Fixing Punctures / Puncture Repair / Exploding Tubes

It might be worth strapping an extra bike to your back. Saves faffing aboot

You're good...

a spare tube + puncrure repair kit + double ended allen key + multi spanner + pump(in seat tube) = get home kit.

You're good...

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Archie's Mashton/Ninja or a saddle bag are good for storing all your gubbins.

small multi tool, co2 canister, pump, tube, park patches, all fit in my jersey pockets.
seems odd that people go on rides with a bag when at most a small saddle bag is all you need.

Cash and credit cards.

Get you out of most problems in my experience.

Never liked the idea of finding and fixing a puncture while out and about. A spare tube is the way to go.

• levers
  
• spanner
  
• mini pump
  

small multi tool, co2 canister, pump, tube, park patches, all fit in my jersey pockets.
seems odd that people go on rides with a bag when at most a small saddle bag is all you need.

Yup. Puncture repair stuff fits in the back pocket of a jersey or jacket, no problem. I definitely enjoy the bike more when there's no bag on my back. Maybe you could get a plain-looking gilet or jersey for the summer.

-Multi-tool
-Leatherman
-Spare inner tube X 2
-Tyre levers
-Pump
-15mm spanner
-Puncture repair kit including the little Park patches (which I don't trust)

All in the standard bag. Might try CO2 canisters for longer rides in the country where quick access to a track pump is less available.

i don't need a spanner for my wheels as i use goldtec allen key bolts but i think you can get a spanner with holes in so it mounts on to bottle bosses? i have seen a short one that fits in a jersey too but i would be tempted to tape to the underside of the saddle or seatpost.

riding without a bag is quite liberating after years of commuting with bag or using a camelback on the MTB.

Topeak Mini Morph on the seat tube braze ons.

In the bag I have:
2x inner tubes
1 multitool from lidl
1 basic puncture repair kit with a couple of motobike patches chucked in (for side wall rescue etc)
a spoke key
a chain tool
a set of tyre levers, metal ones, because they're better.
15mm spanner
football valve adaptor

bicyclerubber.com freebie tyre levers
Park allen keys
2 x tubes
some of those diddy Park self-sticking patches (which I've found fine to at least 140psi BTW)
15mm ring spanner from a sainsbury's cheapie set

all in the zip pocket of my bag. Zefal HPX either on the frame or in the bag.

the park tools are completely shit, glue and patch FTMF-ingW

i've used them about 3 times and each time they have only reduced the puncture to a slow puncture

edit: ah, what does the person above me know that i don't?!

No idea. One thing is that I don't rough up the tube much (lost the little sandpaper bit so generally just give it a quick scrape on a kerbstone or something). If you're getting slow leaks afterwards, maybe it's via the little scratches since there's no semi-liquid glue to fill them up with the pre-glued patches?

EDIT: though in general I stick a new tube in and patch at home.

Park patches are fine, but I'm finding they do degrade after a while and then you get the slow leak.

Takes a few months though.

For me:
multi-tool
patches
mini-pump
15 mm spanner.
spare tube recently too.
and some chain links since I got caught short with a broken chain.
all in my commuting backpack though.

co2
multi tool
park patches

for bag free journeys.

a set of tyre levers, metal ones, because they're better.

Wrong. Metal levers ruin rims. Plastic park levers are fine, it's all about the technique.

Pump in seat tube appeals I must say - nice to have it there on the odd occasion it may be needed.

Is this what you do and if so what pump do you use?

Me and my gf went out on bikes yesterday. She had a puncture in her rear wheel and carried on cycling for about (we assume) 100 meters without noticing. i eventually heard what sounded like tyre flapping against asphalt and hence noticed the puncture. Luckyily i had my pump, levers, park sticky patches, so was able to repair no problem. However, the bead in the tire was totally bent out of shape and wouldn't sit on the rim properly so fixing the puncture was about as useful as an areshole on your elbow! Moral of the story...there isn't one, just felt like sharing.

I've been wondering abou this for ages: Is there a re-usable compressed air canister out there? You should be able to fill one up with your track pump at home, take out, use, and refill when you get back.

Am I bonkers?

(c) this detailed design ^ Skully 2009.

That reminds me , I once did cycle training with my daughters Brownie Pack

When we did the test for the badge at the end I aslked them what they would do if they had a puncture . One of them put their hand up and said exactly the same...

I recommend taking several litres of water and a small tin bath with you wherever you go so you can easily locate the puncture.

I've been wondering abou this for ages: Is there a re-usable compressed air canister out there? You should be able to fill one up with your track pump at home, take out, use, and refill when you get back.

Am I bonkers?

(c) this detailed design ^ Skully 2009.

absolutely bonkers

I've rocked a small bum bag before if I am going out sans bag.

Wrong. Metal levers ruin rims. Plastic park levers are fine, it's all about the technique.

Not if you're using them properly.

Compressed air canisters are definitely out there - one makes up the butt of an air rifle of mine, for instance* - ~200bar in fact. The difficulty would be building the charging/regulating kit for application to tyres.

*an FX Verminator, airgunfanz. I prefer my Theoben Evolution though.

Compressed air canisters are definitely out there - one makes up the butt of an air rifle of mine, for instance* - ~200bar in fact. The difficulty would be building the charging/regulating kit for application to tyres.

*an FX Verminator, airgunfanz. I prefer my Theoben Evolution though.

Yeah...I wouldn't trust a compressed air canister in my pocket/bumbag etc, if C02 blows up it sprays a load of gas quickly and can freeze stuff, if a compressed air gets damaged and blows.....well if it happens suddenly enough it can be like a small explosion.