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2009-08-28 7:14 PM

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Subject: Question about patching a tube
I just had to patch a tube during a ride to make it home.  The patch I used was a sticky backed piece of plastic about the size of a business card that I got free from a bike shop.  My question is: should I just replace the tube right away, or will the patch hold to get some more use out of the tube? 

This is the first time I've ever used a patch at all.  Other times, the tube was so bad it had to be replaced.

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2009-08-28 7:40 PM
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Subject: RE: Question about patching a tube
No way to tell for sure. I've patched tubes and have then used them for quite a while, but other times they go flat again pretty quick. If the tire is still about fully inflated tomorrow, that would be a good sign.
2009-08-28 8:23 PM
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I'm not positive but I believe you used a tire boot, not a patch, for that repair. Tire boots are to put on the tire itself after you've gotten a tear in the tire by running over glass or such.

An innertube patch is along the 1/2" X 1/2" size.

Take a look here:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=149

After you patch a tube if it holds air, keep using the tube. If it has a slow leak, see if you can live with the speed of the leak and if you start going flat during rides, pitch it.
2009-08-28 9:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Question about patching a tube
Yeah, just checked.  That was a tire boot.  Guess it'll probably hold for a while on the tube.  Laughing  Thanks for the info. 
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