Thread: patching tubes - emergencies only or tube immortality?
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Old 08-12-10 | 09:17 AM
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cny-bikeman
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I don't know from experience but my guess is that thorn resistant tubes would not take as well to patching. The surface is much more rigid than a standard tube, so the patch may not as easily conform and adhere to the surface.
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