Tube from the rear of me Brodie:




Mind, I used to get less than one flat yearly on a similar bike in Chicago. Thats 6 punctures in just a few months. :shock: Could be the tires, or the fact that the pavement is literally hot enough to fry and egg and its softening the rubber. :shock: Not cheap tires either, WTB Slickasaurus. Cant find my favorites any more, the Michelin Idilis. Hmm, may have to go Kenda Kwest.

In the meantime, I shall take this as a challenge to see how many rema patches I can collect on a single tube. Already done two today.

Quote from: maximusottertwo today.

not fun.

I havent had a single puncture on my racer yet.


/me finds a large chunk of mahogany to grab hold of....

Meh, I can fix a flat in five minutes. Just pull out the affected portion, patch it, and close her back up and inflate. Its totally replacing the tube that takes time and gets you mucky.

agreed So easy to patch if it aint peeing it down. Patched 2 punctures on my bike, and removed the tube... removing the tube and changing it was a pain in the arse!!!

Patching was a piece of pie in comparison.

Are those self adhesive patches there?!

self adhesive patches suck testikles. Those are the real deal, and arent any harder to use: sand, glue, let dry, apply patch. The self adhesive ones are supposed to be temporary, and youre to replace the tube when you get home. Twice the work, profoundly stupid. Id only replace a tube on a race bike with some paper thin racing tires where I could feel the patch.

Rema, Park, and others make proper patches.

http://www.bikepro.com/products/tubes/tubes-patchkit.html

lol was going to say, I use normal patches. Glue, yellow wax crayon, chalk and sandpaper is all part of the fun

Just mine dont have a cool looking funky brown thing around the outside, mine are just plain ol black pieces of rubber.

Treat yourself to the luxury of Rema. Only $2/box.