Originally Posted by cyccommute
16 patches is just getting started. The tube is hardly broken in by 16 patches. 25 or 30 is a good number of patches to aim for. After 30 patching just seems silly.
I can't tell if you are serious or not - but I hope you are serious
I throw out my tubes when they get 3 or 4 patches. I have had a patch leak only once since 1987!