Puncture Repair is a Myth

• don't forget to cover the thing in talc, this helps in two ways, firstly it stops the rubber of the tube binding to the inside of the tyre (take out an un-talced tube from tyre it has been in for several years and you will usually find it has bonded to the tyre in places).
  Talc on the tube (and if you are clever the inside of the tyre) also acts as a dry lubricant and can make seating the tyre/tube on the rim easier.
  
  

I've NEVER used talc.. other than in my underwear for that all day dry feeling. MMmm mmmm