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I had a TWO hole punctures at the same time today due to a nasty pinch flat...yeah I just didn't have enough air in my tire at the time, my bad! Anyway, upon removing the tube I noticed TWO straight cuts about 3" apart. The last pinch flat I had produced just a small "pin" hole but this time each cut was approx. 3mm in lentgh. I have been using these little "invisible" patches, which are basically peel & stick, and they have worked very well; I have yet to have one come off or leak. But now with these particular cuts I'm wondering if they are just too big and if they will hold since they are larger, and not round pin holes but longer "straight" cuts. Do you think these patches will hold fine, or is this tube toast? It's also a brand new DH tube with the metal stem, so I hope it will be ok as it wasn't cheap and it was also hard to find locally in 24X3 size! -- MuniAddict "On Earth it would be...12 noon" (Twilight zone episode, "To serve man.") My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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well, if they are on ther dont try to pull them off. You know what they say, if it aint broke dont fix it -- Chris.James "Thats my favorite thing about unicycling, I can eat oreos while riding!" ~Me dforbes wrote: Well, boys and girls, this is what separates us from the gods; Kris goes riding and has to worry about landing on naked ladies - you and I have to watch we don't land in dog poop..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris.James's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14072 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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MuniAddict wrote: I just didn't have enough air in my tire at the time I'm not getting fat! I just don't have enough air in my tire! (well, that's -my- lame-o excuse, anyway) -- uni57 20 GOTO 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ uni57's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2085 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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MuniAddict wrote: I noticed TWO straight cuts about 3" apart. "Snake bite." Been there many times. Best fix: replace the tube. Tube was expensive? Then I guess that's an expensive lesson. To prevent, use more pressure like you said. A wider rim is good prevention too. Last time I tried to patch a pinch flat, the repair job blew wide open at a very inopportune time. Attempt repair at your own peril. -- entropy Shut up and ride. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ entropy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5816 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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uni57 wrote: I'm not getting fat! I just don't have enough air in my tire! (well, that's -my- lame-o excuse, anyway) haha I had purposely let a lot of air out earlier in my attempt to 1-foot pedal down stairs! I just didn't have my hand pump with me to bring it back up afterwords! I'm just lucky I didn't tweak my rim;the drop/gap was pretty high/long. -- MuniAddict "On Earth it would be...12 noon" (Twilight zone episode, "To serve man.") My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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I have always used rubber cement and either a chunk of old inner tube or actual rubber patches and have never had a patch leak. A 3mm hole should be no problem to patch. You should only have to replace your tube if the stem is wreaked or you can stick you finger in the hole. -- saskatchewanian “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss ------------------------------------------------------------------------ saskatchewanian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14180 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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those stick on patches are only temporary, in my opinion. whenever i have to use one of those on the road....i come back, peel it off, and put on a "real" glue on patch. the stick on ones have never held well for me, but i've never had a problem with the glue on. so yeah, i'd say get a proper patch kit, follow the instructions, and patch it. -- onelesscar "my bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep the more i give to thee the more i have for both are endless" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onelesscar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11127 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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I found that duct tape works just as well as the stick on patches, seriously. They both last just as long as each other (well at least the patces I have anyway). I like the glue on ones, they take a bit longer to fix the tube but they are worth it. -- tomtrevor 01010100 01101111 01101101 00100000 01010100 01110010 01100101 01110110 01101111 01110010 'KEEPIN' IT WHEEL' (www.mediahug.com/bikes) WHEEL WALK ON WATER BLUEGREENORANGEBLACKPURPLEREDWHITEYELLOW Thanks to my sponsers: my mum 'g' (http://www.google.com.au/)'o' (http://www.google.com.br/)'o' (http://www.google.co.uk/)'g' (http://www.google.com.ni/)'l' (http://www.google.to/)'i' (http://www.google.ch/)'n' (http://www.google.com.mt/)'g' (http://www.google.com.na/)'s' (http://www.google.rw/)'!' (http://www.google.com.do/)'t' (http://mediahug.com/bikes/?page_id=26)'o' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread)'m' (http://www.funnyjunk.com/)''s' (http://www.freelineskates.com/) 'R' (http://www.tlb.org/Park-all.lowbw.mpg)'a' (http://www.burntfaceman.com/)'n' (http://www.adcott.net/binary/)'d' (http://tinyurl.com/c1as)'o' (http://www.cheese.com)'m' (http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/index.php?var=v0) 'L' (http://www.mediahug.com/bikes/)'i' (http://www.virtualgravy.com/)'n' (http://www.mediahug.com/almax/)'k' (http://www.cheaphumor.com/)'a' (http://www.bakedbeans.com)'g' (http://www.joecartoon.com/)e's' (http://www.break.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomtrevor's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12118 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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onelesscar wrote: those stick on patches are only temporary, in my opinion. whenever i have to use one of those on the road....i come back, peel it off, and put on a "real" glue on patch. the stick on ones have never held well for me, but i've never had a problem with the glue on. I've used the stick-on patches for my commuter b*ke for ages, and they've very rarely failed. But I've always just replaced snake-bitten tubes as lost causes. -- pkittle *========================== Peter Kittle * Chico, CA "The Revolution is just a t-shirt away." --Billy Bragg ==========================* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pkittle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12111 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58742 |
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