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

[Profpointy]

Im a no patcher.......hole it and bin it, lifes to short to sit around mending rubber

Then again ive only had 3 punctures in 3 years......decent tyres, check after every ride, dig out the debris if need be then good to go....

I also change tyres every year, so worn tyres arent an issue either

you change tyres that aren't worn ?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've been known to pick up tubes discarded by the roadside and mend them at leisure indoors. I've just caught up with my little pile of puncturees while watching - surprising how much time is just talk, and then add the ads in... - the Tour of Britain. A punctured tube tells you more about the road or the tyre than it tells you about the tube itself. No absolute limit to the number of patches I use, though they do get to look a bit shabby after a while. And that's when I bin or recycle them.

 

[jowwy]

you change tyres that aren't worn ?

Yes

 

[I like Skol]

Im a no patcher.......hole it and bin it, lifes to short to sit around mending rubber

check after every ride, dig out the debris if need be then good to go....

These two comment are rather contradictory. The time spent checking tyres must far outweigh the time taken to repair 3 punctured tubes? Life's too short to spend it staring at my tyres.
I reckon my road/commute bikes haven't had a much worse puncture rate than you and I never check for bits stuck in them and run my tyres until the inner layers start to show through.

To be honest, I accept that the two camps are never going to agree on the topic of whether to repair or just bin & replace, that is usually a personal choice of the individual. But please don't try to justify the unjustifiable with flawed arguments. The few minutes spent checking for foreign bodies after every ride would add up to more than enough time to repair a handful of tubes every year and the vast majority of punctures are random events that happen instantly, i.e the incident of riding over something sharp and the penetration occurring are simultaneous, regardless of whether you suffer an immediate deflation or a slower, more prolonged let down. No amount of tyre checking will stop that.
If your time really is that valuable then what you should be doing is not checking your tyres after every ride and throwing away each inner tube at the first puncture.

 

[jowwy]

These two comment are rather contradictory. The time spent checking tyres must far outweigh the time taken to repair 3 punctured tubes? Life's too short to spend it staring at my tyres.
I reckon my road/commute bikes haven't had a much worse puncture rate than you and I never check for bits stuck in them and run my tyres until the inner layers start to show through.

To be honest, I accept that the two camps are never going to agree on the topic of whether to repair or just bin & replace, that is usually a personal choice of the individual. But please don't try to justify the unjustifiable with flawed arguments. The few minutes spent checking for foreign bodies after every ride would add up to more than enough time to repair a handful of tubes every year and the vast majority of punctures are random events that happen instantly, i.e the incident of riding over something sharp and the penetration occurring are simultaneous, regardless of whether you suffer an immediate deflation or a slower, more prolonged let down. No amount of tyre checking will stop that.
If your time really is that valuable then what you should be doing is not checking your tyres after every ride and throwing away each inner tube at the first puncture.

It takes about 20seconds to spin the tyre and check for debris..............

 

[Profpointy]

It takes about 20seconds to spin the tyre and check for debris..............

so 40 seconds per bike 5 times a week - that's about same as weekly patching

 

[I like Skol]

so 40 seconds per bike 5 times a week - that's about same as weekly patching

You are assuming he doesn't find anything during the inspection. If he does, that time multiplies significantly as he looks for something to dig out the offending item and then spends valuable seconds flicking out the tiny stone or glass fragment that probably wouldn't have caused a puncture in his nearly new (<12mths) tyre anyway.

 

[Origamist]

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[jowwy]

You are assuming he doesn't find anything during the inspection. If he does, that time multiplies significantly as he looks for something to dig out the offending item and then spends valuable seconds flicking out the tiny stone or glass fragment that probably wouldn't have caused a puncture in his nearly new (<12mths) tyre anyway.

Is there an issue with changing tyres each year????

Personally i dont think it is and each to their own. I know people on here that get a new bike each year....i see no problem with that either

 

[I like Skol]

the two camps are never going to agree on the topic of whether to repair or just bin & replace, that is usually a personal choice of the individual. But please don't try to justify the unjustifiable with flawed arguments.

Is there an issue with changing tyres each year????

Personally i dont think it is and each to their own. I know people on here that get a new bike each year....i see no problem with that either

Great, I think we agree on this then? It's personal choice, each to their own etc. You do not have to justify your choice and I have not asked you to.

All I am trying to do is point out that your self-volunteered justification for throwing away perfectly useable inner tubes doesn't bear scrutiny, just in case other cyclists see your example and think this is the normal or best way to do things.

 

[jowwy]

Great, I think we agree on this then? It's personal choice, each to their own etc. You do not have to justify your choice and I have not asked you to.

All I am trying to do is point out that your self-volunteered justification for throwing away perfectly useable inner tubes doesn't bear scrutiny, just in case other cyclists see your example and think this is the normal or best way to do things.

I believe other posters above mine do the same thing......yet no scrutiny of their post has been made

But hey ho.....as you were

 

[I like Skol]

I believe other posters above mine do the same thing......yet no scrutiny of their post has been made

But hey ho.....as you were

I think I did....

Why?

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

Yep, didn't think my memory or impartiality was that poor.

Never mind...as you were.

 

[martint235]

Bin and replace always. Trust me on this, there is no one in this world who would want to ride a tube at 130psi that had been patched by me

 

[I like Skol]

Trust me on this, there is no one in this world who would want to ride a tube at 130psi that had been patched by me

Fair cop

 

[Dogtrousers]

I quite enjoy patching tubes. Its a nice ritual. Find the hole, sandpaper it, apply rubber, let it dry, apply patch, talc. All done while pottering around doing something else simultaneously.

I don't get many punctures. I quite look forward to it.