Originally Posted by
dkatz1
I don't patch, I just put in a new tube (in fact, I have never mastered, even when at home, patching)...when i first started doing this 20 years ago, it took me FOREVER. Now I can change one in reasonable time (but have never checked with my stop watch), sometimes, even quick, but: I can STILL screw up and take forever...and I often have a hard time getting that last six inches of tire over the rim
I forgot: I have a hand pump along, but only use it to put enough air in the new tube to make it a bit round...then I use CO2...which I've found: doesn't get tires anywhere near as full as I'd like...