How many patches on an inner tube before you bin it?

[I like Skol]

1 puncture and I throw the tube away

Why?

 

[cd365]

Why?

I don't trust a tube after it has been patched.

 

[I like Skol]

I don't trust a tube after it has been patched.

I patch my own tubes including for my 'best' road bike. I run my tyres at pressures up to 120psi and hit speeds over 50mph. If a tube is repaired properly then it is just as safe and reliable as a new tube and every bit as good except it is almost free (a puncture repair costs about 40p?). The only negative is the slight increase in weight.......

 

[cd365]

I patch my own tubes including for my 'best' road bike. I run my tyres at pressures up to 120psi and hit speeds over 50mph. If a tube is repaired properly then it is just as safe and reliable as a new tube and every bit as good except it is almost free (a puncture repair costs about 40p?). The only negative is the slight increase in weight.......

New innertubes cost around £2, time taken plus cost of repair it is not worth it to me

 

[jonny jeez]

I would say two.


But having read this thread. This seems wildly wasteful so shall stretch this to five in future

 

[I like Skol]

I don't trust a tube after it has been patched.

New innertubes cost around £2,.......

I wouldn't trust a tube that only cost £2

IME a tube costs at least £3 for a known brand and once you start getting specific about valve length and stuff they are often £4.50 or more if you stick with the reputable brands (I have always had a good feeling about Michelin tubes). Besides cost there is also the unforgiveable waste of earths finite resources and the growing problem of disposing of the huge amounts of unnecessary waste generated by todays society. I hope you can sleep at night

 

[Profpointy]

New innertubes cost around £2, time taken plus cost of repair it is not worth it to me

well I dare say I can buy a tea cup for £2 but doesn't make me so bone idle I chuck 'em out rather than washing up

 

[steveindenmark]

7 patches in a tube? There is more hole than tube there.

1 patch is enough for me. Tubes are cheap enough to replace.

 

[Simpleton]

Invest in some decent tyres for the time and expense of patching a tube.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I wouldn't trust a tube that only cost £2

IME a tube costs at least £3 for a known brand and once you start getting specific about valve length and stuff they are often £4.50 or more if you stick with the reputable brands (I have always had a good feeling about Michelin tubes). Besides cost there is also the unforgiveable waste of earths finite resources and the growing problem of disposing of the huge amounts of unnecessary waste generated by todays society. I hope you can sleep at night

Halfords 5 for a tenner, never had problems with them.

 

[Colin_P]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. After starting this I thought it would be difficult to call but it seems that there are as many mad patchers as me. Saying that, I reckon quite a few no-patchers are quite embarrassed to make themselves known.

Keep up the good work Ladies and Gents and for those that don't, don't be so wasteful.

 

[screenman]

I wouldn't trust a tube that only cost £2

IME a tube costs at least £3 for a known brand and once you start getting specific about valve length and stuff they are often £4.50 or more if you stick with the reputable brands (I have always had a good feeling about Michelin tubes). Besides cost there is also the unforgiveable waste of earths finite resources and the growing problem of disposing of the huge amounts of unnecessary waste generated by todays society. I hope you can sleep at night

I hope the pwer to run your computor is green? And that you make your tea and bath with cold water.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. After starting this I thought it would be difficult to call but it seems that there are as many mad patchers as me. Saying that, I reckon quite a few no-patchers are quite embarrassed to make themselves known.

Keep up the good work Ladies and Gents and for those that don't, don't be so wasteful.

I'm a no patcher as I am crap at patching tubes. I do recycle some of the tubes, using them as protection for the bike and getting a better grip when attaching lights and gps mounts and the like

 

[totallyfixed]

Back in the day before decent tyres were available I used to patch patches, it wasn't uncommon to have tubes with a dozen patches on them. I rarely puncture anymore [should not have said that] but when I do I still patch. I hate the fact that we now live in a throw away society that generates so much waste.

 

[Andrew_P]

I had a shed full of tubes waiting to be patched, slight exaggeration but I binned them in the end. Life is too short as it is. Anyway I run tubeless now solves the problem..