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Old 03-19-20, 12:35 PM
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Probably if you can find equipment accurate enough and can eliminate every other factor. (Most people would call this obsessive.)

Real life - I've patched many tubes many times and the only time I notice the patches is when I pull the tube out. My norm at tube replacement is 5 patches. Now, 5 patches does add some weight but not a lot. A small REMA patch kit weighs maybe an half an ounce. That (edit) half ounce includes 6 patches, one of which is large, a tube, a casing patch and sandpaper. The box itself weighs probably 1/'3 the total. If my guesses are close, the rest weighs 10g. So maybe 5 grams for 5 patches and glue used. On a 70 gram tire. ON a 1000g wheel. On a 7000g bike. Ridden by a 70,000g rider. I would expect the additional rolling resistance to play out about the same.

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