How many patches before you trash the tube?
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I do exactly the same thing. I have about 6 tubes waiting to be patched at the moment. I also always keep a new tube (as in never patched) in my seat pouch to ensure I have a good tube if I catch a puncture while out riding.
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Winter is fat biking season.
In any case...tires are moving in the tubeless direction. It's already a thing on mountain bikes and fat bikes...no need to have tubes on those bikes anymore. Road bikes are slowly getting there and tubes will be a thing of the past and then we won't have to have these discussions. Much like rim brakes will be a thing of the past since road bikes are now moving to disc brakes.
https://www.schwalbetires.com/press/...ts-on-tubeless
https://bikerumor.com/2018/11/21/fir...-500-tl-tires/
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I tend to patch a tube once. Tubes are cheap.
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In any case...tires are moving in the tubeless direction. It's already a thing on mountain bikes and fat bikes...no need to have tubes on those bikes anymore. Road bikes are slowly getting there and tubes will be a thing of the past and then we won't have to have these discussions. Much like rim brakes will be a thing of the past since road bikes are now moving to disc brakes.
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In any case...tires are moving in the tubeless direction. It's already a thing on mountain bikes and fat bikes...no need to have tubes on those bikes anymore. Road bikes are slowly getting there and tubes will be a thing of the past and then we won't have to have these discussions. Much like rim brakes will be a thing of the past since road bikes are now moving to disc brakes.
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