Bung em in a tree to annoy winston 👿

A yes, waterproofing battery packs was another.

Bondage..

Wrapping around heavy duty chain locks to stop them marking your frame.

Slings for broken arms.

Tow “ropes” for when your mates cranks inexplicably* fail miles from anywhere.

*I blame him for not tightening the pinch bolts, he is still at a loss to explain how the splines failed and the nds crank am would no longer stay on.

Temporary rainwater downpipes.

Robust Prophylactic. (Silicone seal one end together)

well with motorbike ones used to cut into narrow strips and use then to hold your waterproof trousers on your boots, so if you’ve got thin legs ……….

and you can make your own o rings

wrap around metal gate frames to act as a slam silencer

The valves can be used for making coke bottle rockets with a track pump.

How I hang my kayak and canoe paddles up in the shed.

Makeshift cosh (in case of a lack of Bombers situation) – just add snooker ball.

😯

Old guy who visited the shop I worked in used to ask for punctured tubes out of the bin.
One time I made the mistake of asking what he used them for…..

He used them on camping trips. He’d cut them open into a length of tubing, and at night he’d slip one end over his old fella, and stick the other end out of the tent so that he didn’t have to get up in the middle of the night.

Had always found him pretty creepy beforehand and this confirmed my feelings.

How old was old guy’s old fella?

Mudflaps for protecting front mechs and suspension pivots from mud/spray. Stretched around bar-ends and seatpost to hold steering straight whilst you walk seven miles back home with a totally seized rear hub (freehub bolt worked loose).

Cush drive repairs/maint on a Yamaha XT660X
Kia Soul squeaky seat reapirs, cut out a square, criss cross a hole in it, then have 1 below the base plate and 1 between the seat and bolt…creaky seat, now silent.

Sounds cool! Can you explain how please?

slide 5″ of inner tube over crank arms, to preserve decals/paint from wearing away

Cut them to make new rings to hold cree lights on. Wrap a strip around the bar to protect the finish and stop the lights slipping.

Reverb mud/grit guard

Sounds cool! Can you explain how please?
Cut out the valve with only a slight ‘flare’ of rubber left on the base of it. (Trial and error will show how much you need to leave on).
Drill a valve stem +a bit sized hole in coke bottle cap – insert valve from inside.
The ‘flare’ of rubber should hold the valve in place, but should eventually come out under pressure.
Screw top back on coke bottle.
Attach the track pump and get pumping…Experiment with a bit of water in the bottom of the bottle for added boost (and soaking).
If that does not work so well, replace cap with a drilled wine cork and valve shoved through.

How about ghetto rim strips for larger wheel diameters?

Ought to work, the Stans fluid would seal any punctures.