Use for old inner tubes

[cyberknight]

I have just cut one up, glued it into strips to make 2 panels and sewn them into the inside of my overshoes to make them a bit more padded for the inclement weather we are having !

 

[Peter10]

Any pictures? Lol.

I used mine to wrap my bars before putting new tape on for a bit more comfort.

 

[cyberknight]

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Photo 1 . 2 sections of mtb tubing cut into a strip and glued together then sewn into the inside of the over shoe




Photo 2. the outside look

 

[HLaB]

One of the window frames in my parents house is a wee bit bowed an old tube is perfect for filling the gap. Only other thing I've used them for isn't all that novel; I've wrapped them round the seatpost/ bars as padding for a clamp.

 

[mickle]

Roof-rack bungies

 

[szygy]

Making catatpults!

 

[recumbentpanda]

1. slice them up to make rubber bands. 2 or 3 tubes, fifteen minutes work, enough RBs to last the rest of your natural life.

2. Make simulated bow known as 'gomu-yumi' for Zen archery practice . . .

3. Cut into 2 strips approx 40-50 cm long, wrap round legs of flappy trousers, and tuck end in: grips to itself and works better than any trouser-clips.

 

[dodgy]

I have an old bit of MTB inner tube cut open so it's flat then attached to the bottom of my front mudguard on the winter bike. I have it so it almost touches the ground, it's wide enough to deflect all the spray and weighs not much at all.

 

[Davidc]

All sorts, including some of the suggestions above, but recent ones:

Cut a piece AA battery length and another AAA length to hold spare batteries in the tool bag.
Cut and glue a piece as a super elastic band to hold 2 inner new tubes in the tool bag.

 

[dellzeqq]

bondage. Just the right amount of pressure ensures a comfortable, safe hold.

 

[adscrim]

Place a length over your seat tube clamp to stop water getting in to you frame!

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

bondage. Just the right amount of pressure ensures a comfortable, safe hold.

Surely that only works with large tubes AND small appendages?

 

[garrilla]

off the tope of my head I have old tubes re-used as:

sheath for 12mm chains that we lock up our bikes up at home
guide/sheath for the washing-line where it goes through the hook on the wall
sealant around the external light housing
bungies in the poly tunnel
bindings for various things in the poly-tunnel
bindings for the bike rack

and probably more

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

My LAD regularly comes home with spectacular punctures ( something to do with the abuse/stunting he does on the bike) as we always seem to run out of patches before glue and he seems to get the punctures at times when the local shop is not open,plus the fact that he needs the bike for school the next day I have worked out that an old tube cut up works really well as patches (never had one fail) you just have to make sure you rough it up a little with sand paper before you glue it onto the tube with the puncture, I also place the tube on the floor and put a bit of weight on it to keep it flat as sometimes the patch tries to curl up. This seems great as 1. I'm a natural skinflint and 2. I don't have any money even if I wasn't a skinflint !

Plus a rescent one was I needed a funnel with a relatively long spout for my cooking oil road fuel projects so I cable tied a lenght of inner tube to the neck of a coke bottle, the joint sealed really well.

 

[garrilla]

Plus a rescent one was I needed a funnel with a relatively long spout for my cooking oil road fuel projects so I cable tied a lenght of inner tube to the neck of a coke bottle, the joint sealed really well.

That's the standard I aspire too!