJĐůĞƐŚŽƉǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵĐŚŽƐĞƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƚLJƉĞŽĨƚLJƌĞĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƐƚLJůĞŽĨƌŝĚŝŶŐ
ůůƚLJƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƌĂƟŶŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝĚĞǁĂůůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽƚŚĞƌďŝƚƐŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƵƐĞ
/ƚŝƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŶĞǀĞƌŝŶůŇĂƚĞĂƚLJƌĞďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŵĂƌŬĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƐŝĚĞǁĂůůdŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚĐĂƵƐĞŝƚ
ƚŽďƵƌƐƚĂŶĚďůŽǁŽīƚŚĞƌŝŵǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŝŶũƵƌLJƚŽďŽƚŚLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨĂŶĚŽƌďLJƐƚĂŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƟĂŶƐ/ƚŝƐĂůƐŽ
ŶŽƚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƵƐĞŐĂƌĂŐĞĨŽƌĞĐŽƵƌƚŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƚLJƉĞŽĨĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŽƌƚŽƉƵŵƉƵƉLJŽƵƌƚLJƌĞƐĂƐƚŚĞƐĞĚŝƐƉĞŶƐĞĂǀĞƌLJ
^ĐŚƌĂĞĚĞƌsĂůǀĞ WƌĞƐƚĂsĂůǀĞ
ůĂƌŐĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĂŝƌǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJ
 ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƵƐĞ LJŽƵƌ ƚƵďĞ 
tyre to explode.
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŝŶůLJ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ
ŽĨ ǀĂůǀĞƐ ŽŶ ďŝĐLJĐůĞƐ dŚĞ
^ĐŚƌĂĞĚĞƌǀĂůǀĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐŝŵŝůĂƌ
ƚŽĂĐĂƌƚLJƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞWƌĞƐƚĂǀĂůǀĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ŵƵĐŚƚŚŝŶŶĞƌ zŽƵ ǁŝůů
ŶĞĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƉƵŵƉ
ĮƫŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ǀĂůǀĞ ŽŶ
LJŽƵƌďŝĐLJĐůĞ
WARNING
/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĐĂƵƟŽŶǁŚĞŶƌŝĚŝŶŐŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶLJŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚĂƐŬƐŽŶ
LJŽƵƌďŝŬĞƐŽĂƐŶŽƚƚŽƚƌĂƉĮŶŐĞƌƐŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƚƌĞŵŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŝŶũƵƌLJ
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Replacing an innertube
tĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚLJŽƵĂůǁĂLJƐĐĂƌƌLJĂƐƉĂƌĞŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞǁŚĞŶŽƵƚŽŶLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞWƵŶĐƚƵƌĞƌĞƉĂŝƌƐĂƌĞŽŬĨŽƌĂŶĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJĮdžďƵƚĂŶ
ŝŶƉƌŽƉĞƌƌĞƉĂŝƌŽƌƚŽŽŵĂŶLJƌĞƉĂŝƌƐŵĂLJĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞƚŽĨĂŝůƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶLJŽƵůŽƐŝŶŐĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐ
ZĞŵŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚĞĞů ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
ďŝĐLJĐůĞLJŽƵĐĂŶĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƐ
ƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂůŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ
ĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĚŽƚŚŝƐ
>ĞƚĂůůƚŚĞĂŝƌŽƵĨƚŚĞƚƵďĞ
Then insert two tyre levers
between the rim and the tyre to
ƉƌŝƐĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞŽīƚŚĞƌŝŵďĞĨŽƌĞ
ƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞ ĨƌŽŵ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞ
WƵŵƉ ũƵƐƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ Ăŝƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ŶĞǁ ƚƵďĞ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ƚĂŬĞ
ƐŚĂƉĞĂŶĚŝŶƐĞƌƚŝƚŝŶƚŚĞƚLJƌĞ
ĞĨŽƌĞ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ
ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůǀĞ ŐŽĞƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ
ůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝŵƚĂƉĞŝƐ
ĞǀĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞĐŬ
ƚŚĞƌŝŵĨŽƌĂŶLJĚĂŵĂŐĞ
ZĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĞ ŽŶĞ ƐŝĚĞ Ăƚ Ă
ƟŵĞŽƌŝƚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞǀĞƌLJƟŐŚƚ
KŶĐĞŝƚ ŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ǁĂLJŽŶ
LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ LJŽƵƌ ƚLJƌĞ ůĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŽ
ĨŽƌĐĞďĂĐŬŝŶƉůĂĐĞ
ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƵŵƉ ƚŚĞ ǁŚĞĞů
up to the recommended pressure
ƐĞƫŶŐ
Note: Never use screwdrivers
in place of tyre levers as sharp
edges may dammage the rim.
You can however use the handles
of metal kitchen spoons as long
has these no have sharp edges.