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Amazing!
I'll check on this when they're mass produced to see if it's economically viable, stopping 12 mins to replace a tube for $7 is cheaper than all the bulletproof $250 tires made of NASA tech or $100 tubeless concoction.
12 minutes? what spell are you casting to automatically change the tube?
Or do you have bike shops that aren't filled to the brim with work, somehow?
You ... can't change your own tube?
I've been riding bikes for years, and I've only had to change a tube maybe 3 times. I only ride on paved surfaces though, so it's nothing like trail riding or what have you... anyway, I'm very unpractised on tube changing; particularly when trying to get the tire off of the rim. It takes maybe 30 minutes to change a tube with a lot of pinched fingers and swearing.
I made the experience that tires can vary a lot in how easy/hard they are to get off and on your rim. I thought I was just dumb until I swapped tubes on another bike and it just.... worked as it was supposed to
That makes a lot of sense. The tires I have were the cheapest ones I could find.
If I'm being honest I've actually had the same experience as you. I can do it and never thought to go to bike shop for it but it just sucks. And I also didn't realize it was probably my cheap tires lol
Ive only done it about 4 times in the last 10 years. The last time I changed my front tube was a few months ago, and it took me 10 minutes, which I know for a fact because my adhd ass went to sleep without doing it, thinking 'I'll wake up early and do it before work' and then promptly forgot until 15 minutes before I was supposed to leave. Granted that was in my kitchen not on the side of the road, with a real pump not a portable one. The biggest thing that helped me was getting a good pair of plastic tire keys or whatever they're called. They slide in my little maintenance pouch, are lightweight, and super easy to use. Like 6 bucks on Amazon or something too.