Tyre Boot

[battered]

If crisp packets and fivers are good enough then the chances of my buying a Park tyre boot are less than zero. I was thinking of cutting up a tyre but if a toothpaste tube will do then that's going to be my solution, unless I trip over a bit of underslating felt.

 

[theclaud]

Another vote for the bit of toothpaste tube. I've been carrying one around in my saddlebag for about four years, and only yesterday got my Gator Skins slashed by a jaggedy hinge on the road. The piece of tube worked so well that I am slightly tempted to leave it there for a while and carry on riding...

 

[potsy]

Another vote for the bit of toothpaste tube. I've been carrying one around in my saddlebag for about four years, and only yesterday got my Gator Skins slashed by a jaggedy hinge on the road. The piece of tube worked so well that I am slightly tempted to leave it there for a while and carry on riding...

Leave it in there claud,that way we can do a 'what toothpaste brand' is best for a tyre boot.
My personal fave is Aquafresh

 

[theclaud]

Leave it in there claud,that way we can do a 'what toothpaste brand' is best for a tyre boot.
My personal fave is Aquafresh

I think this one is an Aquafresh. It's holding in there at around 90psi...

 

[yello]

You do realise of course that the day you stop packing a tyre boot will be the day you puncture on 'Britian's Cleanest Rural Road'

 

[battered]

Of course, and having MTBed and commuted for 15 years without needing one (or indeed knowing of their existence) I will need 2 the next time I nip out to the shops. I won't have a pump.

 

[theclaud]

Sainsbury's basic range for MTB tyres, Sensodyne for the lighter, more supple tyre

I rode the Aquafresh repair in to work this morning. Still going strong and no loss of pressure. I've ordered a new tyre but I might not bother fitting it for a while...