Originally Posted by
billyymc
Patching on the road can sometimes be faster and easier than replacing a tube, if you can locate the debris that punctured your tube.
Instead of taking the wheel off, removing the tube, etc, just unseat the tire where the hole is, pull out the section of tube (about 6 inches or so), rough up the area to patch, spread glue, check tire for remaining debris while glue dries, put patch on, put tube back in, reseat tire, inflate, roll.
I find that to be easier than removing the wheel and replacing a tube. YMMV.
The problem with this plan is that you need to know where the hole is. It makes it difficult to inspect the tire properly.
If it is obvious then it is easy. But if it is obvious then you probably need a tire boot too.
I can replace a tube in under 10 minutes. I don't consider that a lot of time.