Electra Townie GO! Owner's Manual page 31

Tire installation
With a standard ("clincher") tire, the air inside
the tire is contained in an inner tube, and the
tire is on a standard rim
Use the correct size
When you purchase spare tires, tubes, rim
strips, or other replacements, use the size
written on the side of the tire or consult your
retailer.
To repair a tube leak
Apply a patch to the puncture on the tube, or
replace the tube.
To remove the tire from the wheel
Remove the tire from the rim with your hands or
tire levers. Do not use a sharp object such as a
screwdriver to remove the tire.
1. Deflate the inner tube completely.
2. Squeeze the tire beads into the bottom of
the rim well (Figure 3.33). Do this all the way
around the wheel.
3. With a tire lever, lift one tire bead up and out
of the rim (Figure 3.34). Start opposite the
valve.
4. Continue around the wheel to lift the bead
out until one bead is completely free.
5. Reach up into the tire and remove the
inner tube (Figure 3.35).
6. Remove the second tire bead from the rim.
Tube
Tire beads
Table of inflation pressures
PSI
BAR kPa
35
2.38 238
40
2.72 272
45
3.06 306
50
3.30 340
55
3.74 374
60
4.08 408
65
4.42 442
70
4.76 476
75
5.10 510
29
FIGURE 3.33
Tire beads in bottom of
rim well
FIGURE 3.34
One tire bead out of the rim,
with other bead and inner
tube in rim
FIGURE 3.35
One tire bead and tube out
of rim
PSI
BAR kPa
80
5.44 544
85
5.78 578
90
6.12 612
95
6.46 646
100
6.80 680
105
7.15 715
110
7.48 748
115
7.83 783
120
8.17 817