Tube Time?
 

Hello,

I was curious if anyone replaces their tubes after certain mileage? I have over 1,000 miles on the same set of tubes, new tires of course. But i wanted to know if it is a good idea to replace tubes after a certain amount of millage. I am 165 pounds and run my tires at 110psi.

Thanks,
RH

On my roadie, I have never changed the tubes that came with it lol Never had a flat once! Going on 3 years now :p Talk about luck lol! I have two tubes in my bag though just in case. I am fairly conservative when it comes to my stuff... I use it until it cannot be used anymore! So I'll use the tubes until they pop haha

Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.

I fear you just called out the god of flat tires.

I don't change until the tube flats. I don't patch either, just a personal choice.

Replacing a good tube makes no sense.

Tubes last for years, even decades in my experience.

no. ride until the valve breaks. unfortunately it happens more often these days than it used to for me, so I wonder if they are cheaping out on the construction now.

+1

If a tube holds air it is fine to keep using
patched tubes are for emergency backup and replaced with new ASAP
iI never run a patched tube in the front tire, bad things could happen descending
Pirk

I think this is one thing that EVERYONE (even in this place!) can agree upon.

No need to change.

What bad things could happen to a patched tube? If it holds air after being patched it's not going to suddenly let go when it's squeezed tight against a tire. A patched tube is no more flat prone than a new one.

I have used tubes that were 23 years old.

Patch them til the valves wear out.

c'est vrai mais...

Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur...

+100...especially on the self-jinx part.

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

Quidquidne latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui.

I always patch simple punctures.
The only reasons I've found to replace a tube are:

a) Rubber tore around base of valve.

b) New puncture occurred so close to existing patch, that a new patch overlapped old patch.
It leaked at the edge of the old patch under the new one.

De gustibus non est disputandum

Castigat ridendo mores.

Crede quod habes, et habes! (a C60 in my garage!)

If you are insinuating that it is a good idea to change tubes, every few decades, even if they hold air, I would agree with that.

Correct.

Then put new guts in them, and start over.

why would you not patch a tube?

Some people are "fixers", others are "replacers"

seems pretty dumb to throw away a perfectly usable tube.

i blame it for the collapse of civil society and increasing youth crime.

Depends on the tube condition... but I still wouldn't toss them, I'd cut them into straps that are useful for many things.