Re: patch insurance
ernest breakfield <ernestb-sNhY2tXZgJOpr/[email protected]>
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hi Eric! sounds like you're talking about something i said,... fair questions. 1- i would never inflate a tube that isn't installed in a tire beyond the low pressure it takes to give it shape for a couple of reasons; tubes get stretched out to where they won't fit properly inside a tire any more if you inflate them very much when not installed in a tire, and patches can easily become dislodged from the tube they're supposed to be repairing as the tire stretches but the patch doesn't. 2- nothing proves a patch is solid like time. holding full pressure overnight is a much better test of integrity than just over-inflating it to a lower pressure for a relatively short time. the way i do it, i'm likely to be able to deal with any fit problems in the comfort of camp in the evening, not when i'm raring to get on the road in the morning. additionally, this way when i start out i know for certain i have a spare that works (since i rode it into camp). truth is, i'm fairly decent at patching tubes even though i don't seem to need to do it as often as we use to, and i rarely have a problem with a patch job. cheers! e On 12/Feb/11 12:39, Eric Sluyter wrote: > attn: the fellow who—a couple or few weeks back (i realize that this is untimely, but i wanna clear my deck)—mentioned that he insures that his in-camp tube repair job was properly executed by mounting it (i.e., switching it out), then checking on its integrity—the following morning > > excellent idea, only, wouldn't it save a step—and potentially more—if you were to simply (over-)inflate the naked, patched tube and check IT in the morning? > > please forgive this lurking troll if i'd misread or "misremembered" the details of your posting, but i think i got it right and it worthy of a post > > otherwise, oh!—the humiliation!!! > > _______________________________________________ > Touring mailing list > [email protected] > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > Unsubscribe or list settings: > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring > >