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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Very Slow Leaks.
Date: 9 May 2025 17:47:28 GMT
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Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@gXXmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/9/2025 4:41 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>> 
>> I swap the tube out roadside and patch at home.
>> 
> 
> So do I. My patching equipment is nicely sorted and organized. It's much 
> easier to patch a tube in my workshop.
> 
> 
Mine is so rare that generally I find the glue has dried or so on, the
commute bikes and the MTB have tubes, all of which have substantial tyres
that length of time between punctures is measured in years.

Slightly annoying that the old school roadie needs such tyres as it only
one very short sections that have glass risk, one underpass from the dark
ages of road infrastructure that is often has glass from pedestrians, and
further on the flyover which is the only section of the cycleway that you
get debris spray though the puncture risk is much lower, the subway is high
risk but it’s awkward to avoid.

Such is life!

Roger Merriman