inner tube patches are worth it?
07-10-08, 11:07 PM
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inner tube patches are worth it?
on my 3rd day of riding my new bike, I think my overinflated rear tire popped from a pinch/crack.
I found the hole. Is it worth patching the hole, or is it best to buy a new tube?
I found the hole. Is it worth patching the hole, or is it best to buy a new tube?
07-10-08, 11:19 PM
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Most pinch flats occur due to under inflation, not over.
If it is just a small hole, than patching it is fine. full-on blowouts are another story, though you would pretty easily be able to guess that it is not something you can patch.
I say give it a try. Patch kits are good to have, especially if you don't have an extra tube lying around.
Also, look at the cost. most patch kits run about $2 and new tubes upwards of $5. And that patch kit has the potential to fix upwards of 10 flats.
If it is just a small hole, than patching it is fine. full-on blowouts are another story, though you would pretty easily be able to guess that it is not something you can patch.
I say give it a try. Patch kits are good to have, especially if you don't have an extra tube lying around.
Also, look at the cost. most patch kits run about $2 and new tubes upwards of $5. And that patch kit has the potential to fix upwards of 10 flats.
07-11-08, 12:51 AM
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k, question on the same topic kinda. my front wheel seems to be deflating faster than it should???? maybe???
if i leave my bike for three days it would be flat. is there a hole in it you think? or is it the ridiculous heat in Chico, CA? or what? my back tire is staying up for wayy longer
if i leave my bike for three days it would be flat. is there a hole in it you think? or is it the ridiculous heat in Chico, CA? or what? my back tire is staying up for wayy longer
07-11-08, 12:55 AM
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If it goes completely flat in three days there's a leak. Get a new tube for the front and you should be good to go.
07-11-08, 05:51 AM
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k, question on the same topic kinda. my front wheel seems to be deflating faster than it should???? maybe???
if i leave my bike for three days it would be flat. is there a hole in it you think? or is it the ridiculous heat in Chico, CA? or what? my back tire is staying up for wayy longer
if i leave my bike for three days it would be flat. is there a hole in it you think? or is it the ridiculous heat in Chico, CA? or what? my back tire is staying up for wayy longer
07-11-08, 09:14 AM
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patch it for sure when you can. it's cheaper, takes literally 5 minutes more, and reusing a salvageable inner tube is more environmentally friendly than getting a new one and recycling the old.
07-11-08, 09:44 AM
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I recently bought a new tube for the first time in over a year. I have tubes with oever 10 patches on them. I've patched holes that could only be found by submerging the tube in water, and I've patched tubes with large blow-out holes. I've patched tubulars!
Why
Why
07-11-08, 10:04 AM
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Wrote a lengthy reply earlier, wouldnt let me post it though
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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07-11-08, 10:21 AM
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Wrote a lengthy reply earlier, wouldnt let me post it though
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
Park self-adhesive patches rule, BTW.
07-11-08, 10:52 AM
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I have popped a tire from overinflation. If your tire has a max of 110 PSI and on the hottest day of the summer, you fill it up to 110 PSI in your freezing cold basement, then immediately go for a ride, the air expands, and the tube pops hard.
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
https://flickr.com/groups/dawes_galaxy/
07-11-08, 11:33 AM
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Wrote a lengthy reply earlier, wouldnt let me post it though
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
I carry both a patch kit, and a spare tube on the road.
If I flat, I replace the tube and stow the one with a hole in it away.
When I get home, I patch the one that flatted, and that then becomes my spare.
Not worth throwing the tube away IMO, especially at £4 a pop (pun intended)
07-11-08, 11:47 AM
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Tubes are, in my opinion disposable products. When they fail, they get replaced. I don't have time for patching. Life is too short to repair a $6 product.
07-11-08, 12:01 PM
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I tried filling up a 10 year old bike with the stock tubes... I saw the tube explode and the following shockwave. It was awesome.
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Even if you're pulling down big bucks, 30sec of your time isn't worth $6 unless you make $1.5M yearly.
