Spare tube warning

brin

sort of contradicting myself here as i usually do perform this ritual however.......
when you go for a spin, not only ensure you have a spare tube with you ( p - word) it's also a good idea to check it. went out other day, luckily (or unluckily whichever way you look at it) i p'd about 3/4 mile from home, deciding it not worth repairing at roadside i walked home.Later when i went to repair it i discovered the (new) tube i had been carrying with me had a 1cm split in it, just as well it happened when it did, could have been a long walk :oops:

giant_man

Was it a new tube? What brand btw? Or had you used it before?

ShutUpLegs

I find wedging them with other things in saddle packs usually causes rips

brin

Yes the tube was new, took it out the box other week, prob's why i didn't check it, it was a panaracer too.

dmch2

Take some patches too - they take very little space and not much more time once you got the wheel off and old inner tube out.

oldwelshman

wrap them in sandwich bag before putting in tool pack

Scrumple

cling film is far better.

Airwave

I have found old innertubes cut up are very good for wrapping around new ones.Not only does it protect them but it also compacts them so they fit into a small saddlebag with ease.

Pokerface

I wrap mine in barbed wire. Protects them from sneak attacks.

de_sisti

brin wrote:

sort of contradicting myself here as i usually do perform this ritual however.......
when you go for a spin, not only ensure you have a spare tube with you :

A spare tube? :shock: What's wrong with carrying 3 (or 4 when ridng audaxes
or sportives)?

A lady on the Upper Thames Audax ride had multiple punctures today. I felt sorry for her
(up to a point because, as she was pretty, there were several willing male volunteers to
ready to help her out ). I did see her getting her mending a puncture in the cafe
though. Very strong rider she was.

fast as fupp

De Sisti wrote:

brin wrote:

sort of contradicting myself here as i usually do perform this ritual however.......
when you go for a spin, not only ensure you have a spare tube with you :

A spare tube? :shock: What's wrong with carrying 3 (or 4 when ridng audaxes
or sportives)?

A lady on the Upper Thames Audax ride had multiple punctures today. I felt sorry for her
(up to a point because, as she was pretty, there were several willing male volunteers to
ready to help her out ). I did see her getting her mending a puncture in the cafe
though. Very strong rider she was.

or go the whole hog and carry a spare bike?

de_sisti

fast as fupp wrote:

De Sisti wrote:

brin wrote:

sort of contradicting myself here as i usually do perform this ritual however.......
when you go for a spin, not only ensure you have a spare tube with you :

A spare tube? :shock: What's wrong with carrying 3 (or 4 when ridng audaxes
or sportives)?

.

or go the whole hog and carry a spare bike?

I've got the team car to do that.