A gaadi tube, tyre levers and a pump (or co2 canister pump) is all you need and a penknife (if you want to cut away and sacrifice the punctured tube, otherwise just pull it out and wrap around frame/stay/forks for repairing at home)

 

Just make sure you run your finger inside the tyre to check the thorn, flint etc is still not embedded in the tyre ready to puncture the new replacement tube)

I always turn the bike upside down to repair punctures. But I have mechanical disc brakes. Has anyone ever had any issue/problems with doing this with hydraulic brakes?

I've got several bike tyre pumps costing around £10 each and all useless junk. Got a T bar floor pump in garage and another at work. They work great. Everything else is as useful at an ice cube and daffodil for inflating a bike tyres, so unless I carry a T floor pump which is too big, I'll never fix a puncture while I'm out as can't inflate the tyre.

I'll add. I watched several YouTube videos regarding but no better. Even if I got a good seal on valve it would take several weeks to get 1 psi in tyre. Ha.

I can't be the only one that pumps away and nothing noticeable happens other than the occasional hiss as all the air comes out after pumping for ages.

This was all I had until I bought the brilliant "T" style track Wilko pump:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/VeloChampion-Alloy-Mini-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00CBN9L1S/

 

It does the job, with a heck of a lot of effort, and it's the pump I carry about in my mobile toolkit. You have to be reasonably fit to use the damned thing. Hope I never have to use it on the road. There are bound to be better options!

I've got two similar ones. I haven't got the strength to push air in and the hissing as the tyre slowly deflates is funny

I've got several bike tyre pumps costing around £10 each and all useless junk. Got a T bar floor pump in garage and another at work.

 

That is good while you are at home. On the road you need something small. I use this one:

 

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/topeak-mini-dual-dx-pump-with-gauge

That Velochampion's clamp seals ok, no hissing, but it takes a huge number of pumps and a long sustained period of strenuous pumping to inflate to even 40psi. There must be a tiny T styler somewhere, which isn't useless.

I've got several bike tyre pumps costing around £10 each and all useless junk........

Clearly you've not owned a decent frame pump (eg Blackburn) or something like a Topeak Mountain Morph.

 

If you have and you are unable to inflate your tires, then there's something else wrong but it's not the pump.

I always turn the bike upside down to repair punctures. But I have mechanical disc brakes. Has anyone ever had any issue/problems with doing this with hydraulic brakes?

Firstly, it should make no difference, since there's no need to take the wheel off. Even if you did, it's the same, whichever type of calipers you have.

Firstly, it should make no difference, since there's no need to take the wheel off. Even if you did, it's the same, whichever type of calipers you have.

Thanks for reply. I have heard stories of air getting into the brakes and having to bleed brakes after bikes being upside down which puts me off upgrading to hydraulic brakes. Is this a regular or a rare occurrence?

Thanks for reply. I have heard stories of air getting into the brakes and having to bleed brakes after bikes being upside down which puts me off upgrading to hydraulic brakes. Is this a regular or a rare occurrence?

 

I keep all my bikes in vertical position. Flip them as many times as I like and never had any problems with air getting in.

Upgrade to hydraulics and don't look back. It is one of best upgrades you can make.

 

Edit: The only inconvenience I see is when you remove wheel and keep it that way for a while (for example for transportation) it is good to put something between brake pads. For example:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/huiouer-Bicycle-Pressure-Accessories-Protector/dp/B07SBQYWVG/ref=asc_df_B07SBQYWVG&mcid=97632a54079f3240835329ba37a78a25?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80058318275472&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583657841521099&psc=1

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by Az.

I've got two similar ones. I haven't got the strength to push air in and the hissing as the tyre slowly deflates is funny

This £6 when I bought it works for me. Not tiny, but 235g light. Large ish volume means not too many pumps to get me home, foot pad leaves both hands free to pump, and connector has ready to use holes for Schrader and Presta, so no fiddling around with little loseable objects.

 

Not perfect, the T handle is flimsy, but has done the job for about a dozen punctures over 10,000 miles.

 

Many resellers, look for the connector with both holes and 235g referenced in the description to have a good chance of matching mine.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352164089223?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D8e3f2c9a044848948964734251a7ace5%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D352164089223%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DCampTeck&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3Ab4e183b818c0ab4a247ba8faffffd9fc%7Cpageci%3Abcbaff2e-a62b-11ee-bca5-5a09ac647ec7%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage

Mini mighty morph pump works fine or a similar make out on the road or even trails.

One can as a back up carry co2 as well.

 

The only air in a HDB system is that which may be in the main reservoir, one may temporary get poor brake feel if up turning the bike but often after a few careful lever pumps air will rise back to the top. If one finds air is affecting the braking after up turning, ride carefully and thoughtfully and pump the brakes .

Air in the pipe line should rise to the top eventually.

 

The best best bet to prevent any air issues is to carry something to keep the brake lever fully depressed when up turned . Any tie back will do, velcro, reusable cable tie or a strong elasctic band to keep with your kit.

When I got my hydraulic brakes they came by post in a box already filled with fluid (I had to shorten the hydraulic lines to fit) no where did I see a "this way up" and even if there was do you think anyone in any delivery service would have taken any notice. I have had three bikes with hydraulic brakes and any way up they have been has never been a problem.

Thanks for reply. I have heard stories of air getting into the brakes and having to bleed brakes after bikes being upside down which puts me off upgrading to hydraulic brakes. Is this a regular or a rare occurrence?

If the air gets in, you just pump the lever a few times and it's gone. Weird, for so e reason, I dreamt about that last night.

 

Hydraulic brakes is the best bang-for-buck upgrade you can make to any bike. Once you try them, there's no way back to cable ones.

I haven't got the strength to push air in and the hissing as the tyre slowly deflates is funny

 

Small size electric pumps might be helpful, like this

 

I have not used it, but a bicycle mechanic friend of mine has good opinion about it

Small size electric pumps might be helpful, like this

 

I have not used it, but a bicycle mechanic friend of mine has good opinion about it

 

 

or this for about a tenner delivered

 

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I got yet another puncture today about half a mile from home. Back wheel again. Just went down while riding. I am mad as hell. Feel like I'm being picked on! I mean seriously.

Ordered marathon plus tyre to try. Got some slime bands ( not that slime gunk) to add as well. I can't go on like this so see how it goes when I fit that lot.

3 puncture In 3 weeks. All 3 riding on tarmac

I got yet another puncture today about half a mile from home. Back wheel again. Just went down while riding. I am mad as hell. Feel like I'm being picked on! I mean seriously.

Ordered marathon plus tyre to try. Got some slime bands ( not that slime gunk) to add as well. I can't go on like this so see how it goes when I fit that lot.

3 puncture In 3 weeks. All 3 riding on tarmac

• Well that is really unlucky! What brand tyres are you using and how much usage have they had?
  
• If I get that many punctures in that short space of time, I start to think about changing the tyre on the premise that the centre band of the tyre has worn and got thinner thus offering less puncture resistance.
  
• In the punctures that you have had, are they in different areas on the tube, always on the outward facing side (rather than the side of) the inner tube, and have you found out what caused the punctures?
  

super gravity tyres and tubeless = not 1 flat in 10 years, not that you could get the tyre off anyway

Currently have SCHWALBE LAND CRUISER 26 x 2.0

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233891485926?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0ap-bnpuR0S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=QBnnCVhUSwu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Feel like I'm being picked on! I mean seriously.

 

Did you check the tyre for thorns nails etc? Some people just replace inner tube without checking and then they get puncture after puncture after puncture.

SCHWALBE LAND CRUISER

I got yet another puncture today about half a mile from home. Back wheel again. Just went down while riding. I am mad as hell. Feel like I'm being picked on! I mean seriously.

Ordered marathon plus tyre to try. Got some slime bands ( not that slime gunk) to add as well. I can't go on like this so see how it goes when I fit that lot.

3 puncture In 3 weeks. All 3 riding on tarmac

With MP tyres, you don't need anything else, so don't use slime, slime guards or anything like that with them.