Comments on: More on the case of the Breezer Uptown 8 chaincase http://kentuckybicycling.com/12/2007/more-on-the-case-of-the-breezer-uptown-8-chaincase/ Todd Van Campen on average-guy commuter bicycling Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:01:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: todd http://kentuckybicycling.com/12/2007/more-on-the-case-of-the-breezer-uptown-8-chaincase/comment-page-1/#comment-3470 todd Thu, 28 May 2009 05:40:48 +0000 http://kentuckybicycling.com/12/2007/more-on-the-case-of-the-breezer-uptown-8-chaincase/#comment-3470 <blockquote>Peter, thanks. My best advice is, you can change a flat without removing the wheel (I have done it a number of times). Leaving the wheel on the bike, release the v-brakes, and use tire levers to pry one side of the tire off the rim, leaving the other side of the tire on the rim. When that one side of the tire is off, all the way around, pull the tube out. Pump it up enough to find the leak. Repair the leak with your patch kit, push the tube back into the tire, and put the tire back onto the rim. This will work on most flats. Carry a wrench in case you ever do have to take the wheel off the bike. <a href="http://www.sheldonbrown.com/nexus8/pages/10.htm" rel="nofollow">Here are the directions</a> for removing the shifting cable (one of the tough parts).</blockquote>

Peter, thanks. My best advice is, you can change a flat without removing the wheel (I have done it a number of times). Leaving the wheel on the bike, release the v-brakes, and use tire levers to pry one side of the tire off the rim, leaving the other side of the tire on the rim. When that one side of the tire is off, all the way around, pull the tube out. Pump it up enough to find the leak. Repair the leak with your patch kit, push the tube back into the tire, and put the tire back onto the rim. This will work on most flats.

Carry a wrench in case you ever do have to take the wheel off the bike. Here are the directions for removing the shifting cable (one of the tough parts).

]]> By: peter fittipaldi http://kentuckybicycling.com/12/2007/more-on-the-case-of-the-breezer-uptown-8-chaincase/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 peter fittipaldi Thu, 21 May 2009 01:27:07 +0000 http://kentuckybicycling.com/12/2007/more-on-the-case-of-the-breezer-uptown-8-chaincase/#comment-3257 My question is: what about changing a flat on the rear with the nexus internal hub? Is this simpler than it looks. Now that I own a Villager, I'm worried about a flat on my way to work. What are your thoughts, suggestions. Thanks, Peter. My question is: what about changing a flat on the rear with the nexus internal hub? Is this simpler than it looks. Now that I own a Villager, I’m worried about a flat on my way to work. What are your thoughts, suggestions. Thanks, Peter.

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