Changing your tyres for the winter ensures that your bike has maximum grip on the roads, for when the inevitable ice and cold weather starts to strike, and will help to prevent your tyres from getting punctures.
For this, we used Panaracer RiBMo Folding Tyres (700 x 28C) from Zyro which you can get for £31.49 (RRP £34.99) from Wiggle.
Firstly you need to undo your brake’s quick release, and remove the wheel from your bike. Let the air out of the tyre by unscrewing the valve and pushing down on the tyre to release the air and then unscrewing the valve ring.
Then grab your tyre lever, hooking the scooped shape end underneath the bead of the tyre. Then take the second tyre lever, sneaking it underneath the tyre bead and start to peel the tyre of the rim.
Now go to the valve, pull the tyre up away from the rim and carefully push out the valve from the rim and remove the inner tube.
Tuck the new tyre back into the rim using your tyre levels. Make sure you work the crossover points where the tyre and rim intersect, and take care that the inner tube doesn’t get caught in between the tyre and the rim.
Then repeat this process on your other tyre and pump them back up so that they’re ready for the road!
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