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Minimum distance between holes in inner tube
How To Prevent Holes Around The Inner-tube Valve?If I can't find the hole causing a flat tire, do I need to replace the tube?What inner tube do I need for this tyre?exploding inner tubesMystery flat keeps happening 3-5 times a week. Do I weigh too much for my tires?Why do I keep getting flats?Inner tube blows up due to rim holesPicking an inner tube sizeHow can I avoid tearing the valve loose from an inner tube with a wheel lock?Why using a puncture repair kit instead of a new inner tube?
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I recently got a second puncture in my road bike inner tube. In my opinion, the hole is pretty close to the other one that I fixed. I searched the internet but nowhere could I find a guideline to see what is the minimum recommended distance between two holes to fix them.
Does anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance
Daan
road-bike wheels innertube puncture
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
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I recently got a second puncture in my road bike inner tube. In my opinion, the hole is pretty close to the other one that I fixed. I searched the internet but nowhere could I find a guideline to see what is the minimum recommended distance between two holes to fix them.
Does anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance
Daan
road-bike wheels innertube puncture
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
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I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38
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I recently got a second puncture in my road bike inner tube. In my opinion, the hole is pretty close to the other one that I fixed. I searched the internet but nowhere could I find a guideline to see what is the minimum recommended distance between two holes to fix them.
Does anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance
Daan
road-bike wheels innertube puncture
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
I recently got a second puncture in my road bike inner tube. In my opinion, the hole is pretty close to the other one that I fixed. I searched the internet but nowhere could I find a guideline to see what is the minimum recommended distance between two holes to fix them.
Does anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance
Daan
road-bike wheels innertube puncture
road-bike wheels innertube puncture
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
asked Jun 19 at 19:27
Daan HermansDaan Hermans
183 bronze badges
183 bronze badges
1
I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38
add a comment |
1
I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38
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I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38
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Patches that overlap are less likely to work - even more so if they're those blunt-edged ones. Thin patches that taper off gently will be more likely to work when overlapped.
Two patches overlapped may also cause an excessive bump, so I might take off the existing patch and fit the bigger size patch over both holes.
On one rare tube I ended up making a patch using a large piece of inner tube from a donor tube, and formed a homemade patch from that, which worked adequately.
So there is no minimum distance, it comes down to whether you can get a patch to adhere properly around the hole/s.
answered Jun 19 at 19:56
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If you can put a patch on without overlapping the existing one, it's fine. If the patches would overlap, I can't see any problem but I could have missed something.
Were the two punctures in rapid succession? If so, that and the similar location suggests that there's still debris in your tyre: check the area carefully for glass or similar pokng through the inside of the tyre.
answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
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Patches that overlap are less likely to work - even more so if they're those blunt-edged ones. Thin patches that taper off gently will be more likely to work when overlapped.
Two patches overlapped may also cause an excessive bump, so I might take off the existing patch and fit the bigger size patch over both holes.
On one rare tube I ended up making a patch using a large piece of inner tube from a donor tube, and formed a homemade patch from that, which worked adequately.
So there is no minimum distance, it comes down to whether you can get a patch to adhere properly around the hole/s.
answered Jun 19 at 19:56
Criggie♦Criggie
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Patches that overlap are less likely to work - even more so if they're those blunt-edged ones. Thin patches that taper off gently will be more likely to work when overlapped.
Two patches overlapped may also cause an excessive bump, so I might take off the existing patch and fit the bigger size patch over both holes.
On one rare tube I ended up making a patch using a large piece of inner tube from a donor tube, and formed a homemade patch from that, which worked adequately.
So there is no minimum distance, it comes down to whether you can get a patch to adhere properly around the hole/s.
answered Jun 19 at 19:56
Criggie♦Criggie
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Patches that overlap are less likely to work - even more so if they're those blunt-edged ones. Thin patches that taper off gently will be more likely to work when overlapped.
Two patches overlapped may also cause an excessive bump, so I might take off the existing patch and fit the bigger size patch over both holes.
On one rare tube I ended up making a patch using a large piece of inner tube from a donor tube, and formed a homemade patch from that, which worked adequately.
So there is no minimum distance, it comes down to whether you can get a patch to adhere properly around the hole/s.
answered Jun 19 at 19:56
Criggie♦Criggie
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Patches that overlap are less likely to work - even more so if they're those blunt-edged ones. Thin patches that taper off gently will be more likely to work when overlapped.
Two patches overlapped may also cause an excessive bump, so I might take off the existing patch and fit the bigger size patch over both holes.
On one rare tube I ended up making a patch using a large piece of inner tube from a donor tube, and formed a homemade patch from that, which worked adequately.
So there is no minimum distance, it comes down to whether you can get a patch to adhere properly around the hole/s.
answered Jun 19 at 19:56
Criggie♦Criggie
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If you can put a patch on without overlapping the existing one, it's fine. If the patches would overlap, I can't see any problem but I could have missed something.
Were the two punctures in rapid succession? If so, that and the similar location suggests that there's still debris in your tyre: check the area carefully for glass or similar pokng through the inside of the tyre.
answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
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If you can put a patch on without overlapping the existing one, it's fine. If the patches would overlap, I can't see any problem but I could have missed something.
Were the two punctures in rapid succession? If so, that and the similar location suggests that there's still debris in your tyre: check the area carefully for glass or similar pokng through the inside of the tyre.
answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
add a comment |
If you can put a patch on without overlapping the existing one, it's fine. If the patches would overlap, I can't see any problem but I could have missed something.
Were the two punctures in rapid succession? If so, that and the similar location suggests that there's still debris in your tyre: check the area carefully for glass or similar pokng through the inside of the tyre.
answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
15.3k3 gold badges41 silver badges73 bronze badges
If you can put a patch on without overlapping the existing one, it's fine. If the patches would overlap, I can't see any problem but I could have missed something.
Were the two punctures in rapid succession? If so, that and the similar location suggests that there's still debris in your tyre: check the area carefully for glass or similar pokng through the inside of the tyre.
answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Jun 19 at 19:35
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
add a comment |
Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
Thanks, the time between two punctures was over two months so I don't think it was any debris. But still thanks!
– Daan Hermans
Jun 21 at 4:53
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
@DaanHermans Agreed — it’d be more like two hours in that case. 🙂
– David Richerby
Jun 21 at 7:43
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I would recommend to buy some decent puncture proof tires instead of patching. Those tires can go for more than 10000km without a single puncture, it's something like a 100x reduction as far as I can tell. Definitely worth a few Euros/Dollars/whatever extra cost on the tires, imho.
– cmaster
Jun 19 at 20:15
@cmaster Sometimes the puncture is a sheer (un)luck and/or wrong inflation strategy. I had a trip where I patched daily. Very same bike, tyres, tubes, riding style year later and I didn't need to patch at all.
– Crowley
Jun 20 at 8:38