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Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 5:44 pm
by Yorick
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
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 5:54 pm
by Count Steer
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
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.
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 7:02 pm
by crust
Call yoursen a yorkshire man?
When you can't see the tube for the patches.
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 7:05 pm
by Ditchfinder
Especially in a dry environment I wouldn't be worrying about a patch unless I knew I was cackhanded when I fixed it
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 7:59 pm
by Skub
Tubes are cheap. I always keep a spare set and change them,plus have a look at the rim rubber too.
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 8:34 pm
by JackyJoll
If you’re not riding far from home, it doesn’t matter too much.
Otherwise, fit a new tube.
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:17 pm
by Tricky
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
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:20 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
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
) - 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
What Tricky said.
Re: Inner Tube Repair???
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 10:24 pm
by Ditchfinder
I'm more paranoid about rim tape condition and nipple corrosion than a patch. If it holds air the first time it's fine
) has tubes with 4 or more patches on .