Need to patch a tire?
I got a flat the other day from what was a fairly slow leak for a bike tire -- was able to just pump it up and ride the two miles back to my car. I replaced the tube when I got home (and patched the original tube to use as my backup), but I was wondering if I should have put something on the inside of the tire over the hole that I found there.
The tube just had a pinhole-sized puncture, and I was able to find a matching spot in the tire where something had poked through. Whatever it was, there was no sign of it -- just a gash of about 1/16 inch that was hard to find without a careful look.
So was I OK to just leave that as-is and remount it with a new tube? Or should I have put a piece of tape or something over the tire puncture from the inside?