Oldie. Boy, howdy!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Shady Hills, Fl.
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Bikes: 2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
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I don't patch tubes anymore, and this is a perfect example of why. If the tube had no patch, you'd know the tube was leaking somewhere else, but since it has a patch, you're not really sure. Since patches DO fail occasionally, the patch is always suspect. So I replace the tube every time. Particularly on the tandem.
But I don't throw the old tubes away, either. I have a friend that grabs discarded bikes when he sees them and fixes them up for the needy here in Clearwater. He gets the tubes, patches them, and keeps a reserve of patched tubes for those folks, as well.
NOTE: I run hardened tires so I don't get many flats, either.
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2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike