Originally Posted by
TMonk
I graduated out of the patching 'caste' when I got my first real job after college.
I'll still patch but only if I have to out on the road to get home. I carry two tubes with me on every ride so it happens <1 per year.
i'm still patching tubes 4 years after i've had a real job
Originally Posted by
miyata man
Not the most ecologically sound thinking, but I hope you at least recycle them.
1/2 mile from home I came across one too many widely dispersed patches of tire hating litter. Couldn't even boot it, the one remarkably amazing long lasting top of the heap product Park makes, and I always carry one with me. Did the walk of shame.
Edit: Thanks for the info on Rema patches. Going to look into that right now since it looks like a bad year for encounters with glass.
how does one recycle old inner tubes? I haven't thought it would be possible. Ditto for chains and tires if anyone knows of ways to have those recycles. Though somehow I think the latter goes straight to landfill
I otoh, just pinched two tubes while trying to mount a tire onto a tubeless-ready rim. That truly sucked...