multimodal commuter
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If the valve fails, the tube gets tossed.
And sometimes the tube cannot be patched. If the puncture is too close to the valve, or another patch, the tube gets tossed. If the valve core is removable, I'll save that.
Some patches just don't hold air. If that happens, for whatever reason, I may try doing the patch over, though it is likely to tear when I pull the failed one off. If so, the tube gets tossed.
And then there's the blowout, a big star shaped gash. Tube gets tossed.
If none of the above, I don't care how many times it's been patched.