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Message started by esbee on May 29^th, 2015, 9:04pm

Title: changing tires? easy as pipe!
Post by esbee on May 29^th, 2015, 9:04pm

VICTORY! never had to remove the wheel from the rest of the trike...My hubbie, Stephen, got a flat blade screw driver to help get the tire off the rim. Then I replaced the tube, replaced the tire, added air and went for a short 2 mile but oh so nice ride on the anura---I had been riding the Sun trikes and much prefer the anura, smoother easier ride. someday I will try a tadpole.

Susan in paris [smiley=dbanana.gif] [smiley=pepper.gif] [smiley=dbanana.gif] [smiley=dancer.gif] [smiley=pepper.gif]

Title: around and around the block
Post by esbee on Aug 24^th, 2015, 8:17pm

a little rain tonight -very small popcorn shower with thunder 3.67 around the block- steve rode a little-shoulder still hurts---.8 testing out the red Sun trike from getting it back from some tuning up. total 4.47 for 2 days. susan in paris [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

Title: Re: changing tires? easy as pipe!
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Aug 25^th, 2015, 5:38am

Hey Susan, a set of bike tire levers will work better than the flat blade screwdriver for changing a tube. Less risk of putting another hole in the tube you are patching, opr the new one you put in. Good ones are only a couple bucks for a set of three, and they usually have a hook on the non-prying end, to put around a spoke, to hold the lever in place under the tire edge. Ones by Park, or Pedros are usually good quality.