On 01 Nov 2004 12:17:36 EST, wrote:

No visible distortion in the tube although it must have stretched some
when it bubble gum burst out the sidewall.

In my experience, then, with a relatively new tube, you should be OK
to patch. I've had similar experiences when rehabbing bikes acquired
from Goodwill and other such sources; many times the tires are
obviously rotten, but now and then it turns out that they only
*looked* good.
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