When to repalce an Inner tube?

alibali65

At what point do you replace a tube? When there are more patches than original tyre or after a certain number of punctures? Oh and no gloating from the tubeless fraternity please :twisted:

amt27

well my patches don't seem to hold for very long, so usually after a single puncture

nicklouse

alibali65
when you want to.

Ben.Taylor

I change the tubes when I get a puncture, a repair is never as good as brand new- Leisure Lakes have done 4 tubes for £10- can't go wrong!

synchronicity

Have a look at this guide before you go crazy buying dozens of new tubes:

http://www.tenerife-training.net/Teneri ... right-way/

jockspalding

When it goes bang lol but seriously depends what sort of riding u do anything rough and ur best to avoid patches and get a new tube

Anonymous

What the hell is the hatred of fixing punctures? What exactly are you basing your theory that a fix is inferior to a new tube? If anything, you have more rubber, therefore making harder to puncture.

synchronicity

I agree 110% yeehaamcgee! It's cheaper, it's better for the environment.

I think it's because they don't know how to do it properly. I admit that I only figured it out after about 10 years of being in this sport... and that was after getting someone's fixed tube back.

People look at me funny when I say I fix tubes... they'll respond somewhat disappointedly: "yeah I noticed that" to which I reply "well did the tube fail at the patch?"... and most times they don't even know.

The only time I throw an inner tube now is:
-when it has exploded
-when you can't sticka patch on the valve stem
-or if the valve becomes faulty

Actually, some cheap tubes leak air slowly through what I'd call micro-holes. Fix those, with a traditional patch and they're even better than new!

passout

I never fix a snake bit but will fix if it's a thorn.

Anonymous

passout wrote:

I never fix a snake bit but will fix if it's a thorn.

Why not?

xtreem

On my first rigid MTB bike, 6 or 7 years ago, I've had about 20 punctures on the front, and about 10 at the rear tire. And I've never replaced the inner tubes.

I usualy replace the bike before I get a chance to change the inner tubes.

Chaka Ping

I'm tempted to say the "throw them away after one puncture" is indicative of today's disposable society, but that'd make me sound like a right grumpy old man.

I noticed I had about six patches on the spare tube in my rucksack yesterday though, and I think it might be time to bin it.

passout

yeehaamcgee wrote:

passout wrote:

I never fix a snake bit but will fix if it's a thorn.

Why not?

I seem to have had less success whe fixing snake bit (pinches) for some reason. The holes are bigger for one thing and of course there's two of them. Habit, I guess, is the main reason though.

Yukon Lad

i patch most of the time but i haven't had that many punctres while out. Wheres the best place to get inner tubes cheap, i'd prefer to order them in bulk.

Many thanks, Yukon Lad

realnumber 1

passout wrote:

I never fix a snake bit but will fix if it's a thorn.

They're the only punctures I seem to fix these days Latex tubes for me next pay day.
I can't believe the amount of people that seem to just chuck them :roll:

synchronicity

Decathlon has some pretty cheap tubes in my neck of the woods (a two pack for only €2 :shock: )