Back to basics: how to change a bike tube

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Punctures are enough to leave anybody feeling flat, but as Iain Treloar demonstrates, it’s easy to get rolling again.  There are three certainties in any bike rider’s life: death, taxes and punctures. Regrettably, Ride On can’t help much with the first two. Happily, we can help with the last one. From changing tubes to preventative measures to reduce the risk of punctures
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Don’t be left feeling flat

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They can be very irritating, but punctures, properly handled, won’t ruin your ride, writes Rowan Lamont. One of life’s deflating moments is a sudden realisation that a wheel rim is grinding on the road – your once-proud tyre reduced to little more than a feeble strip of flaccid rubber. Invariably it’s at an inconvenient time,
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