This being a kickstarter makes it a non-starter for me but it looks pretty promising: Hopefully they work great and become popular.

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    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.

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      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

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        1 year ago

        That makes a lot of sense. The tires I have were the cheapest ones I could find.

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          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

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      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.