Originally Posted by vrkelley
For those of you who get over 1500 miles of flat free miles. When you finally *do* get a flat, ruling out a worn tire...what's your best technique for the tube(s)? Do you...
A. Replace both tubes to rule out the wear factor?
B. Toss just the flated tube?
C, Or just patch?
Any other tips?
I've been carrying a patch kit and dealing with each puncture as they come. About... three? months ago I had a major blow-out: I got a flat in a brand new tube because there was a nice hole in the tire from some previous puncture. I patched it, and didn't have my CO2 inflator cartridges... so I used the automotive inflator. B-L-A-M!! Nine inch gash in the tube. *sigh* I think I wrote about this someplace... anyhow, that night I ordered tires that were anti-puncture, and got Nashbar tubes pre-loaded with slime and touted as self-healing. Knock wood, no new punctures yet!