Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
i typically patch my tubes 2-5 times before i toss them.
Do you toss them because they have many patches or for some other reason? I don't toss a tube unless I can't fix it, such as when there's a hole near the valve. I think I've gone up to 8 or 9 patches before that's happened.
I guess patching is a skill, considering that the amount of luck people have varies so much.
Originally Posted by
silmarillion
I wrap my tubes up in saran wrap. I try to make it as airtight as I can. Keeps them from dry rotting. Of course, as fate would have it, they seem to rotate out on a frequent basis.
Where do you store the saran-wrapped tubes? I don't think I've ever had a tube dry rot. I'm under the impression that dry rot comes from moisture and UV, which tubes are not exposed to, unlike tires.