Everyone else, I realize I need to learn to change the tube but at the moment it is not a priority. I've gone from sedentary slug to doing an Oly in five months (and I'm scared shitless I won't be able to finish) and I've been learning a lot of other things like hydration, fuel, wetsuits, and training for what will be my biggest personal athletic achievement to date a week from Sunday. I never had a flat until this week and the first one was from a chunk of glass. Trust me I don't want to spend the money but at the moment it is a better allocation of my resources and time to pay for them to do it so I can get back out there and ride instead of taking an afternoon or two learn to change it. Since we have long winters in Chicago I figured it would be a good project to learn bicycle mechanics etc. after everything happened. You guys have kind of saved me another post asking hey where do I learn this stuff and is it hard.

You've obviously captured the sentiment of the crowd; that is, learn to change a flat and learn to look at your equipment with a discerning eye. I'll share what my Dad told me when I was in a similar situation many years ago. He said, "Unless it was built by men from outer space, then it was built by a guy with no more brains than you. So, dig in and take it apart and figure it out." That's been pretty good advice and encouraged me to learn a lot about mechanical systems.

I'll also share the seldom-discussed insider mechanic secrets. There are three of them and these secrets will allow you to accomplish any mechanical feat on your bicycle. They truly are the keys to the bike mechanic kingdom.

Secret #1 - Lefty Loosey
Secret #2 - Righty Tighty
Secret #3 - Secret #1 and #2 apply to everything on your bike EXCEPT the left pedal, most right-hand bottom bracket threads, and some crank self-extractor bolts.

So what's the best video out there to watch to learn to change tires? Any special tools that I need?

did you change the tires or tubes? Some tires can be a real challenge to mount on certain wheels