Puncture repair

[chris_n]

I was referring to use and waste culture. Energy and materials used to produce this thing. Also people who buy it tend to drop it where they were using it.

I can't argue with that, would be much better if rechargeable but then you would have to be able to do that locally. Never left a cartridge behind anywhere (or a tube or section of chain etc) but I'm sure others do. To be fair when I started using them I was commuting so a puncture would be time critical.

 

[Raboa]

Collect all your bike scrap - old chains, cassettes etc, put them in a bag and put outside a scrapyard with the bag labelled scrap steel. Most scrapyards will take it for nothing and pay you nothing as they just add it to the scrap steel pile.

 

[Bikes4two]

CO2 has it's place of course especially if riding in a group and a quick fix is desirable. I'd still advise to carry a pump as I've been with riders who have used their two cartridges and got a 3rd puncture.

 

[AndyBike]

I'd also suggest that if your tyre size is say 1.95, get an inner that goes from 1.75-2.50 as it will stretch less and so be thicker and less prone to getting nicked by rough bits on the inside of the tyre.

Of course you could also go tubeless and cut out the entire innertube issue in one go.

 

[Bikes4two]

.... did anyone mention tubeless? There are those who swear by them but the only conversation I hear amongst my cycling chums, is about the problems they encounter.

 

[AndyBike]

.... did anyone mention tubeless? There are those who swear by them but the only conversation I hear amongst my cycling chums, is about the problems they encounter.

Yeah they seem to be beset with a few issues. Getting the bead seated is one, and to do that its either a compressor or a pump with a tank to give a blast of air.

But other than that it seems an ok system, and these days you pretty much need to be tubeless to ride offroad.

The benefits are obvious. I've seen riders take a bradawl and shove it into a tyre. The system seals really quickly and no real pressure is lost. You try that on an innertube and its time to play hunt the puncture repair outfit, out with the spanner, tyre levers etc.

 

[Az.]

and these days you pretty much need to be tubeless to ride offroad.

Nah

 

[thelarkbox]

Why not fill a tube with the 'tubeless slime' ? win win surely, no leaks no seals to make and instant seal of any puncture, but if it were that easy why no wide scale adoption??

 

[Az.]

Why not fill a tube with the 'tubeless slime' ? win win surely, no leaks no seals to make and instant seal of any puncture, but if it were that easy why no wide scale adoption??

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slime-Puncture-Suitable-Non-Toxic-Eco-Friendly/dp/B000W45GGW/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3DOMYX1JTJKBC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9RJ7Z8wZLy9m39qMvgE0BDKL2mYFNqMF0g71VWn9zvRQqXKKGW_tfaoh8ZRBdz_Y4vb_jc4nP8Ye6X91qTFaJJ77T56He57MO0puKIzJGSOcfBylUTYpK-8RlioECv4C_7aOy3iW6DZA5ZlbmKIbNRSBbi1JlbpVlwVIHTU1tJRFcSdvRebQLWxs3reMPhVC7ckaQOBznteRtAw9Gtc1QwuS9hjcFIYeZ4d5x4NkTxQZczAXxlGjVp9Bzuhvu6k0BKg9-ipJNU4ZjvyDntAu7wU-pzIhk7FrSYMde7dAYaw.rpgFwy-khkaRcJKqRT4Jym_Vpx4J6CHvPHTj7OZzQcQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=bike%2Bslime&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1732148110&sprefix=bike%2Bslime%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

 

[AndyBike]

Or the slime tubes pre filled.

God, those are going back a few years. I wasnt even sure after tubeless came in that slime were still trading.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/inner-tubes/slime-presta-bike-inner-tube---26in---29in-120364.html?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Cycling%3EBike+Parts%3EInner+Tubes-_-Cycling%3EBike+Parts%3EInner+Tubes-_-120364&&_$ja=tsid:%7Ccid:17631808078%7Cagid:%7Ctid:%7Ccrid:%7Cnw:x%7Crnd:15842445857906948353%7Cdvc:c%7Cadp:%7Cmt:%7Cloc:9198104&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzv7uwaLsiQMVnKRQBh1e6guLEAQYCCABEgIDk_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[chris_n]

Never had any success with slime but used tubeless for years on my mountain bike and my first E mountain bike. Never had a puncture on either. Only problem I had was one valve that refused to seal properly when first installed so it was a bit of a mess when I replaced it.
The liquid does go off with time so does need occasional topping up. It is also possible that if the bike is left for a long time shortly after you top up all of the liquid can pool and set in one place.

 

[richtea99]

I left the patch to dry for an hour while I had tea. Pasta which was nice...I used chalk over then placed it back inside tyre.

Just to note: you don't need to wait for the patch to dry, but you do need to wait for the glue to get tacky before applying the patch.

A thin layer of glue takes 2-3 mins tops to dry, and if it doesn't look quite evenly spread (quite likely, I find) then add another thin layer, and another 2-3 mins.
Then press the patch on nice and firmly.

And chalk - nothing wrong with dust from the road or similar. It's just to stop the patch/glue sticking to the inside of the tyre, which might then wrench the patch off when pumping up/riding.