Re: Patching TPU innertube

James <james.e.steward@gmail.com> wrote:

On 27/12/24 02:20, Roger Merriman wrote:

 
Yup interesting stuff, I’d not persisted with TPU tubes, as on the Gravel
bike tubeless has solved that, and TPU seem to puncture just as easily as
butyl
 
I’ve toyed with idea of the MTB as with that and it’s burly tires punctures
aren’t a thing, but on the other hand would one notice the difference with
a TPU tube in terms of feel?
 
Hence I’ve chosen to not fix what isn’t broke for time being.
 

 
I swap tyres fairly often on my gravel bike.  Some 30mm road slicks,
40mm light gravel, 45mm for rougher gravel, etc.  I don't want to be
messing around with liquid sealant.
 

I tend to use tyres that are good enough, so the desire and need to change
tyres. Just isn’t a thing.

One of the features I like about the Gravel bike is its able to be good
enough for a wide range of conditions it will loose out to a road race bike
and a MTB on the edges but that still leaves quite a range of conditions.

Does the higher pressures and punctures not bother you? Even 10psi higher
I’d still occasionally touch the rim, ie you end up with a suboptimal tire
pressure to ward off pinch flats, let alone that fairly racy tyres puncture
from thorns etc quite easily, ie sealant generally solves both those.

Roger Merriman