WorcesteRob
Über Member
- Location
- Worcester, UK
I usually like to use a new tube for peace of mind but always use my repaired tyres for spares on my travels. For the cost of 4 - 5 pound I would rather have the confidence that a new one is stronger.
Re-using punctured road inner tubes
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mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
I think one of the tyres on my audax bike is patched, but I can't remember. I don't find any real difference riding with properly patched tyres to new ones normally, and that's with the little Wilkinsons £1 repair kit patches
@PatrickPending - where did you buy the patches from?
@PatrickPending - where did you buy the patches from?
taximan
senex crepitu iuvenis cordi esse
- Location
- Whitby North Yorkshire.
I draw the line when I have to put patches on top of older patches
Globalti
Legendary Member
Blimey, if people had any appreciation of the pressure that pushes a patch out against the inside of the tyre they wouldn't worry about riding on patched tubes!
As for the idea that a patch will cause a bulge in the tyre.... erm, NO. The inner tube conforms to the shape of the tyre, not the other way around!
My concern is for the condition of the outer tyre; I often inspect the tyres closely for damage especially before a big event or ride. I would NOT want a blowout at speed. Had it happen on my motorbike once at 80 mph, two-up. Scary.
As for the idea that a patch will cause a bulge in the tyre.... erm, NO. The inner tube conforms to the shape of the tyre, not the other way around!
My concern is for the condition of the outer tyre; I often inspect the tyres closely for damage especially before a big event or ride. I would NOT want a blowout at speed. Had it happen on my motorbike once at 80 mph, two-up. Scary.
I patch all my tubes, costs less than 25p a repair. With practice it takes 10 minutes and I cock it up less than 10% of the time. I go through enough tubes with irreparable holes and knackered valves without replaceable stems, and failed valve section seams etc. etc. to not repair tubes.
PatrickPending
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I bought them from in-motion products about eight years ago - they don't do the same thing anymore but do do packs of 20 30mm patches for 4.95 - bit bigger than the ones I got - I've still got 10 or so but will shortly be on the lookout for bulk quantities of patches - definately the way to go.....
http://www.inmotionproducts.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=19&cat=Tyre+&+Tube+Repair
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
Thanks, I'll have a look
Hawk
Veteran
- Location
- Glasgow Southside
Globalti is on the money. The inner tube is pressed against the outer tire. How well the patch is stuck to the tube makes no difference as long as it not's letting air out. And if it's not letting any air out, you will not notice any performance difference.
The patches will be as resilient to temperature as the rest of your tube. Whilst it is true that long, steep descents will cause excessive heating of the rims and may well cause tire blowouts, the application of patches will not affect this. And this type of blowout is seriously difficult to achieve unless your commute is down a mountain :-)
The patches will be as resilient to temperature as the rest of your tube. Whilst it is true that long, steep descents will cause excessive heating of the rims and may well cause tire blowouts, the application of patches will not affect this. And this type of blowout is seriously difficult to achieve unless your commute is down a mountain :-)
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I make stuff out of them
www.wastenotwantit.co.uk
See the 'Bag' section....
(no, they're not all my tubes. I get them from Bike Rescue...)
At work our trikes are prone to punctures, due to us dealing with a lot of broken glass, and we patch, because we're frugal. I think I replaced one tube after it got to 13 patches....
rollinstok
Well-Known Member
- Location
- morecambe
New tubes are not a patch on old ones though
Jdratcliffe
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Redhill, Surrey
+ 1
always patch buy new once i have covered the tube as someone once said " it never punctures in the same place twice"
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
I kid you not, i repaired a p@ncture the other day and upon fitting it and pumping it up, it promptly went straight down again - there was a neat blowout on the patch i'd just fitted - it was a pinch from the rim tape/spoke hole!
Stripped the old patch off as best i could and re-patched - that one's now in my wedge bag waiting to be used. I remember as a kid having about 12 patches on an inner tube and the bike still worked!
guitarpete247
Just about surviving
- Location
- Leicestershire
Never had a problem using patched tubes. Only problem I have had is. The long periods between deflationary events means that my glue has hardened in the tube for my next patch so a new kit is required. Got quite a build up of patches now. Save the tubes and patch a bunch at the same time, find a source for new glue or use glueless patches. Not sure how long the gluuless patches last compared to traditional. Anyone know?
MisterStan
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- Out there somewhere
Not sure about the glueless patches, but i'm pretty sure you can buy glue without patches - as in no need to buy a whole kit....
It's patches that I use. Park Tools ones. As good as if not better then traditional glue and patches.
