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  • 101 uses for an old inner tube: show me your creative bike solutions.
  • muddyground
    Free Member

    On my bike mud used to collect on the little fabricated ‘A’ link between the chain stays. It just annoyed me, so I came up with this little Blue Peter’esque solution. It’s not perfect, and I realise that in fabricating mudguards I’m just one step away from having a dog in a whicker basket, but it keeps me happy. More importantly, although looking a bit sad, it did the job I wanted it to do.

    Posted 12 years ago
    muddyground
    Free Member

    Image above didn’t upload![/url]

    Posted 12 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    1. You can edit the original post.

    2. Does that not clog anyway?

    Posted 12 years ago
    thisisnotaspoon
    Free Member

    Front fork guard on my Swift

    Sling for my broken arm! Adjust the length with a zip tie crimping it behind your neck is far more comfortable than someone shaking it arround trying to tie a knot!

    Posted 12 years ago
    Onzadog
    Free Member

    Used as a shield for the rear shock on the wife’s stumpy fsr as the shock is in line of all the back wheel spray.

    Posted 12 years ago
    muddyground
    Free Member

    Hi Cynic-al – I tried a few times, but it didn’t want to play ball. Perhaps I was too quick between uploading to Flickr and then here? Dunno.

    So far it hasn’t clogged up in 6 months, and things have been pretty bad here in Surrey of late. Indeed it clags less than if it wasn’t there…. er, apologies for poor use of english there. Being rubber it bounces around a lot, and I think this dislodges cack.

    I’d fill in the void (??) but that’d be going too far.

    Posted 12 years ago
    cp
    Full Member

    old road innertubes wrapped round the RH chainstay to protect against paint chipping and the noise of chain slap.

    Posted 12 years ago
    UrbanHiker
    Free Member

    Not one the bike, but I’ve used an inner tube to seal gaps in a fireplace in my house. Pushed it in deflated, then once in place pumped it up a bit and it sealed everything nicely. Worked a treat.

    Recently checked it and it was still working, holding pressure, 18 months after installation. Should see me through till I can be arsed to actually fix the problem.

    Works better than my chimney balloon which keeps deflating.

    Posted 12 years ago
    Sparky77
    Free Member

    Also not one on the bike, but broke a binding whilst snowboarding, managed to use a inner tube section to replace the broken section to board the whole way back down the mountain to get a replacement 😀

    Posted 12 years ago
    alpin
    Free Member

    you take inner tubes with you when snowboarding?

    Posted 12 years ago
    stever
    Free Member

    I’ve got one of these in my back pocket on road rides:
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/99326362/recycled-bike-inner-tube-piccolo-pouch

    Posted 12 years ago
    budgierider67
    Full Member

    Like many divers, I have inner tube loops all over my kit keeping it streamlined and in place.

    Posted 12 years ago
    GaryLake
    Free Member

    Needed to do a wheel end cap change and didn’t have two of the right sized cone spanner. Used an inner tube as a gripper to hold one end while I undid the other. Was quite pleased with my last minute ingenuity given it spared me an LBS visit.

    Posted 12 years ago
    GaryLake
    Free Member

    Blargh double.

    Posted 12 years ago
    avdave2
    Full Member

    They use them at the Eden Project along with poles to do pioneering stuff in the kids area. I did let my kids help a little bit.

    Posted 12 years ago
    pixelmix
    Free Member

    Not very impressive but they are ideal for shimming crud guards to fit slim seatposts.

    Posted 12 years ago
    mrjmt
    Free Member

    Wedged a piece of innertube between one of the mounts for the undertray on my van and the chassis to stop the squeeking that had driven me mad for a year until I figured out what it was. 8)

    Posted 12 years ago
    chives
    Free Member

    Another crudguard fix – this time for worn bracket / guard interface.[/url] 2012-05-08 13.15.36[/url] by Uncle Monk[/url], on Flickr[/img]

    Posted 12 years ago
    MostlyBalanced
    Free Member

    Gamut chain rollers are noisy as standard. A piece of roadie inner tube glued on to the roller makes it silent.

    Posted 12 years ago
    dantsw13
    Full Member

    As I am too tight to buy a Neoguard, I made this!!

    [/url] Untitled[/url] by danthomassw13[/url], on Flickr[/img]

    Works a treat – one old tube makes about 4!!

    Posted 12 years ago
    muddyground
    Free Member

    As I am too tight to buy a Neoguard, I made this!!

    – but you ride a Santa Cruz!

    Seems to be quite a bit of creativity out there.

    Posted 12 years ago
    dantsw13
    Full Member

    Yes, but I ride a Santa Cruz frame I bought for £300 with a DHX5 coil shock :-))

    Posted 12 years ago
    dantsw13
    Full Member

    I’m also considering extending the inner tube across to the downtube

    Posted 12 years ago
    meehaja
    Free Member

    No pictures I’m afraid, but used road inner tube to “insulate” some torches to make them waterprrof enough for night riding then used some MTB inner tube for mounting them to the bars.

    Posted 12 years ago
    stilltortoise
    Free Member

    No pics, but I do find them handy for undoing stubborn jam jar lids. Wrap, twist and off

    Posted 12 years ago
    Sparky77
    Free Member

    you take inner tubes with you when snowboarding?

    Just had it in my bag from cycling, cable ties wouldn’t work as they just became too brittle with the cold and kept on snapping after 100m’s of riding!!

    Posted 12 years ago
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