# Would it be dumb to try to change my bicycle's tires?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-dumb-to-try-to-change-my-bicycles-tires/644836 "2012-12-22T15:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-dumb-to-try-to-change-my-bicycles-tires/644836/21 "2012-12-22T21:20:57Z")

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> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#):
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> Thanks, everyone! As I typed I was really worried I was going to get a long series of people saying “…watch it on YouTube, doofus.” Good to know that I ought to ask for a tutorial. The place I buy from is great for personalised service, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

Another skill to pick up is to learn how to use a [chain tool](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_tool). One time I was mountain biking and I bashed my dérailleur on a rock, pretty much destroying it. With the chain tool, I was able to shorten the chain allowing me to bypass the useless dérailleur. I was pretty much limited to one gear but it beat the heck out of pushing it home.

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