Does anyone still mend punctures

[simon the viking]

I had my third puncture in about nine months tonight, and the last time I used a patch (on my wife's bike) it went down within a week (and I got the inevitable ear ache of course) now I know I probably made a hash of it , but commuting 14 mile a day I need to know that the tyre is not going to go down, so I use a new tube every time. In nine months this approach has cost me about a tenner (£3 to £4 quid a go), am I being wasteful? or do most people fit a new tube everytime?

 

[Peteaud]

park instant patch.

only had 1 fail and that was in the pouring rain and my fault.

 

[roadrash]

i carry a spare tube then when home i use a patch and rarely have any problem.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Usually replace with a pre-repaired or new until I get home and repair it.
I still carry Park instants or scabs.

 

[MisterStan]

i carry a spare tube then when home i use a patch and rarely have any problem.

This.

 

[Sittingduck]

I mend but I do also have a fair few spare tubes. Recently got 6 for 9 quid from Wiggle

Edit, for clarity: I swap with a spare tube, at the roadside and mend when I get home....

 

[paulw1969]

I replace with a new tube and then fix puncture with kit at home and not in a hurry, partially pump and leave overnight to check for soundness.......then replace the swapped tube back over for the repaired one when convenient....cheaper but does mean you have to carry spare tubes rather than just a puncture kit.......mind you i carry both 2 tubes and puncture kit.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I never repair at the roadside, (life's too short)

I'd say I repair them when I get home, but the pile of tubes in the shed would suggest otherwise

It's one of those jobs I just hate doing. I'd rather paint the Humber Bridge with a toothbrush I think!

In reality every now and then I have a blitz and fettle like a demon, takes a lot though to get me tube fettling

 

[addictfreak]

I'm much the same, I carry a spare tube (2 on longer rides) and repair punctures in the comfort of my kitchen. Always carry patches to, just in case. As for tubes I will only repair them once then they get binned.

 

[ufkacbln]

i carry a spare tube then when home i use a patch and rarely have any problem.

+1

Carry a spare inner tube and repair in comfort and without haste

100% success rate

 

[albion]

"or do most people fit a new tube everytime?"

Some honesty from you in that you don't know what you are doing so you throw it away instead.

 

[HLaB]

Like other folk, I put in a spare tube on the ride and fix at home. That minds me, I fixed one the other day and need to pump it up to try it out, before it goes in with the spares.

Edit, it looks a good one, but I'll wait a few hours before deflating it (a scheduled deflation ) and putting it in with the other spares.

 

[Fnaar]

I carry 2 spare tubes, just in case. Repair them at home, eventually.

 

[smokeysmoo]

"or do most people fit a new tube everytime?"

Some honesty from you in that you don't know what you are doing so you throw it away instead.

TBH I fit more new tubes than fettled ones, but it's simply down to me being a lazy twonk in that regard

 

[ianrauk]

Spare tube and repair at home with instant patches.