On 2/22/2011 1:47 PM, Phil W Lee wrote:

I carry a tyre boot.
In my case, it's an empty toothpaste tube, with the ends cut off and
scraped/washed.

Photo's of patching method can be seen he
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a80...e/Tyre%20boot/

That held for over 30 miles.

Many other materials can be used, including proprietary designs like
this Park one:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=13249
I've heard good reports of denim as a boot material.

Huh. That's a much bigger tear than what I had - and a piece of
something durable like a toothpaste tube would have served me well.
Thanks for the photos - I'll be reshuffling my saddle bag in the next
day or so :-)