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CAUTION: If you use a screwdriver or any tool other than a tire lever, you
are likely to puncture the tube.
Check to make sure the tire is evenly seated around both sides of the rim and
that the tube is inside the tire beads. Push the valve stem into the tire to
make sure that its base is seated within the tire's beads. Inflate the tube
slowly to the recommended pressure (see Section 6.G), all the while checking
to make sure that the tire beads stay seated in the rim. Screw down the valve
stem locknut finger-tight. Secure the valve locknut (Presta valve). Replace the
valve cap. Replace the wheel in the bike (see Section 6.A.3 or 4).
WARNING: Riding your bicycle with a flat or underinflated tire can
seriously damage the tire, tube, and bicycle, and can cause you to lose
control and fall.
2. If you break a spoke:
A wheel with a loose or broken spoke is much weaker than a fully tensioned
wheel. If you break a spoke while on a ride, you will have to ride home
much more slowly and carefully because the weakened wheel could break
additional spokes and become useless.
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