Thread: Pistol Shot Blowout - the Dollar Bill Trick Works!
View Single Post
Old 12-08-06, 11:16 PM
  #10  
baxtefer
Cornucopia of Awesomeness
 
baxtefer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: not where i used to be
Posts: 4,847
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Bob Ross
Best tip I ever got re: tire boots was to take the self-sealing flaps off some large Tyvek envelopes & cut them into 1.5" long pieces. Keep a few of these with your spare tubes. If you need a boot, peel off the adhesive cover & slap the Tyvek over the hole. It's more durable than a dollar bill (or a Power Bar wrapper) and the adhesive keeps it in place while you're reassembling the tube & tire.
yup. this is what I do.
FedEx envelopes!
baxtefer is offline  
Reply