£5 tyre boot?

[youngoldbloke]

The new fiver is allegedly quite tough. Anyone used one as an emergency tyre boot yet?

 

[Slick]

Not yet, I did use one to buy 10 tubes from Halford though.

 

[User6179]

A bit of an insole works good in an emergency .

 

[Yellow Saddle]

A bit of an insole works good in an emergency .

At least that doesn't leave you with a hole in your pocket.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I believe there is enough junk next to the road to make a boot from. Irn Brew bottles, milk bottles, Costa coffee cups - all of them make very effective tyre boots. you just need to carry a knife or small pair of scissors with you. My "weapon" of choice is a tiny leatherman with a blade small enough to convince even the sternest cop that it is for cleaning nails and trimming cuticles only.

 

[ColinJ]

I believe there is enough junk next to the road to make a boot from. Irn Brew bottles, milk bottles, Costa coffee cups - all of them make very effective tyre boots. you just need to carry a knife or small pair of scissors with you. My "weapon" of choice is a tiny leatherman with a blade small enough to convince even the sternest cop that it is for cleaning nails and trimming cuticles only.

Given what happened today in Paris, I'm not sure that I would be cleaning my nails in public with a knife, no matter how small!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Pull off a piece of handlebar tape and use that.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I just carry a short section cut off a worn out tyre.

 

[Cuchilo]

I'm not sure that I would be cleaning my pubics with a knife, no matter how small!

I know ,i'm pathetic

 

[Moodyman]

That's (£5) a bit expensive. My tyre boot costs 99p and wears the Colgate logo. I also get free toothpaste with it.

 

[youngoldbloke]

That's (£5) a bit expensive. My tyre boot costs 99p and wears the Colgate logo. I also get free toothpaste with it.

- and I carry a small rectangle of roofing felt. But I did wonder if the new fiver was up to the job - obviously only to be used as a very last resort

 

[BorderReiver]

Gel wrappers work pretty well.

 

[jonny jeez]

The new fiver is allegedly quite tough. Anyone used one as an emergency tyre boot yet?

A chap from a local club, told me that he had done just that, successfully on a commute home through London.

 

[jonny jeez]

That's (£5) a bit expensive. My tyre boot costs 99p and wears the Colgate logo. I also get free toothpaste with it.

You get your fiver back though.

 

[jonny jeez]

Pull off a piece of handlebar tape and use that.

Top tip, thanks I'll remember that if I'm ever stuck.