Originally Posted by Saintly Loser
So here’s my question. Is the art of patching tubes now obsolete? Is it possible that a serious or semi-serious cyclist has not only never patched a tube, but never even seen it done? Is patching tubes going the way of repairing sew-ups, or, say, adjusting points on an older car with mechanical ignition? Am I just getting old?
Heck no!
I have a long held method for patching that works very well. Can't find the old TipTop patch kits any more (cool little boxes) but there are still patch kits available. Heck, used to be that bike shops threw in the patch kit and pump as part of your first ride with a new bike.
I don't get the whole CO2 thing... frame pumps work pretty well and never seem to run out of air.
And BTW my old VW still has a mechanical ignition... points can be set with a matchbook in an emergency.
You aren't that old... just the kids that seem to have an attention span of microseconds. BTW, I gave a tube patching "seminar" at the office the week before bike to work day. Figured someone ought to teach 'em.