To patch or not to patch
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Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
To patch or not to patch
I picked up a nail in my rear tire while riding this weekend.
The tire still has a bunch of tread and I have inner tubes.
My question is this should I just slap a new tube in there or should I put a patch on the tire to protect the new inner tube?
God I want some mag wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tire still has a bunch of tread and I have inner tubes.
My question is this should I just slap a new tube in there or should I put a patch on the tire to protect the new inner tube?
God I want some mag wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
The tire doesn't hold air. It isn't supposed to.
That said I am worried about putting a plug in because I think it will rub a hole in the inner tube over time. (Am I wrong?)
The reason for the patch is to give the inner tube a smooth surface to rest on.
That is why I am looking at patching it.
If I had mag wheels I would plug it and forget it.
Road Captain
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From: New Albany, Ms.
Patch & Go
The tire doesn't hold air. It isn't supposed to.
That said I am worried about putting a plug in because I think it will rub a hole in the inner tube over time. (Am I wrong?)
The reason for the patch is to give the inner tube a smooth surface to rest on.
That is why I am looking at patching it.
If I had mag wheels I would plug it and forget it.
That said I am worried about putting a plug in because I think it will rub a hole in the inner tube over time. (Am I wrong?)
The reason for the patch is to give the inner tube a smooth surface to rest on.
That is why I am looking at patching it.
If I had mag wheels I would plug it and forget it.
Ride safe,
Harold
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From: Florida
If you want to talk overkill, a patch-plug would be the best. It has a plug molded to the center of the patch. You pull the plug through, sealing the hole, and then stitch the patch down, sealing the inner liner.
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I haven't asked for many years, but there was a time when we could get a patch galvanised (did I write that?! vulcanised) on the inside of the tyre, to cover a puncture. That heat-fuses the patch, so it cannot come adrift. Failing that I like the idea of a patch/plug, as mentioned by HarDlife.
Last edited by grbrown; Sep 18, 2013 at 10:22 AM. Reason: Correction!
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Now that you bring it up, I think I have seen those somewhere before. It's a great idea, where do you get them?