Mongoose 6061 - Repairing A Flat Tire

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An unseated re can rupture unexpectedly and cause serious
injury or death. Be sure the re is properly seated when
inang the tube.
Follow these steps to x a at re:
❶ Match tube size and re size (see re sidewall for size).
❷ Remove the wheel from the bicycle. Deate the re tube
completely.
❸ Squeeze the re beads into the center of the rim.
❹ Opposite the valve, use a bicycle re lever to pry the re
bead up and out of the rim. Repeat around the wheel unl
one bead is o the rim.
❺ Remove tube. Release second re bead.
❻ Remove re.
❼ Carefully inspect inside of the rim and re for the cause of
the at.
❽ Inate the tube ¼ full and place inside re.
❾ Insert the valve stem through valve stem hole in rim.
REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE
❿ Start at the valve stem and install the rst bead onto the
rim. Repeat for the second bead.
⓫ Slowly inate the re tube, checking the re is seated
properly and not pinched as the re tube is inated.
⓬ Inate to recommended pressure (see re sidewall).
WARNING!