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Patch per tube

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  • November 4, 2014 at 10:04 pm #22684
    gr3g0ree

    Got a slow puncture and decided to get a new innertube. Counted 8 patches on it. Is it a lot? [insert grinning face here].
    I’ll go and count the patches on my other, ‘retired’ innertube this weekend.
    So I’m just wondering here, how many, and pls don’t just guess, innertubes with most patches have any of you got, that actually served you on the road.

    FYI – got a 7y old Raleigh Spirit hybrid, my all purpose bike literally.

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  • November 5, 2014 at 12:56 pm #819973
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    Blue_Brevatto

    In answer to the OP – yes
    In answer to the OP – yes eight is a lot! I’ve ridden regulary on three but after that I tend to think I’ve had my money’s worth and possibly my fair share of luck.

    I think the key is how confident you are in your own repairs (and how justified that faith is of course!). These days I never patch by the road – I always swap – better to spend the extra time making doubly sure I’ve dug out the offending item from the tyre – and I always swap to a virgin new tube. Last thing you want after one puncture is another one from a failed repair of six months back.

    Then I patch them back at home in the warm with clean hands, a clean dry tube, flat worksurface, good lighting and lots and lots of time. I usually put an appropriately sized coin on top of the patch and the kitchen weights on top of that and leave it for a few hours.

    Last thing is to put the repaired tube back on the wheel, pump it to max pressure and leave it overnight. (If the repair is duff it will show itself pretty quickly – and you want to find out at home -not out on the road). Return the virgin tube to the saddle pack and you’re good to go.

    November 5, 2014 at 12:25 pm #819971
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    thesaladdays

    Gkam84 wrote:With the price

    Gkam84 wrote:
    With the price of tubes, patching it shouldn’t really be an option for anyone.

    Err, you may find the cost of patching to be even lower… and definitely an option if you know how to do it properly.

    lolol wrote:
    I have a personal three patches and we’re done rule, by that time the rubbers going to have had a tough time. I hate the waste of not fixing tubes, that and it’s rather therapeutic.

    It probably depends more on the age of the tube, distribution of previous punctures and the size of the puncture rather than just the sheer number. Though having said that, I fixed one last night between the seam and another patch and it works fine, and it had at least 6 older patches on it.

    I agree it’s therapeutic though, something to do in front of the TV, as I’m rubbish at knitting 😀

    November 5, 2014 at 10:46 am #819969
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    lolol

    I have a personal three
    I have a personal three patches and we’re done rule, by that time the rubbers going to have had a tough time. I hate the waste of not fixing tubes, that and it’s rather therapeutic.

    November 5, 2014 at 8:47 am #819967
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    Gkam84

    You can if you like, but I
    You can if you like, but I just wait till I have a bunch of them, stick them in a little box and off they go to be made into other things by a very clever lady

    November 5, 2014 at 8:20 am #819965
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    andyp

    ‘patching it shouldn’t really
    ‘patching it shouldn’t really be an option for anyone.’

    Good for you for recycling. Can we all rock up to your workshop and recycle our tubes? It might be inconvenient for some people.

    November 5, 2014 at 8:08 am #819963
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    Gkam84

    All the tubes I get through
    All the tubes I get through at the workshop go off and get recycled into bags and wallets

    November 5, 2014 at 8:00 am #819961
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    andyp

    unless it isn’t viable to
    unless it isn’t viable to patch any more (not that I get that many punctures), I always patch. It’s less an issue of cost/faff, but one of sustainability. Good old throw-away culture…

    November 5, 2014 at 7:39 am #819959
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    IngloriousLou

    I love patching tubes!
    I
    I love patching tubes!

    I have a collection of motley tubes each with a couple of TipTop’s finest attached. I love the excitement of not knowing how long it’ll be until they go again.

    My other bike is tubeless though…

    November 5, 2014 at 2:49 am #819957
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    Gkam84

    I haven’t patched tubes since
    I haven’t patched tubes since I was at school…..I just replace the tube. With the price of tubes, patching it shouldn’t really be an option for anyone.

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