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RatherBeBiking

11-29-06, 07:04 PM

Hey guys, I just did a double patch (Nail entered tube through one side, came out almost exactly opposite side). Is this okay to ride on or should I expect a tube failure?

Heres a picture of that rotten little nail by the way :

puncture flat (http://flickr.com/photos/lpq/309910310/)

Portis

11-29-06, 07:09 PM

Your tube doesn't care where the patches are. As long as they are sealed good.

ax0n

11-29-06, 07:10 PM

A decent patch should hold just fine.

I know people who will toss 10 patches on a tube and it still holds air just fine.

coelcanth

11-29-06, 08:22 PM

weren't you ever a dumb kid riding around on a tube with like 8 patches over snakebite punctures from banging into curbs ??

i was once

im just a littel bit older now

Bikedued

11-29-06, 09:30 PM

A decent patch should hold just fine.

I know people who will toss 10 patches on a tube and it still holds air just fine.

Until the eleventh flat.;),,,,BD