Puncture repaired tubes: Do you trust them?

wirelessdude01 · 11-02-2014 4:11pm #1

Just wondering do people actually trust the tube once it has been repaired after a puncture?

petethedrummer · 11-02-2014 4:23pm

yes. I trust them about 6 times or until patches have to overlap. Then I throw them out.

Slo_Rida · 11-02-2014 4:27pm

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Just wondering do people actually trust the tube once it has been repaired after a puncture?

No

AstraMonti · 11-02-2014 4:36pm

Sure thing. I even trust my twice punctured tubs with just latex juice inside

happyoutscan · 11-02-2014 4:39pm

Yes, don't see any reason not to unless they are overlapping or on seam.

Idleater · 11-02-2014 4:41pm

Surely you mean to ask whether you trust your repair or not???

aFlabbyPanda · 11-02-2014 4:50pm

No, given the price of tubes I don't repair them at all.

I want to know that it will inflate and stay that way until the next puncture.

Idleater · 11-02-2014 5:03pm

The_Sub wrote: »

No, given the price of tubes I don't repair them at all.

I want to know that it will inflate and stay that way until the next puncture.

If you have the ability to determine the cause of a puncture at the side of the road, you have the ability to determine whether you can fix it or not. If not, then you don't have the assurance of a new tube that you think.

After that it's down to hand eye coordination with a scissors and rubber solution.

TheBlaaMan · 11-02-2014 6:15pm

Yes,

if I repair them.....

jimbo28 · 11-02-2014 7:09pm

Puncture repaired tubes: Do you trust them?

Absolutely not..........................they are full of liesHarmful and deceitful lies.

sawdoubters · 11-02-2014 7:11pm

I used to do nothing but repairs

one a week,kept repairing for a year then replaced tube,

ednwireland · 11-02-2014 7:17pm

on the racing bike - no

commuter - yes

but thats 110+psi to less than 80 psi

Cee-Jay-Cee · 12-02-2014 12:31am

I'll repair once and if they puncture again they're binned. Tubes are cheap, 6 'Lifeline' tubes for €17 on wiggle or 5 Vittoria tubes for €22, not worth repairing a that price.

NeedMoreGears · 12-02-2014 6:43am

Yes. They're easy enough to repair. I normally bin them after six or so patches.

Koobcam · 12-02-2014 6:54am

No reason not to 'trust' repaired tubes. If you do the job properly, you can inflate them to normal pressures with no issues. In fact, if you think about it, a well repaired tube might be more puncture resistant than an unpatched one, at least at the site of the original puncture.
What about people with tubulars? Anyone not repair these?

Puncture repaired tubes: Do you trust them?

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