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Piece of thick old tube instead of patch?
"Joerg" wrote in message ... On 2017-07-17 12:18, Ian Field wrote: "Joerg" wrote in message ... On 2017-07-16 11:21, Ian Field wrote: "Joerg" wrote in message ... Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!! Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive at around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of 1/10" or so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss through and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying. Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a patch of denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet). That sounds discouraging. I have ordered another thick tube yesterday. Found it on EBay for $11. It would be nice not to have to throw away so much stuff after just one event. Self sealing inner tubes have started turning up on shop shelves - they're not all *THAT* much more expensive, I just CBA trying one. I got sick and tired of those. Especially after a green gooey mess on the garage floor. Tried RTV sealant once - it ****ed up the nozzle on a garage forecourt air line. |
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