Canadian bills - made of plastic - work even better. But the smallest denomination is a fiver.
On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 11:20 AM Harry Read via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday I found that one of the Gatorskin tires on my commuter bike has > a small tear in the sidewall. I discovered this after getting a flat, > patching the inner tube, and then having it go flat again--with a pop and > rapid loss of pressure. After patching the inner tube again, I spotted the > tear, and the inner tube bubbling out of it. So I wondered, is that > repairable? Turns out, it is, although it's not advisable as a permanent > solution; but if you were out on the road, it would probably get you home. > In this video, they tested duct tape, a regular inner tube patch, a > glueless patch, an emergency "tire boot" (essentially a special patch made > for this purpose) and a dollar bill--a long-known hack, apparently. The > upshot is the best two were the dollar bill and the tire boot, which both > worked at 120 psi. I think the bill works because it's strong and doesn't > stretch very much. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lux1S16YQcM > > Harry Read > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > -- S. Rose
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