Every single one I've repaired seems to auto-deflate again over night.
Yes, there is Ghetto tubeless but....for all those tubes that cost me a fiver a pop..is there an effective way to repair a snakebite?
Pump them up harder
Lose weight
Go UST
Buy new tubes
learn to repair properly.
Learn to ride properly
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I pinch flatted the front on a full suss passing a slow rider recently 😆
Stump up for the gunk and tape (or just use reinforced tape) and use the valves from the old tubes. That's what I did after debating for ages whether to go tubeless, won't go back now, rides better and for me the cost is the same compared to what I was spending on tubes.
b&q gorilla tape...will try.....on just the rear first.
you pinch flatted the front by having shit technique
Muhahaarr. I knew you'd chomp.
If you snakebite a tube there's usually 2 holes in it. Use 2 patches and let them cure properly before using the tube again.
Patching tubes is hardly rocket science is it?
Puncture repair course ?
Stick on the vulcanising solution then light it with a match , let it burn for a second then blow it out
Stick patch on .
Ill be a monkeys uncle if that comes off
And then when riding inflate your tires more
[i]Patching tubes is hardly rocket science is it? [/i]
hora's punctures are all quality control issues by the manufacturer, surely?
learn how to properly repair the holes with a puncture repair kit
1) find holes
2) clean tube
3) quick rub with sandpaper
4) apply glue
5) spread glue with finger, nice and thin layer
6) leave to cure for at least 5 minutes
7) apply patch and hold it there for a minute
Pump up gently and check you haven't missed all the holes.
5) spread glue with finger, nice and thin layer
6) leave to cure for at least 5 minutes
This is what I tend to get wrong due to impatience
learn how to properly repair the holes with a puncture repair kit1) find holes
2) clean tube
3) quick rub with sandpaper
4) apply glue
5) spread glue with finger, nice and thin layer
6) leave to cure for at least 5 minutes
7) apply patch and hold it there for a minutePump up gently and check you haven't missed all the holes.
+1
The biggest potential pit falls are not leaving the glue long enough to dry (when it gets to seeming far too dry to possibly work, it's perfect) and missing a hole. A full on snake bit may have 4 seperate holes.
Am I missing something here? It's just two holes next to each other. How do you fix a puncture normally OP?
Buy tyres with protective innards. I havent had a puncture for 6 months. Nobby Nic Double Defense things.
Am I missing something here? It's just two holes next to each other. How do you fix a puncture normally OP?
Must be a mix of 100kg's and 30-35 psi. The tubes are probably thinned/as worn as the sidewalls on most of my tyres.
Ok, I'm not ftting my new chainset tonight. I'm ghetto'ing.
Maybe get a new pressure gauge while your at it.
The tubes are probably thinned/as worn as the sidewalls on most of my tyres
Dude. Yer tubes either let air out or they don't.
If you've fixed all the holes you are aware of you've either not fixed them properly or there is another slow puncture still in the tube. Pop the tube in a bucket of water and go looking for air bubbles - sign of a slow leak.
cut out the affected area,then staple the tube back together.
I only patch my tubes at home, in the dry.
I roughen the tube with a wet+dry block and clean off with petrol and leave to air dry.
Then put a blob of glue# on the tube and spread out wearing clean nitrile gloves.
Let air dry.
Apply clean, untouched patch to middle of hole and radiate pressure outwards.
Let dry.
Remove backing paper/clear plastic.
Dust with talc.
Fit without levers, inflate and ride.
# Glue must be the inflammable type...the 'safe' glue was useless.
Do not bother with self-adhesive patches....work of the devil.
Final thought....100Kg and 35psi (nice mix of units, hey) is either too much weight or not enough air in my opinion.
I need 27psi with 2.1" tyres to avoid pinches and only weigh 51kg.
Check your pressure gauge too, most are weigh out...pun intended.
PaulD
Do not bother with self-adhesive patches....work of the devil
Whistles...
Final thought....100Kg and 35psi (nice mix of units, hey) is either too much weight or not enough air in my opinion.
I need 27psi with 2.1" tyres to avoid pinches and only weigh 51kg.
Check your pressure gauge too, most are weigh out...pun intended.PaulD
We all know you're a rocketship uphill, no need to brag about it 😛
I'm only 6kg off Hora's mighty stature and use 25-27psi and rarely/never flat. I'm also tubeless, but never feel the rims bottoming out so pretty sure I wouldn't anyway. Last time I pinch flatted was decending off Skiddaw last summer I think.
Alright...I'll try it.