Cheap way to patch a tube?

[Lazarus]

Is this different rims then you have been using? Check and see where the holes are. The problem could be the rim?

[SVOboy]

New indeed! I tried. Iono, I'll play with it more later. I'll let people know how it goes in a second.

[Lazarus]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

New indeed! I tried. Iono, I'll play with it more later. I'll let people know how it goes in a second.

Do they have rim tape in them covering the spoke holes?

[SVOboy]

Nope, don't think I need rim tape since they're deep Vs and the spoke are recessed. Mehbe my theory here is wrong.

[Lazarus]

You can have a bur on one of the holes or just when you pump them up to 130 PSI the tube will push into the holes. Might ask the bike shop but I would go with the rim tape.

[SVOboy]

Makes since. I'd heard conflicting reports and hadn't thought about it. Silly me.

[Lazarus]

When I was riding MTB quite a bit I used tubeless tires. You could take a regular tire and make it tubeless. It work great. At the time I think I converted them for about 20 bucks. I never tried a road bike tire but they have kits for that now too. They have a video on the site that shows you how to do it. It can be mess to set up but once you get it they work as advertised. Highly recommended if offroad or riding in areas with lot of debris

[SVOboy]

I was thinking about getting clinchers the next time I bought rims, but Iono. I'll check out the tubeless stuff now.

[roflwaffle]

I bought hundreds of heavy glue on patches for not too much on eh4y. The stick on patches don't last for too long and are 'spensive IMO.

[AndrewJ]

Lazarus is right, you NEED rim tape. Those little spoke nipples may not seem like much at 0psi, but at 100psi they're flat tires waiting to happen. Even with deep-V rims the tube will get forced around the sharp edges of the holes that the nipples are recessed into. Rim tape is super-cheap too, my LBS always has it right next to the patch kits.