Fix flat with duct tape?
12-03-08, 07:35 PM
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and from my experience glueless patches (especially slime scabs) are a joke, unless their the type you get to set on fire. (fire!!fire!! hehe) my best solution has been an old fashion patch kit, take the time to follow the instructions and so it right.
12-03-08, 07:59 PM
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Yes, there was a thread a few months ago about the old-style light-em-on-fire "true" vulcanizing patches. They do have the unintended side effect that you're tempted to poke holes in your own inner tube just because the burning and sulfurous smell are so much fun.
12-03-08, 11:45 PM
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12-05-08, 02:07 AM
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duct tape has worked for me in an emergency to get home, but still went flat, but just not as fast.
some things you don't wanna do to a bike:
1. duct tape as a permanent tire repair solution.
2. using a piece of steel plumbing pipe as a seat post. (guilty of this one myself in a fix)
3. use shifter cables as brake cables. they are thinner and not as strong.
4. pack a s.a. igh hub with grease when it calls for oil.
5. ride a bike with a cracked front fork (OR FRAME)
6. run a multigeared cluster on your rear wheel as a single speed without any derailleur or tensioner when they make single cog freewheels (and if you call it a fixie, i smack you)
7. use duct tape for handgrips.
we have all seen #6 and #7 and its time for that to just stop. i did #2 with alot of extra pipe in the seattube and believe it or not, sized perfectly with no freeplay and not too tightly as i could ever get out. if only bikes came with seat posts long enough for people 6'3".
some things you don't wanna do to a bike:
1. duct tape as a permanent tire repair solution.
2. using a piece of steel plumbing pipe as a seat post. (guilty of this one myself in a fix)
3. use shifter cables as brake cables. they are thinner and not as strong.
4. pack a s.a. igh hub with grease when it calls for oil.
5. ride a bike with a cracked front fork (OR FRAME)
6. run a multigeared cluster on your rear wheel as a single speed without any derailleur or tensioner when they make single cog freewheels (and if you call it a fixie, i smack you)
7. use duct tape for handgrips.
we have all seen #6 and #7 and its time for that to just stop. i did #2 with alot of extra pipe in the seattube and believe it or not, sized perfectly with no freeplay and not too tightly as i could ever get out. if only bikes came with seat posts long enough for people 6'3".
regarding 5 (the steerer tube is a part of the fork), that same bike is currently down with a broken steerer tube (I was fortunately going about 5 mph when it gave out).
Hey, 7 sounds like a neat idea-particularly the brightly colored versions.
I've had a lot of success with duct tape (Duck brand) as rim tape.
12-05-08, 05:48 PM
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