If you travel around a lot, then you need good transport. This transport might take the form of a bicycle, and if it does, you’ll need to make sure your tyres are pumped up. If they’re not pumped up, then you’ll find it much more difficult to go anywhere fast. Sometimes, if you do have a puncture, you might not realise you have one.

You might think that for some reason you’re finding cycling much harder than usual. You might think that you are just not feeling very energetic, or that your fitness levels are down – but if you look down at your tyres, you might notice that they are bulging slightly.

If you do suspect you have a puncture, then there is no need to worry. It is not a big problem and can be fixed with relative ease. Many companies sell puncture repair kits for just this eventuality. As part of the repair process you will probably need to put your inner tube in a bucket of water in order to identify where the hole is. Little bubbles will come out at where the problem does lie. You can then dry the tube off and apply the repair sticker.

If you don’t have time for this, then you can simply buy a new inner tube if you wish.