IanW wrote:Has anyone tried making their own patches by cutting out suitable shaped pieces out an old no-longer repairable inner tube?
Maybe by "priming" them with some rubber solution / glue and they sticking them down to a piece of polythene or a piece of aluminium foil and stored thus until point of use?
Also has anyone tried making (and using) their own tyre boot from an old worn-out tyre carcase by cutting off the wire beads and then cutting a suitable length segment?
I have to admit that I have never actually tried this, so I wondered if anyone else had? And if so was it a success?
I tried using an old inner tube - cutting suitable sized patch, sanding down and prepping with rubber solution then using them to repair a puncture by prepping the inner tube in the usual way. Success varied but overall the repair eventually failed - some after a couple of months but some went for 12 months.
I have also tried making a tyre boot from a worn out tyre but there are easier ways - a piece of denim cut from the leg of a worn out pair of jeans is very effective and if they are worn at the knee then you can also salvage a pair of shorts from them
And on the tandem which was particularly heavy on rear tyre wear and side wall failure i have resorted to using a smaller diameter tyre inside the outer tyre. It does mean you can wear the outer down to the canvas and they are more resistant of punctures but the downside is they are not easy to get on and off.
At the last count:- Peugeot 531 pro, Dawes Discovery Tandem, Dawes Kingpin X3, Raleigh 20 stowaway X2, 1965 Moulton deluxe, Falcon K2 MTB dropped bar tourer, Rudge Bi frame folder, Longstaff trike conversion on a Giant XTC 840
the previous ones had been OK though.
