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Originally Posted by timelordUK
I am amazed by My Pro - Connect - however I am worried now in case I get a puncture in the rear wheel. The front looks simple enough... but everything on the back looks so complicated..... any advice in getting the rear wheel off.... but more importantly, back on again... so everything works ok...
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Firstly as I so often remind, wheels do not come out for puncture repairs, it's completely unnecessary.
Just release the V brake outer cable from it's stirrup at the brake end, turn the bike upside down and remove one side of the tyre and the tube from the non-chain side in the case of the back wheel. Then the puncture can be found and repaired easily, utilising the space alongside the wheel. Everything can be done in this way, including putting air into the tube to find the leak and water bath checking if necessary.
If a new tube has to be fitted, again the wheel doesn't have to come right out. The wheel nuts can be loosened and the wheel slid forward out of the frame slots sufficiently to pass out the old tube and pass in the new. Even tyres can be changed in this way, and the chain can just be left in place during the operation on hub gear bikes like yours.
For anyone inexperienced in these matters, it's advisable to do a relaxed practice dummy run at home in good conditions to get familiarity. You'll then be surprised at how easy these operations really are and will no longer have the same fear of them happening on the road.
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