Puncture Repair is a Myth

I carried two tubes, inexplicably, they day I had a double blowout in a drunken kerb experience aftre Fiddy's wake. Woo! Shame about the tyres though, they're fucked. And unfeasibly hard to find. Time I relace the wheels to 700s.

I don't know about anyone but i find these types of patches the easiest to apply > http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_178445_langId_-1_categoryId_228377

they glue on quickly and are easier to apply than the type in the pic below

Thought I might add to this thread rather than begin a new one.

Recently I got a puncture on back wheel and was flummoxed because I didn't have any levers or a chain tool to break the chain and take the back wheel off. Might be worth mentioning that my back wheel is tight in tthe track end so there is no space to pull out the wheel.

Does anybody have any tips for fixing a puncture without removing the back wheel or am I just fortifying my feeling I had at the time that I am a complete dunce not worthy of any bike mechanics.

oh dear

why do you have to break the chain? if you are breaking the chain frequently you'd be better off with a split link.

if it's a quick one, pump it up quickly, listen for the leak, then pull that bit of tube out, fix puncture, re-fit all.
still need a lever though......

I had no levers at the time which didn't help matters.

obtain levers

I know. I felt and still feel like such a prick. The tube was mortifying that night.

lack of levers does not make you a prick

does

you can do it without levers if you have the right tyres. some tyres you can easily remove by hand. then you let the tyre slide to the side, take the inner tube off, pump it up as 31trum says and find dat snakebite or whatever. patch it up. put the tube back on and fit the tyre as before. however you're a bit lost without levers because a lot of tyres are a bastard to get on and off by hand..

does

perhaps it does

nu bike! the one from op is definitely broken. FACT!

I like the sound of those new BMX innners that have a break in them, like an inflatable sausage...

Levers. HTFU..

I can not remove my tyres without a tyre lever

I like the sound of those new BMX innners that have a break in them, like an inflatable sausage...

http://www.flybikesbmx.com/en/news/post_1001

These?

The real question is, why do you need to run the wheel right near the end of the track end rendering it impossible to removed without breaking the chain?

I can not remove my tyres without a tyre lever

My mother can.. and she's 81

if you get one of these it wont matter how tight your chain is...:)

My mother can.. and she's 81

Yes, but she is unusually dexterous for an old duck.

i can vouche for that

if you get one of these it wont matter how tight your chain is...:)

i have never seen a chain link like that before...
interesting.