Being that you can get a tube for the price of a patch kit, it might not be worth it to go too many. I would have no problem patching a tube 3 or 4 times, as long as the tube was still relatively new. If its a year old though, I'd just replace the tube. I've had 3 on one before after a ride on a thorn filled trail, and it worked just fine.Jared said:I had a good wipeout in a shale pile yesterday due to flats. Had three pinch flats (6 holes) on the front and a puncture on the rear. Used all my patches on 1 wreck!
How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
Just cut up an old tube into small pieces, and use those as patches.max-a-mill said:yeah for me it dosen't seem to matter how many patches a tube gets; but after a while it gets old or just frail and you end up ripping the valve stem off...
no patchin is gonna help that.
oh and by "patches" i only mean the glue on kind, the instant stick on ones go bad after a while and should only be used as a temporary solution.
speaking of patches, anyone seen any cheap places to buy JUST the patches... i have enough glue sandpaper and plastic boxes for 6 lifetimes, but no more patches...
why does a patch kit cost more than a couple tubes; I SMELL CONSPIRACY![]()
tubes are cheap and a new tube, in theory, should last longer than a patched one.Jared said:I had a good wipeout in a shale pile yesterday due to flats. Had three pinch flats (6 holes) on the front and a puncture on the rear. Used all my patches on 1 wreck!
How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
I just keep patching until the tube falls apart or is otherwise unfixable (unsually less than a year). With 6 holes at once, the cost of the patches is approaching that of a new tube so I'd probably just replace it.Jared said:I had a good wipeout in a shale pile yesterday due to flats. Had three pinch flats (6 holes) on the front and a puncture on the rear. Used all my patches on 1 wreck!
How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
I've had as many as six, but I got Slime tube for my back tire and it hasn't flatted in months.Jared said:I had a good wipeout in a shale pile yesterday due to flats. Had three pinch flats (6 holes) on the front and a puncture on the rear. Used all my patches on 1 wreck!
How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
Two.Jared said:How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
As many as it takes to fix the leaks. If I can not fix the tube then it is thrown out.Jared said:I had a good wipeout in a shale pile yesterday due to flats. Had three pinch flats (6 holes) on the front and a puncture on the rear. Used all my patches on 1 wreck!
How many patches have you put on one tube before replacing?
I only go through about 3 tubes a year and it's usually doeto valve stem problems. I always carry a spare tube or 2 and only carry patches for emergencies.Debaser said:I've got a whole box full of tubes that will get patched, some day...
Yeah, me too...Debaser said:I've got a whole box full of tubes that will get patched, some day...
Those are the patches I buy and I get a better price at my LBS without needing to buy 100 at a time.ctxcrossx said:Follow the link below for a good place to get bulk patches. I never get the larger oval ones because they seem to be overkill. They do stock them as well.
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.c...r Kits and Supplies&tc=Patches&item_id=RE-F1P
Also, one poster mentioned that a new tube is stronger than a patched tube. I've always heard that a patch is actually stronger than the original tube, so the affected area should actually be stronger than ever.
Happy patching!
Chris
I go to my local auto parts store and buy a patch kit for around $3 and it has a ton of patches, metal buffer and a 1 oz tube of glue.max-a-mill said:speaking of patches, anyone seen any cheap places to buy JUST the patches... i have enough glue sandpaper and plastic boxes for 6 lifetimes, but no more patches...