Puncture fix strategy on long rides ?

[Angelfishsolo]

Oh well. As I say it was what I was told on an OCN accredited bike Maintenance Course. At the end of the day do what makes you happy. I'd rather spend a few pounds on fresh tubing.

Doesn't sound very likely to me. I usually patch tubes until they're dead.

 

[Noodley]

I have a box full of punctured tubes, which I hope to get round to patching in 2009.

I plan on patching all my 2008 punctured tubes today - there appears to be quite a few

 

[yello]

I'm inclined to agree with you afs, if only from the perspective of personal preference and peace of mind. I'd bin a tube with more than, say, 5 patches. That said, I don't have one at that stage! I think 2 is the most. Some punctures are not repairable (tears around the valve, etc).

 

[Iainj837]

I wouldn't repair a punture by the road

 

[jimboalee]

On a summer Randonnee, I spend a little time sitting and patching a puncture on the roadside. Do some stretches while the solution is drying.
On a miserable winter Randonnee, I put a spare tube in. No chance of the solution drying properly in cold weather.

I do hope you all use Rema TipTop patches.

( Start another argument )

 

[BentMikey]

Oh well. As I say it was what I was told on an OCN accredited bike Maintenance Course. At the end of the day do what makes you happy. I'd rather spend a few pounds on fresh tubing.

Yeah, some cyclists are even less eco-good than either of us, replacing tubes without fixing any punctures. Sometimes it's possible to get tubes at £1 a pop, so I can see the logic, but it just feels wrong not to patch.

 

[Chrisz]

Puncture - why does it seem to have *** replacing the vowels in most people's posts??

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Never use the P word lol. It is like MacB$th always being referred to as "The Scottish play". In other words it is bad luck!!

Puncture - why does it seem to have *** replacing the vowels in most people's posts??

 

[wafflycat]

As far as I am aware the greater the number of pathches the more the inner tube will deform and thus teh greater chance there is of future p£n^t*r£s. Something I learned also on my Bike Maint Course.

I think that's true in that there comes a point where you look at a tube with so many patches on it, you think, "No. Bin it" But I've got tubes with several patches on and seem to have punctures no more than anyone. Indeed the only time I got a lot of punctures was with some Continental tyres that *supposedly* had Kevlar in them but were this: crap. The tread was so soft even my soft fingernails could pull chunks off the tread... So I went back to Schwalbe Marathons (ordinary ones, not the Marathon plus) and have had no problems since. I think the key to keeping punctures to a minimum is to have decent tyres, pumped up properly to the correct pressure. A few patches on an inner tube seem to make no difference at all.

 

[Velobiker]

I use slime and kevla tires which helps stopping getting them in the first place

 

[Angelfishsolo]

It is still a good idea to care a repairt kit and or spare tubes. No matter how good the tyre it CAN be punctured.

I use slime and kevla tires which helps stopping getting them in the first place

 

[Randochap]

I use slime and kevla tires which helps stopping getting them in the first place

No need to bother with the mess of Slime.

I pump quality tyres to the right pressure, pick embedded detritus from the tread before it can work through and try to steer around debris. This helps avoid flats in the first place.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Whilst you are on the move ??

I.....pick embedded detritus from the tread before it can work through .....

 

[dav1d]

I am usually prone to punctures, but apart from on my Peugeot racer (and that had the original tyres on it I think!), I've not got any for the past couple of years! But just in case, I do carry a spare innertube or two and tyre levers, plus a mini wrench I use to get the wheel off. My spare innertubes at the moment are from my last bike, as I never got a puncture on it (I only had it for around a year but like I said, I am puncture prone! A year is great for me to not have a puncture.). The tyres are also ok (though the back one has a little tread loss), so I will use them as spares as they are exactly the same size as my new bike (as are the innertubes).

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Sounds like a plan to me

I am usually prone to punctures, but apart from on my Peugeot racer (and that had the original tyres on it I think!), I've not got any for the past couple of years! But just in case, I do carry a spare innertube or two and tyre levers, plus a mini wrench I use to get the wheel off. My spare innertubes at the moment are from my last bike, as I never got a puncture on it (I only had it for around a year but like I said, I am puncture prone! A year is great for me to not have a puncture.). The tyres are also ok (though the back one has a little tread loss), so I will use them as spares as they are exactly the same size as my new bike (as are the innertubes).