Originally Posted by Tightwad
Yes, I'd say it makes no sense to patch today. The reason is the
super cheap Chinese made tires & tubes that we have today.
When I could still get good American made "Carlisle" brand tires & tubes
I rarely changed the tube because I knew the tube would hold a patch and
still be a good tube. However, Carlisle is now out of business. (Fricking
Chinese
)
shouldn't blame the chinese. you should blame all the americans that line up outside wall mart and k-mart and buy chinese good in mass. all those americans looking to save a few cents have effectively undermined most amercian manufacturing. the chinese are just there to take advantage of it. american manufacturing is a dinosaur for the most part.