Owner's Manual

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Repairing a Flat Tire
!
WARNING!
An unseated tire can rupture unexpectedly and cause
serious injury or death. Be sure the tire is properly
seatedwheninatingthetube.
Follow these steps to x a at tire:
1. Match tube size and tire size (see tire sidewall
forsize).
2. Removewheelfromtricycle.Deatetirecompletely.
3. Squeeze the tire beads into the center of the rim.
4. Opposite the valve, use a tricycle tire lever to pry the
tire bead up and out of the rim. Repeat around the
wheel until one bead is off the rim.
5. Remove tube. Release second tire bead.
Remove tire.
6. Carefully inspect inside of the rim and tire for the
causeoftheat.
7. Inatethetube¼fullandplaceinsidetire.
8. Insert the valve stem through valve stem hole in rim.
9. Startatthevalvestemandinstalltherstbeadonto
the rim. Repeat for the second bead.
10.Slowlyinatethetire,checkingthetireisseated
properlyandnotpinchedasthetireisinated.
11.Inatetorecommendedpressure(seetiresidewall).
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