Nov
30
Customer request: Wants his solid inner-tube removed from bent wheel and returned to new wheel. How?
Bicycle solid inner-tubes…Don’t like ‘em, don’t stock ‘em, but have a customer who’s boy bent the front wheel that has a solid tube in it. He wants the solid tube removed and put on his new wheel.
How is this done?
Is this a matter of soaping the thing up and wrestling it off?
Then how to get it back on.
Same?
For clarification this is a solid tube that sits inside a regular tire.
Thank you for solid tire answers.
Geez, why do people ride on those things?
My advice: Just be honest. Tell him your shop doesn’t carry or install solid tires or tubes due to the issues with installation (special tools), poor performance (heavy in weight and high rolling resistance), and overall inferior ride qualities (comfort) in comparison to standard tubes. If solid tubes represented a good choice for your customers, you’d stock the tubes and have the necessary tools to install them. Apologize for any inconvenience, but assure him that you can help him select a belted tire for additional puncture protection if that’s his primary concern. This response would be respectful of the customer, even if it’s not what he originally wanted.
I do like the way you’re trying to solve this issue without causing friction with your customer; it shows you’re concerned about satisfying your customer, when many shops might have directed him to the discount store for a solid tube. But just because you want to say “yes” to your customer, it doesn’t mean you can or should in this case. Maybe he doesn’t know that solid tubes/tires are OEM for shopping carts, lawn mowers, wheel barrows, and junky bikes owned by people that don’t understand that the occasional flat is a fact of life when you ride a bike.
I assume you’re selling him the new wheel and don’t want to lose the sale over a seemingly trivial issue. But not being up front with him could prove to be a complete waste of your time. If he can’t understand your position, then maybe he does need to go to elsewhere.
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