Fast solution for puncture

[Etienne]

   hello falks,

probably more for the commutor with a hub (even for Brompton),

I am wondering if this butyl solution could be worth --- because could be reasonnably fast

-just opening the tire   (but then also cutting the previous inner tube)

http://www.rosebikes.com/article/gaadi-butyl-atb-tube-717386/aid:717388

Any practice ?

[NZPeterG]

Hi but they havebeen a number of makers to make tubes like this for bicycle and a few for motorcycles too!
So why do you not see them? because in the cycleshops the staff know how to repair a flat tyre fast and their is no need?
I have liked the idea and have ordered a few over the years from the woldsalers but to never see them
Pete...

PS I work in my LBS

[energyman]

Our local bike shop now refuses to repair punctures he sells you a new innertube & fits it.

[lewis noble]

Halford in UK used to sell these tubes, or similar, very useful for some bikes e.g. my wife's which has a hub gear, needs a toolkit to remove back wheel, a fiddly job . . . .

A tube like this would at least get her going again - but it would involve cutting out and destroying the punctured tyre!

Lewis

[NZPeterG]

Hi why repair a tube?
A new one costs $10 NZ.
TO REPAIR ITS $10 TOO!

Pete....

[Danneaux]

Hi All!

Just a quick note: If you have a blowout and no spare tube, you can tear the remainder apart, then tie a knot in each end and get home again. Obviously, this is a trick best reserved for skinny (700C) tubes rather than 26x2.0, but it sure beats walking. Makes an awful flat spot and double-bumps thanks to the knots, however.

I don't believe the commercial versions would have the double-bump effect, but I wonder about a possible flat-spot at the ends. Any users out there with personal experience? Just curious.

Best,

Dan. (...who once did this to save a long walk home on a bike that wasn't his)

[rualexander]

Hi why repair a tube?
A new one costs $10 NZ.
TO REPAIR ITS $10 TOO!

Pete....

NZ$10 to repair a tube? That must be what a shop charges, to fix it yourself would only cost pennies (or cents).

[NZPeterG]

Hi All!

Just a quick note: If you have a blowout and no spare tube, you can tear the remainder apart, then tie a knot in each end and get home again. Obviously, this is a trick best reserved for skinny (700C) tubes rather than 26x2.0, but it sure beats walking. Makes an awful flat spot and double-bumps thanks to the knots, however.

I don't believe the commercial versions would have the double-bump effect, but I wonder about a possible flat-spot at the ends. Any users out there with personal experience? Just curious.

Best,

Dan. (...who once did this to save a long walk home on a bike that wasn't his)

Hi Dan,
I have in the past just tie a knot in the tube at where the hole is and cycled home, Tyre was still up the next day!

Happy Cycling

Pete 

[NZPeterG]

NZ$10 to repair a tube? That must be what a shop charges, to fix it yourself would only cost pennies (or cents).

Hi I work in a Bicycle Shop!
I'm the Workshop Manager 

Have Fun repairing, I run tubeless 

Pete........... 

[in4]

C'mon Pete share the knowledge:

Which wheels and tyres are you running in your tubeless nirvana!