| Most of us take our bicycle wheels for granted. | | | | know how to change it.Your tires will age, but not |
| Once we're rolling, we may think about the | | | | so quickly that you will need to replace them |
| handlebars or derailleur and we definitely think | | | | often during the practical lifetime of your bicycle. |
| about the saddle, but until we get a flat tire, we | | | | What you will probably find in regard to this |
| rarely give a thought to our wheels. Just like | | | | component of your bicycle wheel is that you will |
| someone who works on their feet all day should | | | | choose to have several different tires for your |
| pay attention to the shoes they wear, bike riders | | | | bike, especially if you are riding a hybrid model |
| should know at least a little about their | | | | that crosses the lines between road and mountain |
| wheels.When we say "bicycle wheels," we are | | | | models. You will want knobbier tires for off-road |
| talking about the whole circular complex of the | | | | adventures and smoother tires for your daily |
| front and back wheels. No matter what kind of | | | | commuting or for that long distance road ride. |
| riding you do, road or mountain, racing or | | | | Basically, the knobbier and fatter your tires, the |
| recreational, your wheels, linked to your human | | | | more stable your ride AND the more work it will |
| kinetics power through the crank of the bike | | | | take to propel them. Balance your needs by |
| pedals, are what move you through a distance in | | | | investing in a second set of tires.The kind of |
| such an eminently satisfying manner. They consist | | | | frame you have will affect what tires you can fit, |
| of a tire, probably a tube inside the tire, a rim, | | | | but there are varieties for all frames.As for the |
| spokes, and a hub. The tube is going to claim the | | | | rest of what constitutes your bicycle wheels, the |
| most attention: this is what goes flat when you | | | | spokes and rims and hubs, there is not much you |
| ride over a tack or thorn or simply inflate it | | | | will do once you have your bicycle. Rims and |
| wrongly. At very least, every single bike rider out | | | | spokes and hubs vary enormously, but once you |
| there, anywhere, should know how to change a | | | | have purchased your bicycle you won't do much |
| tube and carry a spare tube and a pump or air | | | | to these elements other than to keep them clean, |
| cartridge. It will seem like so much extra baggage | | | | free of dirt and grease. Wiping down your bike |
| right up to the moment your tube blows. At that | | | | after a ride is an exceptionally good practice, and |
| precise moment, your spare tube and air supply | | | | while you're doing it, always run your fingertips |
| turn instantaneously into salvation. Riding any | | | | lightly over each tire. Early detection of burrs and |
| distance at all on a flat tire will destroy your rims, | | | | glass shards can spare you (excuse the pun!) a |
| and this is a costly replacement.Carry a tube and | | | | flat on your next ride. |