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Emergency home help: how to seal a bicycle camera

Such a trouble, like a broken chamber, happens to cyclists very often. If there are no car repair shops nearby, the problem must be solved by ourselves. In this case, savvy, knowledge of older generations plus life experience comes to the rescue.

The first stage: we determine the damage

It is not enough to know how to seal a bicycle camera. You need to be able to take it out of the tire and find the punctures. For this purpose, completely exhaust the air from the chamber. Then, with a long screwdriver or some other suitable object, gently tilt the tire over the rim. Do this a few more times. After releasing enough of the camera, take it out with your hands. And now take the pump in your hands and pump it up again (a little). Moisten a finger with saliva, draw them near the surface. This way you can catch the movement of air. Place punctures with chalk or something else. How to seal a bicycle camera, if the hole described above was not detected? In a wide basin or a bucket you pour water, drop the studied object there, and you can see from the air bubbles where it is necessary to put the latches and how many.

Stage two, preparatory

The place with damage should be sanded, i.e., cleaned. To do this, take a piece of sandpaper and gently rub it with a grainy surface area with holes. Before sealing the bicycle chamber, degrease the surface to be treated. Simply put, wipe with a cloth soaked in gasoline, or a universal solvent (sold in the store). Both operations are performed not only with the camera, but also with the patch that is imposed on the puncture. In passing, the question arises as to what can be glued the bicycle camera. Especially for such purposes, emergency kits are sold where there is everything you need: glue, solvent, patches, etc. Or, find an old camera from an auto or a bicycle, cut out a small patch from it and process it in the manner described above.

Stage three: repair

Suppose you have a bike-keeper. How to seal a bicycle camera? With a ready-made shred of rubber, remove the protective film, cover it with glue, put it on the puncture, press it down, put the minutes for 20 under the press or squeeze it in the vice (if the repair is done at home). This time is enough to seal the plate. Again, inflate the camera and check for any holes in the water. If everything is in order, mount the wheel, pump up, then you can ride.

How correctly to seal a bicycle camera, if there is no emergency medicine cabinet? If all other necessary components are present, it is important to select the correct adhesive. There are numerous "moments", "universal" and "super", only be sure to read on the tube itself what they are intended for. Ideally, a special (for rubber). Put a small amount of it on the patch and the camera itself, wait half a minute / minute, connect both objects. Press them first with your fingers, then put it under the press. Usually under the load you need to stand a day (or read the instructions to glue). Then carry out the verification procedure, board the wheel, then you can go!

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