Originally Posted by
HillRider
That was an awful lot of time and effort to save a $3 inner tube. I will patch a small thorn or wire puncture if it isn't on a molded seam or too near the valve base but any wider cut gets the tube pitched.
Inner tubes haven't been $3 in quite some years now. But I agree it's a lot of effort to save a tube. My rule is 2 attempts before I give up. I'm just as diligent as the OP but sometimes luck is just not on your side.