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Old 05-13-14 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jppe
Could you carry a tube with you and put it in the tire to get back home instead of trying to patch it?
Of course. I had a tube. What I didn't have was a tire lever. If I'd known how easy it is to remove my tires I could have used my multi-tool. I'f I'd had my little fix kit I could have been on my way in 5 minutes without even taking the tire off the rim. The kit doesn't contain patches; it contains a very tiny version of the "plugs" that we used to put in tubeless car tires. You can patch a tubeless tire from the inside, but not on the road; requires 2-3 treatments with something like brake cleaner to get the rubber to accept a patch.
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