Originally Posted by
mrbc19
blickblocks - so I can just take the tire off the wheel, pull out the tube and patch it that way without ever taking the wheel off? I thought I had read about that before, but it seems harder to do for some reason.
Depends on the tire really. Some tires' beads pop off real easily, and then you can just pull out about 1 foot of tube out. Patching is easy, then just stick it back in the tire and remount the bead. Most tires I've dealt with have been real pains to mount and dismount, so I would rather just sit down and deal with it instead of hunching over with the wheel still on the frame. It's worth trying before you take the wheel off.