| Re: Riding on tires with patched tubes
Goat Roper wrote:
> I usually have a couple of new tubes as well as a patch kit with me
> on long rides. I've found that if I ride more than about 100 miles
> with a patched tube the tire on that wheel starts showing wear at the
> location where the patch is on the tube. Continues use and the tire
> will eventually blow out.
I think you're gluing the SANDPAPER to the tube. Try a patch instead.
> I'm using patch kits I buy at my LBS, but maybe my tires are a bit too
> cheap. They don't seem too cheap when I am buying them. I generally
> use Vittoria Rubino Pro PRB with Kevlar conpound.
Excellent tires, one of my favorites.
> Has anyone else had this problem?
No.
Bill "prolly have a hook in my mouth" S.
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