Repair or replace inner tube?

Cajeta [quote]Hovis Brown i then use the broken one for some other purpose.

can we hear your top 10 uses?[/quote]

list time!!!

1. tying things up
   
2. shim on any fitting that doesn't take stress...
   
3. protector
   
4. grip (e.g. polo mallets)
   
5. insulator
   
   

anyone?

body part strength rehabilatator thingy

1. Rubber bands
   
   

^^^ was of course kidding about the hourly wages thing Dr. d0ca - I know you are currently a student you lucky bast**d!

I've been riding an average of at least one puncture a week the past few weeks, carrying around patches and a spare tube, put on the spare tube, patch up the broken one and use it as your next spare... got the hang of it, a puncture now only costs me 10' delay max... Today, my new tires finally arrived from parkinson (red vittoria rubino 25), hope that will help reduce the punctures on my commute through that sea of glass called London roads.

Cajeta [quote]Hovis Brown i then use the broken one for some other purpose.

can we hear your top 10 uses?[/quote]

1. belt
   
2. tying things to your bag if the straps aren't long enough
   
3. lawn chair seat support
   
4. exercise device
   
5. top tube protector
   
6. tourniquet
   
7. kinky fun toy
   
8. art material (which essentially has thousands of uses)
   
9. sling for VERY good slingshot
   
10. cut into bits and used as packaging insulator
    
    

i never throw tubes away.

meneer I've been riding an average of at least one puncture a week the past few weeks, carrying around patches and a spare tube, put on the spare tube, patch up the broken one and use it as your next spare... got the hang of it, a puncture now only costs me 10' delay max... Today, my new tires finally arrived from parkinson (red vittoria rubino 25), hope that will help reduce the punctures on my commute through that sea of glass called London roads.

on my bald 1.5" mtb slicks i never had that much. nothing for 6mths with armidillo's or rubino's. touch wood.

meneer I've been riding an average of at least one puncture a week the past few weeks, carrying around patches and a spare tube, put on the spare tube, patch up the broken one and use it as your next spare... got the hang of it, a puncture now only costs me 10' delay max... Today, my new tires finally arrived from parkinson (red vittoria rubino 25), hope that will help reduce the punctures on my commute through that sea of glass called London roads.

pump your tyres up man, what pressure you running? i keep mine at 120psi the very least i don't even get a puncture on the cheapest tyres when i skid my tyres till the threads show :D

I'm running them at 120psi, my rear tyre just likes to collect glass bits, I can squeeze glass out of the slits out like pus out of pimples, it's a really crap tyre though and it never happens to my front one

meneer I'm running them at 120psi, my rear tyre just likes to collect glass bits, I can squeeze glass out of the slits out like pus out of pimples, it's a really crap tyre though and it never happens to my front one

speaking of squeezing pus-- who wants the link to the most vile youtube i have ever in my life seen?

er.... not me. i have to repair an innertube in the morning and don't want to be thinking about leaking pus.

Hovis Brown [quote]Cajeta [quote]Hovis Brown i then use the broken one for some other purpose.

can we hear your top 10 uses?[/quote]

1. belt
   
2. tying things to your bag if the straps aren't long enough
   
3. lawn chair seat support
   
4. exercise device
   
5. top tube protector
   
6. tourniquet
   
7. kinky fun toy
   
8. art material (which essentially has thousands of uses)
   
9. sling for VERY good slingshot
   
10. cut into bits and used as packaging insulator
    
    

i never throw tubes away.[/quote]

1. Cricket bat grip
   

Hovis Brown

1. sling for VERY good slingshot
   
   
   

Is it possible for you to put some instuctions for this please? And can you do it whilst cycling?

Do you think it'd be possible to rig up some sort of catapult between the ends of a set of bullhorns? Something with a kind of latch on top of your stem, so that if someone tries to squash you you could ping an old bolt or something at their rear window.....possibly?

Inner tubes are full of fibre.. chew at least three a day to keep yourself regular.

Megaman, did you sort it out at work? Jeez, I suppose you could be lugging your bike through the streets of London just now. I hope not. Eight miles with a bike on your shoulder will give you glow-in-the-dark flesh.

If you can't fix a flat by the roadside, you lose all the freedom that having a bike gives you. Everyone should be able to do it. All it takes is a wee bit of practice. Experiment in the living room, in front of the TV, when there's no pressure on.

Everyone should carry a multi-tool too. Good for tightening up loose, noisy bits, or letting out the brake calipers a bit when you snap a spoke, or going to the aid of damsels in distress (that last one's hypothetical.)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/cycling/newsid_3040000/3040044.stm

http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_information/n_and_l_cyclists_section/sections/puncture_1.shtml

Video baby yeah!!! http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-fix-a-bicycle-puncture

provenrad Repair if you are sensible. Just go to a bike shop today and buy a pack of patches (pre-glued = better for you) tyre levers and a pump.

Why do you reckon pre-glued are better for you? I personally find them not as reliable as good old glue and patches.

I tend to patch each time I have a puncture and only change the tube when its irreparable. I find this easier as the majority of the time I don't need to take the wheel off.

The Sheldon Brown 'encase a spare tube in cling film' method plus CO2 cartridge in the repair kit has sorted me out when the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme have been spiked. Had about 1 flat per 1000 miles of commuting from Lewisham to Euston with those tyres.

Anyone using the Ultremo roadie version with the same HDV protection?

Hops [quote]provenrad Repair if you are sensible. Just go to a bike shop today and buy a pack of patches (pre-glued = better for you) tyre levers and a pump.

Why do you reckon pre-glued are better for you? I personally find them not as reliable as good old glue and patches.[/quote]

+1 - don't last long in any tube taking road-type pressures.

Cajeta [quote]meneer I'm running them at 120psi, my rear tyre just likes to collect glass bits, I can squeeze glass out of the slits out like pus out of pimples, it's a really crap tyre though and it never happens to my front one

speaking of squeezing pus-- who wants the link to the most vile youtube i have ever in my life seen?[/quote]

I know the one you mean.
Its not that bad though.

I finaly made i home, from old street I ended up lugging the bike to evans just off farringdon, took me about 20 mins to walk. what realy annoyed me was that i ended up paying 10 for the fix like a chump. I kinda deserve it for not being prepared but it wont happen again! i still got the old tube and im gonna fix it as my emergancy repair, or tell my girl to wear it as a thong ^^. Any way i orderd a pair or Rubino's so things should be ok when they come but ill still carry my pump and tools just in case

I am going to start running on 'tubs' apparently they are quicker to change than 'tubes'

Slightly off topic but i've never had a puncture on specialized armadillo tyres, and i've been using them for over a year (700x23C)

Recommended for London.

lpg Slightly off topic but i've never had a puncture on specialized armadillo tyres, and i've been using them for over a year (700x23C)

Recommended for London.

isn't that at the expense of grip? I;ve always been tempted to get armadillos but, even though i get my odd puncture now and again, i do quite well on my continental gator skins.

not used gator skins but i know a few people on here use them, they seem to like them.

i've never noticed any grip-related problems on them, even in the pouring rain.

there are nicer quality tyres out there that improve the ride, but tbh, i just can't be dealing with punctures. i've run over so much smashed up glass bottles with them, no problems.