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Old 07-09-09 | 11:14 AM
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Swiftly
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Originally Posted by PedallingATX
Hey I'm glad you brought this up, Jakerock. I am interested in this also and asked a guy at my LBS this weekend about whether or not you could patch tubes that were to be inflated to ~100PSI. He said that the patches wouldn't hold air in at that PSI. That they would work for a short while, but that air would leak out so you would have to pump them back up constantly. Anyone else experience this? It sounds like it works for all of you, but this guy works at one of the most reputable bike shops in Austin, so it seems like he would know what he's talking about...
woo, some seriously misinformed guy, no he wants to sell a tube maybe, because retrogrouch is right, a proper patch job holds air in, if it leaks at any psi it wasn't done correctly.

maybe that LBS guy has leaky patches, but mine dont leak and i ride at 120-130 psi

strange that someone would tell you that if they work at a shop
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