Just patched the inner tube on Pen's 125 enduro bike.
How long would you trust a repair?
Or should I get a new inner tube?
Ta
Can't get one here so will have to come from UK
Inner Tube Repair???
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
I'd plan on getting a new tube when it needs a new tyre...maybe. If a repair was working I just reused the tube.Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 5:44 pm Just patched the inner tube on Pen's 125 enduro bike.
How long would you trust a repair?
Or should I get a new inner tube?
Ta
Can't get one here so will have to come from UK
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Especially in a dry environment I wouldn't be worrying about a patch unless I knew I was cackhanded when I fixed it
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Tubes are cheap. I always keep a spare set and change them,plus have a look at the rim rubber too.
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
If you’re not riding far from home, it doesn’t matter too much.
Otherwise, fit a new tube.
Otherwise, fit a new tube.
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
I know that ( in theory at least) you will never see this unless someone quotes me as for some unknown reason to me I've been on your favourites list forever- But to answer your question, I'd trust a patch repair forever ( or until it failed, whichever came soonest 
) - especially on an off-roader.
Seriously though, we patch tubes all the time on our " enduro' rides, never had a repair fail yet, and some of us ( Don
) has tubes with 4 or more patches on .
I wouldn't give it a second thought TBH
) - especially on an off-roader.Seriously though, we patch tubes all the time on our " enduro' rides, never had a repair fail yet, and some of us ( Don
) has tubes with 4 or more patches on .I wouldn't give it a second thought TBH
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
What Tricky said.Tricky wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:17 pm I know that ( in theory at least) you will never see this unless someone quotes me as for some unknown reason to me I've been on your favourites list forever- But to answer your question, I'd trust a patch repair forever ( or until it failed, whichever came soonest
Seriously though, we patch tubes all the time on our " enduro' rides, never had a repair fail yet, and some of us ( Don
I wouldn't give it a second thought TBH
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Re: Inner Tube Repair???
I'm more paranoid about rim tape condition and nipple corrosion than a patch. If it holds air the first time it's fine
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