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hi all,
just wondered what others out there use in an emergency say used up all your patches innertubes etc
what else could you use eg gum,

About five years ago I was up in the orkneys and got a pinch puncture. No shops around had any puncture kits.

I was riding 27" wheels with 1 1/4" tyres and was able to tie an overhand knot in the inntertube.

It worked fine with a slight bump........bump.............bump........

Pine/tree sap might work but would need to harden first. I also read that somewhere that people used to stuff grass into their tyres as a get you home faster than walking fix.

A postage stamp?
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two small zip ties on either side of the hole - sorted !

Tonyf33 wrote:I also read that somewhere that people used to stuff grass into their tyres as a get you home faster than walking fix.

This really dosn't work and is a nightmare to clean up. It might be possible to try and use properly dried hay/ straw but grass is a no no.

I tried grass, well, road side vegitation anyway. Works for a bit before you end up with a green smoothie being splattered over everything.

It got me home off the moors one night when 2 spare inner tubes turned out to have faulty valves. The mess was hideous though!

i broke a presta valve once - ripped the rubber a the base - impossible to fit a patch

applied loads of glue with some tight rubber bands wrapped around it

did me well for a good couple of days

Ordinary insulation tape can work well when wrapped around the tube and stuck to itself. It will usually stretch enough to cope with re-inflation.