How many patches before you trash the tube?

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08-05-19, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by zowie

It saves time if you patch a few tubes at once. I get a few flats a year and patch them all at once during the winter. Then I have my supply of spares for the next year.

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.

08-06-19, 08:23 AM

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It saves time if you patch a few tubes at once. I get a few flats a year and patch them all at once during the winter. Then I have my supply of spares for the next year.

It also saves time if you throw the tube with a hole in it in the garbage. Then you save time by not having to patch a bunch of tubes during the winter.

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/

08-06-19, 08:28 AM

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I tend to patch a tube once. Tubes are cheap.

08-06-19, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by prj71

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.

Yep, bicycle equipment is slowly but surely evolving to accommodate those who lack the skills or willingness to deal with things like quick releases, tubes, analog shifting, rim brakes, adjustable bearings, multiple chainrings, etc. Amazing that Presta valves have hung on this long!