Felt Bicycle - Dismounting Tires

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Turn the wheel nut anticlockwise or open the quick-release lever as described
above. If you cannot remove the wheel after releasing the lever, it is probably still
being held in place by drop-out safety tabs. These either come as projections (a)
which jut into the drop-outs or as metal catches which engage with recesses in the
drop-outs. Just release the quick-release adjusting nut by a few turns and slip the
wheel past the tabs.
You will find it easier to remove the rear wheel, when you rotate the rear derailleur
backwards a little (b).
Lift the bike off the ground and give the wheel a gentle tap with your hand so that
it drops out.
Please have a look at the manual of the brake and the gear manufac-
turer.
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Dismounting tires
Remove the valve cap and, if necessary, the fastening nut from the valve and
deflate the tire completely (c).
Press the tire from the sides towards the centre of the rim. You will find it easier to
remove the tire, if you do this around its entire circumference.
Apply a plastic tire lever to one bead of the tire approx. 5 cm beneath the valve and
lever the tire out of the rim in this area. Hold the tire lever tight in its position.
Slip the second tire lever between rim and tire at a distance of about ten centime-
tres on the other side of the valve and lever the next portion of the bead over the
edge of the rim (d).
After levering a part of the tire bead over the edge of the rim you should normally
be able to slip off the whole tire on one side by moving the tire lever around the
whole circumference.
Now you can pull out the tube. See to it that the valve does not get caught, as this
can damage the tube.
If necessary you can remove the whole tire by pulling the other tire bead off the
rim.
a b c d