Keep getting punctures, Help!!!

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MacLean

Well-Known Member
Location
London
Sorry for the minor hijack but its very related:

On sat I got a thorn puncture and changed the tube, is it worthwhile repairing the punctured tube with a patch and keep it as a spare or is it better to bin it and buy a new one?
 

normgow

Guru
Location
Germany
Keep repairing them. If you're not using them for racing should be no problem.
The best repair equipment I've found is from "Tip-Top" but don't know if it is available in UK.
 

threefingerjoe

Über Member
I'd repair it. If done properly, one can consider a patch to be a permanent repair. I've had 5 patches on a tube, and dustbinned it when I got another puncture too close to a patch to repair. A friend of mine dustbins his after 2 repairs, or puts on a third patch and carries it along as a "give away".
 
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