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• #2
For roadside - Spare inner tube, small pump or co2 and possibly some pre glued patches
Proper puncture repair is best done at home as vulcanising solution needs some time to go off.
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• #3
What DJ said.
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• #4
Makes sense, thanks.
Do you know if latex innertubes fold smaller?
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• #5
Not really; they're also not repairable with patch kits.
I run latex but carry 2 spare regular tubes and a speed patch kit.
Luckily I've only had one puncture in 9 years but if I did puncture, I wouldn't really want to be pissing about with patches at the side of the road; especially in rain / cold etc. -
• #6
You'll want a TPU tube if size is primary concern
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• #7
The park tools sticky patches are pretty reliable if you don’t want to be burdened with a spare tube. Just remember to check for snake bite / rim pinch punctures and patch both holes.
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• #8
A new tube every puncture are you made of money blimey. The lezyne sticky patches are better than the old things with glue and take seconds to stick, patch is then pressed between inside of tyres and tube it’s not going anywhere anyway. You can put a patch on without taking the wheel off and you need to remove remove the glass shard or whatever either way so not sure how a new tube is quicker. What happens to all the old discarded tubes? Probably end up strangling seabirds you bastards
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• #9
Do you take any other tools with you?
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• #10
Just a really small Park multitool, which I've also never had to use
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• #11
You can get some real small saddle bags like this one, it's barely bigger than just the inner tube. Can fit tube, flat levers, some patches and a few loose small Allen keys
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• #12
Just a really small Park multitool, which I've also never had to use.
Same - just a Park Tool MT1, which I've never used. Considering a chain tool, though I've never had a chain break either...
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• #13
Awesome! I'll get one of those thanks!
Also question for you all, am I normal to have had only 3(ish) punctures in the last 10(ish) years!??! I ride 5 days a week in the summer, about 40 miles each time and maybe 20 miles 3 days a week in the winter in the countryside.
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• #14
You are really trying to annoy the puncture gods....
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• #15
Yeah that is good going! I take 2 tubes, patches, multitool (with chainbreak). On a nice day, sat in the sun doing the old fashion patch repair can actually be enjoyable to me. Also can be fun to help others that have flats you might see on the side of the road.
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• #16
I've not repaired a puncture since I started cycling in 2006.
Replaced a tube- yes.
Repaired one - never. -
• #17
The Earth weeps.
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• #18
Oh, you love the earth?
Name 5 brands of car batteries you've thrown into the ocean
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• #19
What the fuck are you on about?
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• #20
Not really; they're also not repairable with patch kits
Wrong. I fixed plenty of mine with shit self gluing patches. Also, they do fold smaller than your regular tube
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• #21
Just repaired a couple of tubes after my 4th puncture this year . Fed up spending £6.50/£7/£8 a tube
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• #22
Cool kids repair. Sub-standard kids replace. For your mum's sake don't be a sub-standard kid.
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• #23
https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-car-batteries-ocean
Maybe. I hope. -
• #24
Rain
I don't think anyone has yet mentioned that punctures are much more frequent when it's wet. This is a very good reason why spare inner tubes are essential - just try sticking any kind of patch onto a wet inner tube!
As for repairing tubes - of course we do. A successful repair of a butyl tube really needs the tube to be well roughened before applying rubber solution - a dremel, used with care, is a short cut for this job.
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• #25
Is it just me, or are puncture repair kits not as good as they used to be? I seem to remember hearing something about the solvent that used to be in the rubber solution being changed to something less effective for... reasons.
Long story short, for some reason on my road bikes I've had maybe 3 punctures in the last 10 years. I put this down to quality tyres (GP4000) and riding in the countryside.
For this reason, I've never taken a puncture repair kit with me and if I did get a flat, I'd just call a family member to pick me up. I now live further away so have to prepare a little.
Do you just take a spare innertube, a small pump/canister, and tyre lever with you, or do you repair the puncture at the side of the road?
Leaning toward just taking a whole innertube with me, but (silly I know) I don't like the massive bags hanging off a bike, is there any kind of really small storage options?
Any thoughts, pros or cons etc of repairing vs replacing which I haven't thought of? I feel a little stupid being absolutely clueless about something fundamental to maintaining a bike!
Thanks