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

[martint235]

I have to say @Colin_P I am impressed. It's still not for me but I am impressed.

 

[potsy]

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

I'm with jowwy, very rare that I'll repair a tube, usually cut the odd one up to make strips for fettling but that's about it.

For the few times a year I get a flat it just doesn't seem worth it.

Not quite ready to follow him with the new tyres every year though, now that is strange

 

[albal]

I,M old school, always repair. I,d say ther is no number you can put on it. In my limited exprience the valves leak around the join. I discovered whilst attending my Level 2 IMI course the tutor was of the same opinion. Stating that newer tubes have less Buytol in them, ie, less rubber so leak ahir more frequently.

A repaired tube is as good as a non punctured tube if it done correctly. Good quality patches and vulcanizer is all thats needed.


Quite often do I encounter tubes thrown out at the roadside, as it is litter I pick it up and repair it.

 

[martint235]

Ok look at my previous comments and I'm being serious now. You (all you patchers) are happy to run tyres at 100+psi that you've stuck a patch on? With glue? And you have no nervousness at all?

And this is a serious question. Cackhandness aside, I will always bin and replace. I don't want to argue, I want a discussion. You have an obvious point of failure but you can cope with that?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Ok look at my previous comments and I'm being serious now. You (all you patchers) are happy to run tyres at 100+psi that you've stuck a patch on? With glue? And you have no nervousness at all?

And this is a serious question. Cackhandness aside, I will always bin and replace. I don't want to argue, I want a discussion. You have an obvious point of failure but you can cope with that?

Yes, I'm not worried by that. The tube has nowhere more to go so extra pressure has no effect on the puncture repair where it's patched. The most obvious point of failure is the tyre itself.

 

[hatler]

Ok look at my previous comments and I'm being serious now. You (all you patchers) are happy to run tyres at 100+psi that you've stuck a patch on? With glue? And you have no nervousness at all?

And this is a serious question. Cackhandness aside, I will always bin and replace. I don't want to argue, I want a discussion. You have an obvious point of failure but you can cope with that?

Not worried at all. I've been riding patched tubes all my life and there's nothing that means they are more likely to puncture than an unpatched tube.

The glue is glorious stuff and to my mind makes the patch and tube one.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Slightly OT but a month or so ago I saw a sad looking MTB er by the side of the road. I stopped and it turned out that he had punctured and had with him the tool kit (and spare tubes) from his road bike. He was well happy with my gift of a packet of self adhesive patches.

As I rode on I thought that in his position I'd have tried riding back carefully with the wrong sized tube fitted. After all the are very stretchy.

 

[MiK1138]

Life is to short for patching, cheap tubes, expensive tyres has served me well these past 2 years.Guess who is getting a visit from the PF on his way home tonight

 

[screenman]

Psssssst! Do not tell them about it.

 

[ColinJ]

Having two brand new tubes in boxes in my rucksack guaranteed not to slowly deflate = priceless

But possibly = false sense of security ...

A mate once bought a pack of 10 Specialized tubes and every one of them was faulty! Obviously a bad batch.

Both of his brand new tubes in boxes let him down, so he scrounged one of my reliably-patched spare tubes to get him home!

I carry 2 or 3 tubes depending on the length of the ride. Usually 1 new tube, and the other(s) patched. I also carry a puncture kit.

As for the original question - probably binned after 4 or 5 patches. There is a small risk of a decent repair failing and that risk is going to be multiplied by the number of times that the tube has been repaired. Usually, something else happens first like the valve getting damaged or the tube splitting along a seam.

 

[Andrew_P]

Although I shouldn't really be posting on here as I converted to Schwalbe One tubeless. Lovely.

 

[MiK1138]

it never fails comment on a puncture related post get a visit, headed out yesterday morning, lovely day planned a nice 25 m route, 6 miles in PFT screw nail through the tyre, replaced tude and must have nicked it with the lever, no patches so a 3 mile walk to the nearest LBS, by that time the rain gods decided i needed taught a lesson. i am never posting on a puncture related thread again. and yes i do expect a visit tomorrow but i dont care coz my new wheels will be waiting for me in Evans

 

[Colin_P]

I am never posting on a puncture related thread again. and yes i do expect a visit tomorrow but i dont care coz my new wheels will be waiting for me in Evans

Punctures and rain are character building. This evening I'm disappointed, I got rained on but didn't get a flat.

 

[MiK1138]

Ah but you will tomorrow coz you posted on this thread, Its cursed CURSED I TELLS YA

 

[slowmotion]

Three.