Patching inner tubes
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giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
By the same logic, why ride a bike when you can drive a car? Throwing away inner tubes is mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary. It doesn't even take very long.0 -
Simon Masterson wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
By the same logic, why ride a bike when you can drive a car? Throwing away inner tubes is mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary. It doesn't even take very long.0 -
giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
Modern throwaway society encapsulated.0 -
marcusjb wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
Modern throwaway society encapsulated.
Ooh! another opportunity to present inner tube recycling ideas
Here's one........
http://www.instructables.com/id/inner-tube-gimp-mask/all/?lang=de"You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul0 -
I don't fix inner tubes, it is dirty work. I get my daughter to do it instead for 20p pocket money and she gets an extra 20p if she cleans my bike and regreases the chain.0
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ForumNewbie wrote:Simon Masterson wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
By the same logic, why ride a bike when you can drive a car? Throwing away inner tubes is mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary. It doesn't even take very long.
Throwing away an inner tube because you're too lazy to fix it is pathetically lazy. 'Mindless destruction' is perfect. Maybe a bit mild. Just another example of disposable culture.
But as for patching being for people who puncture all the time, a good many punctures are down to user error. If you are puncturing constantly, you probably either have unsuitable tyres or you are failing to remove embedded sharps (either immediately after a puncture or before it digs through the Kevlar to puncture a few weeks later), or fail to appreciate that using sensible tyres doesn't absolve you of responsibility to avoid riding over broken bottles and road cravasses.
I get that there are some horrible road surfaces out there, but even if you have to commute on leaden Marathon Pluses, it's possible to keep punctures to a reasonable minimum. And when you do fix them, it's hardly a difficult job. Throwing tubes away because you're too lazy to fix them is inexcusable. Give it to someone who has some semblance of responsibility.0 -
Simon Masterson wrote:ForumNewbie wrote:Simon Masterson wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
By the same logic, why ride a bike when you can drive a car? Throwing away inner tubes is mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary. It doesn't even take very long.
Throwing away an inner tube because you're too lazy to fix it is pathetically lazy. 'Mindless destruction' is perfect. Maybe a bit mild. Just another example of disposable culture.
But as for patching being for people who puncture all the time, a good many punctures are down to user error. If you are puncturing constantly, you probably either have unsuitable tyres or you are failing to remove embedded sharps (either immediately after a puncture or before it digs through the Kevlar to puncture a few weeks later), or fail to appreciate that using sensible tyres doesn't absolve you of responsibility to avoid riding over broken bottles and road cravasses.
I get that there are some horrible road surfaces out there, but even if you have to commute on leaden Marathon Pluses, it's possible to keep punctures to a reasonable minimum. And when you do fix them, it's hardly a difficult job. Throwing tubes away because you're too lazy to fix them is inexcusable. Give it to someone who has some semblance of responsibility.
But the patches put extra weight on the worst possible place. Also they throw the wheel out of balance"You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul0 -
Charlie Potatoes wrote:But the patches put extra weight on the worst possible place. Also they throw the wheel out of balance
You couldn't be more wrong. The wheel is already imperfectly balanced. I patch my tubes even when they aren't punctured just to perfect the balance!
And yes, people who don't patch tubes are wasteful oiks.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Charlie Potatoes wrote:But the patches put extra weight on the worst possible place. Also they throw the wheel out of balance
Not if you only ride over sharp things opposite the valve.0 -
nathancom wrote:I don't fix inner tubes, it is dirty work. I get my daughter to do it instead for 20p pocket money and she gets an extra 20p if she cleans my bike and regreases the chain.
Can I post up a job lot at that rate?
Still - could be worse and more wasteful than throwing perfectly good inner tubes:
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Rolf F wrote:Charlie Potatoes wrote:But the patches put extra weight on the worst possible place. Also they throw the wheel out of balance
You couldn't be more wrong. The wheel is already imperfectly balanced. I patch my tubes even when they aren't punctured just to perfect the balance!
And yes, people who don't patch tubes are wasteful oiks.
I have mine perfectly balanced at ATS Tyres"You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul0 -
Simon Masterson wrote:ForumNewbie wrote:Simon Masterson wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
By the same logic, why ride a bike when you can drive a car? Throwing away inner tubes is mindless destruction, and completely unnecessary. It doesn't even take very long.
Throwing away an inner tube because you're too lazy to fix it is pathetically lazy. 'Mindless destruction' is perfect. Maybe a bit mild. Just another example of disposable culture.
But as for patching being for people who puncture all the time, a good many punctures are down to user error. If you are puncturing constantly, you probably either have unsuitable tyres or you are failing to remove embedded sharps (either immediately after a puncture or before it digs through the Kevlar to puncture a few weeks later), or fail to appreciate that using sensible tyres doesn't absolve you of responsibility to avoid riding over broken bottles and road cravasses.
I get that there are some horrible road surfaces out there, but even if you have to commute on leaden Marathon Pluses, it's possible to keep punctures to a reasonable minimum. And when you do fix them, it's hardly a difficult job. Throwing tubes away because you're too lazy to fix them is inexcusable. Give it to someone who has some semblance of responsibility.0 -
Don't use self-adhesive patches then. 'I'm not wasteful except for...' is no excuse. It takes a few minutes to patch a tube, and all you need is a bog standard repair kit. Kids can do it.0
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Simon Masterson wrote:Don't use self-adhesive patches then. 'I'm not wasteful except for...' is no excuse. It takes a few minutes to patch a tube, and all you need is a bog standard repair kit. Kids can do it.0
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ForumNewbie wrote:Simon Masterson wrote:Don't use self-adhesive patches then. 'I'm not wasteful except for...' is no excuse. It takes a few minutes to patch a tube, and all you need is a bog standard repair kit. Kids can do it.
You should try a thread about using CO2 to pump your tyres up next"You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul0 -
To be honest I don't bother patching my tubes and I always use CO2 canisters unless I am at home with a track pump. I don't think it is the greatest waste in the world and I don't really trust patched inner tubes on a long ride.0
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ForumNewbie wrote:Simon Masterson wrote:Don't use self-adhesive patches then. 'I'm not wasteful except for...' is no excuse. It takes a few minutes to patch a tube, and all you need is a bog standard repair kit. Kids can do it.
That's the advice then - use good old fashioned puncture repair kits. Take your time, make sure you prepare the surface properly and let the glue dry, and you're away.0 -
nathancom wrote:To be honest I don't bother patching my tubes and I always use CO2 canisters unless I am at home with a track pump. I don't think it is the greatest waste in the world and I don't really trust patched inner tubes on a long ride.
The patch is effectively welded to the tube. It is stronger than the rest of the tube. If you can separate patch and tube without destroying the tube, you've done it wrong.0 -
marcusjb wrote:nathancom wrote:I don't fix inner tubes, it is dirty work. I get my daughter to do it instead for 20p pocket money and she gets an extra 20p if she cleans my bike and regreases the chain.
Can I post up a job lot at that rate?
Still - could be worse and more wasteful than throwing perfectly good inner tubes:
viewtopic.php?f=40013&t=12963029&p=18795066#p18794777
nathancom your generosity knows no bounds...0 -
ForumNewbie wrote:Are you just trying to wind me up? I started this thread for a bit of advice and to find out other people's experience with patching inner tubes as it didn't work for me. Not to be talked down to or told if I throw away a tube, it's mindless destruction!
To be honest, if you can't manage to learn the skills to repair an inner tube, you must have great difficulty in standing up without falling over! Roughen the surface, apply glue, wait for it to dry, apply a bit more if you are feeling extravagent, stick patch on (middle first, then edges). If you can't do that, what can you do? Don't give up!Charlie Potatoes wrote:I have mine perfectly balanced at ATS Tyres
ATS? They couldn't balance a brick on a billiard table. I get mine balanced by the McLaren F1 racing team.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Charlie Potatoes wrote:marcusjb wrote:giant man wrote:Good god, just replace with a new one. Life's too short for mucking about with patches imo.
Modern throwaway society encapsulated.
Ooh! another opportunity to present inner tube recycling ideas
Here's one........
http://www.instructables.com/id/inner-tube-gimp-mask/all/?lang=de
Secondary function is asphyxiation?I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.0 -
Can't believe this thread is still going.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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ffs this thread needs to die
:whoopsie:I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.0 -
Initialised wrote:ffs this thread needs to die
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...and this one:
viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12962489#p18787849seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I got a puncture when I was out last week, I just threw the bike away, got a cab home and went out on one of my other bikes0
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special11 wrote:I got a puncture when I was out last week, I just threw the bike away, got a cab home and went out on one of my other bikes
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RideOnTime wrote:special11 wrote:I got a puncture when I was out last week, I just threw the bike away, got a cab home and went out on one of my other bikes
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