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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Patch kits sold in Europe still come with a short section of rubber tube; you use that for fixing the Woods/Dunlop valve. It's an easy fix, you don't even have to take the tire off. Replacing a tube, especially if your bike has a full chaincase, would be an incredible hassle in comparison.