Originally Posted by
Aussie_Al
Yeah that's like me I have been working on bikes most of my life, I even had a stint in the local bike shop as a bike mechanic , but I would always replace the inner tubes and rarely if ever use those horrible little patches
If you use them right, which isn't hard, glued patches are very reliable, work wonderfully well, and last forever. There's no reason to toss a tube because it's got a hole in it. It's a waste of money and resources.