Spare Tyre?

tenbar
tenbar Posts: 94
edited July 2008 in Workshop
Hi
Can I ask the forum what their opinions are on spares for longish run outs (say 80 mile)? I usually take a spare tube, a puncture repair kit and tools. Should I consider taking a spare tyre (apart from the one around my waist that is) or anything else?
cheers
tenbar

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  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Carrying a spare tyre, unless you heading out into the sticks for a number of days, seems like overkill. I carry a mobile and a credit card for backup on long solo rides (along with the spare inner, PR kit, etc.).

    Your question makes me hark back to the good old days where the TdF riders used to carry spare tyres. There are some iconic images from that era.
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    I often ride in out of the way places and usually don't carry a phone (even if I did, I might not get a signal). I think carrying a spare tyre is OTT for normal riding, though I'd definitely take one (or two) if I was touring in remote places.

    What I do do is to carry a small piece of tyre (cut from an old one), and also about 2 ft of 'gaffa' tape rolled into a cyclinder. The idea is that I'd be able to make a temporary repair to a split tyre if I had to.
  • James_London
    James_London Posts: 530
    Park Emergency Tyre Boot should be all you need. It will repair all but the most outlandish of tyre cuts.
  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    James_London wrote:
    Park Emergency Tyre Boot should be all you need. It will repair all but the most outlandish of tyre cuts.

    I have one of these although so far it remains untested.
    Rich
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    A crisp, new banknote can also be used for emergency repairs to get you home. Also it always helps to have a bit of cash with you on your rides.

    No weight - Multiple possible uses.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I have had three tyres split on me in 25 years + of cycling.

    Two in the same pothole in a race, and the third was my winter bike and I'd worn the rubber down to the canvas but carelessly hadnt spotted it cos it was under the full mudguards....

    I dont bother with a spare tyre when I ride, but do take two inner tubes.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Well, in the first place you beat us all to the spare tire joke.
    Anyway, if you really felt the need to carry a spare tire you could always take along
    one of those superlight, paper thin, intended for time trials only, tires. Some of them are really light and fold up into next to nothing. While not a tough or long lasting tire it could get you home in a pinch. I haven't seen Parks Tire Boot(I use tubulars) but it sounds like an
    interesting option. So does the piece of old tire. Don't forget the glue.

    Dennis Noward
  • piedwagtail91
    piedwagtail91 Posts: 781
    i take a used 23 mm folding tyre as a spare. i've had to use it a couple of times to get home and lent it to a clubmate once.
    we don't have any car backup so being stranded 50 miles from home isn't an option.theres plenty of room in a rack pack and i could get it into a saddlepack with the tubes and multi tool.
    toothpaste tube with both ends cut off makes a free and effective tyre boot for smaller disasters.
  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    tenbar wrote:
    Hi
    Can I ask the forum what their opinions are on spares for longish run outs (say 80 mile)? I usually take a spare tube, a puncture repair kit and tools. Should I consider taking a spare tyre (apart from the one around my waist that is) or anything else?
    cheers
    tenbar

    80 miles is not a long run....not on-road anyway. Check your tyre treads before you go out and as has been pointed out carry a Park Tyre Boot which is essentially a credit card sized piece of clear plastic that is sticky on one side.
    I'd rather walk than use Shimano
  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    Another alternative to a Park Tyre Boot is a bit cut off an old tubular (or old tyre, but tub material is more supple and lighter if you have worn out expensive tubs as I do).

    I only carry a spare tyre when doing multi-day tours.
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    piedwagtail91 wrote:
    toothpaste tube with both ends cut off makes a free and effective tyre boot for smaller disasters.

    Anyone have a recommendation for dimensions of a toothpaste tube tyre boot to fit a 700x23C tyre?
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    Rob Sallnow wrote:
    80 miles is not a long run....not on-road anyway. Check your tyre treads before you go out and as has been pointed out carry a Park Tyre Boot which is essentially a credit card sized piece of clear plastic that is sticky on one side.

    80 miles is plenty long...

    As for the OP - I just carry a Park Tyre Boot

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