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Mama-chari Schrader Valve "Mushi Gomu" Repair
Sun, Sep 5 2010 15:33
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If you live in Japan or have visited, you will know the ubiquitous "mama chari" (mom bike) from its loud squeaky brakes, and precarious perching of bags and children both, on its front and rear platforms and baskets. My wife's mama-chari rear tire got a flat, and as the resident mechanic around the house, I got to fix it. I tried pumping it up, but that was not working, and noticed that to get the
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Changing a Bike Tire Inner-tube
I got a flat the last hill of my 100 km bike trip last Sunday. Thank heavens it did not happen at km 50 or something. I went to a bike shop in Shinjuku today to get a replacement tube, and they were kind enough to tutor me on how to replace it.
How to Change that Tube
Here's the process I learned at the bike shop:
Purchase a tube, tire levers (they come in sets of three, usually) and rim tape
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