Punctures

poddle · 03-03-2014 11:45am #1

Do you guys fix a puncture or just replace the tube and throw away the old tube. I've heard that the patches don't take very well on the tubes. My tires are 700 x 23c .Any advise would be appreciated thanks !!

Colonel Panic · 03-03-2014 12:12pm

I use a new tube if I'm on the side of the road, but I'll repair tubes if I can. They're usually fine.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 03-03-2014 12:16pm

I replace the tube. I couldn't be bothered with gluing patches. CRC and wiggle often do deals for multiple tubes every so often so I stock up on them. I currently have 8 spare tubes which will hopefully do me a long long time.

Scrappy600 · 03-03-2014 12:17pm

I quite enjoy patching tubes for some strange reason! Have only one tube at the moment that's brand new with no patches!

topcat77 · 03-03-2014 12:22pm

Always fix the tubes. I have spare tubes when out, if i have a puncture i change the tube and bring the punctured tube home and fix. There does come a point when you'll have to bin. I tend to buy good quality tubes so can't afford to bin after a puncture.

seamus · 03-03-2014 12:23pm

On the side of the road I'll always use a new tube unless I've no other choice.

At home I aspire to go and fix the tubes, but sometimes I forget to do it.

No Pants · 03-03-2014 12:32pm

Scrappy600 wrote: »

I quite enjoy patching tubes for some strange reason!

Basin/sinkful of water and all that.

crosstownk · 03-03-2014 12:35pm

As others, I replace the tube at the side of the road and bring it home and repair it to use it again. I'll only repair a tube at the roadside if I'm unfortunate enough to get a second puncture. I'm always expecting a second 'pinch' puncture as my ALDI short stroke pump is just not able to get the pressure up. I really need to invest in a decent compact pump.

No Pants · 03-03-2014 12:47pm

Two tubes, two CO2 canisters and a CO2 pump. Plus a small box of patches. Some might say that's overkill...

poddle · 03-03-2014 1:01pm

I have the CO2 spare tubes etc ..but was just wondering do the repaired tubes stand up to the pressure ...Thanks for the replies !

Scrappy600 · 03-03-2014 1:56pm

No Pants wrote: »

Two tubes, two CO2 canisters and a CO2 pump. Plus a small box of patches. Some might say that's overkill...

same as me but i only carry one tube so the patches are even more important!

cdaly_ · 03-03-2014 2:01pm

poddle wrote: »

I have the CO2 spare tubes etc ..but was just wondering do the repaired tubes stand up to the pressure ...Thanks for the replies !

Yep, no bother. If I'm out solo, I might just patch the tube on the roadside, with a group it's swap tubes and get rolling again and patch later.

I also carry patched tubes as spares...

aFlabbyPanda · 03-03-2014 2:10pm

I've always replaced the tube and then binned the old one but when I got my new bike I had no spares for a while and started patching them. They are holding fine so far.

I tried using a CO2 pump one day and made a complete hames of it and wasting the canister in the process. Just use my hand pump now instead.

aloyisious · 03-03-2014 2:11pm

Don't ever forget the chalk.

darkvalley · 03-03-2014 2:40pm

I've only had one puncture so far, about 6 months ago. Patched the tube and it has given no bother so far.

Midnight64 · 03-03-2014 2:42pm

Reduce, reuse, re-bicycle!!!

equivariant · 03-03-2014 4:39pm

Scrappy600 wrote: »

I quite enjoy patching tubes for some strange reason! Have only one tube at the moment that's brand new with no patches!

^this! There is something very wholesome about patching a tube - even though they are only 6 euro a pop. Actually I had such a bad run of punctures recently that 6 euro a pop was starting to seem like a lot. 4 punctures in a week will do that

07Lapierre · 03-03-2014 8:59pm

Stop talking about punctures! Got one this evening on the way home. First one in months and they do say they come in 3's!!

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