Puncture on singles

Greg Walton said:

OK here is a request I imagine on par with asking for a left handed
screwdriver or water pump for VW Beetle.......

Can punctured singles be repaired and used again, or are they one chance
only?

They can be repaired, but it's a lot harder then repairing clinchers.

Go to
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/tubular-repair.html

Cheers (and good luck)

Joel

Greg Walton said:

OK here is a request I imagine on par with asking for a left handed
screwdriver or water pump for VW Beetle.......

Can punctured singles be repaired and used again, or are they one chance
only?

Semi clueless bike repairer (me) has been asked to fix the newly acquired
beater of clueless friend (a 70's high end roadie that has seen better
days). And yes it has a flat single.

All advice appreciated before I throw it in the bin and give him the bad
news.

Cheers
Greg

well, this is the blind leading the blind no doubt ... but... my sweetie races with singles and I recall him saying on the weekend what a pain the particular ones he had were because when they punctured they had to be sent away to be repaired.

I'm not sure if it was just those particular ones... or what 'sent away' entails (anywhere from a remote village atop a mountain to the LBS I'm guessing 😄 )

He hadn't whing... errr... mentioned about previous singles, so maybe some can be fixed at home?

ali, who clearly has no idea... :o

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Quoted message said:

Greg Walton said:

OK here is a request I imagine on par with asking for a left handed
screwdriver or water pump for VW Beetle.......

Can punctured singles be repaired and used again, or are they one chance
only?

They can be repaired, but it's a lot harder then repairing clinchers.

Go to
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/tubular-repair.html

Or, buy a tube of Tufo tubular sealant, and use that, much easier. Be
careful with old singles though - although they might look alright they
might be rotten under the base tape - they go out with a bang if the
stitching's rotten!
Cheers
Gemma

Its actually a brand new Vittoria that he had a bike shop put on. The
puncture is from a staple, which is still in there. Its all about
economics now.... new tyre cost vs sealant cost vs my precious time
:-)

I found this stuff at the (rather good) bike section of the local DIY:

http://www.velox.fr/fr/index.php?art=1&th=20

So I'm trying this first, then a new tyre, whilst looking out for a set
of more practical clincher rims for him. The patching method goes on to
the "cant be arsed" list.

FYI here are some prices..... CHF/Swiss Francs more or less equal to $A

buying an old dura-ace specc'ed roadie for city transport CHF120
going to bike shop and having old single and bar tape replaced CHF80
getting a flat the second next day ...... priceless
a new Vittoria single from the DIY CHF27
can of sealant goo spray CHF7
my langauge if the sealant doesnt work .... priceless

Cheers
Greg

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Its actually a brand new Vittoria that he had a bike shop put on. The
puncture is from a staple, which is still in there. Its all about
economics now.... new tyre cost vs sealant cost vs my precious time
:-)

I found this stuff at the (rather good) bike section of the local DIY:

http://www.velox.fr/fr/index.php?art=1&th=20

So I'm trying this first, then a new tyre, whilst looking out for a set
of more practical clincher rims for him. The patching method goes on to
the "cant be arsed" list.

FYI here are some prices..... CHF/Swiss Francs more or less equal to $A

buying an old dura-ace specc'ed roadie for city transport CHF120
going to bike shop and having old single and bar tape replaced CHF80
getting a flat the second next day ...... priceless
a new Vittoria single from the DIY CHF27
can of sealant goo spray CHF7
my langauge if the sealant doesnt work .... priceless

Cheers
Greg

I'm sorry, did you just say "old dura-ace specc'ed roadie" for 120 francs? I
don't care what age it is, a Dura-ace gruppo in functional order attached to
a frame for that price is NOT something you see around these parts. Anyone
who cares to prove me wrong had better be able to produce the bike, because
I'll produce the cash. 🙂

GPW said:

FYI here are some prices..... CHF/Swiss Francs more or less equal to $A

buying an old dura-ace specc'ed roadie for city transport CHF120
going to bike shop and having old single and bar tape replaced CHF80
getting a flat the second next day ...... priceless
a new Vittoria single from the DIY CHF27
can of sealant goo spray CHF7
my langauge if the sealant doesnt work .... priceless

Me want! Me want!!!!

Can't fuggin' get anything 'decent' here in London, second hand.
I'm trashing my one and only bike (which is quite decent!) for this laughable job as a courier.

hippy

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I found this stuff at the (rather good) bike section of the local DIY:

http://www.velox.fr/fr/index.php?art=1&th=20

Quoted message said:

> FYI here are some prices..... CHF/Swiss Francs more or less equal to
> $A

buying an old dura-ace specc'ed roadie for city transport CHF120
going to bike shop and having old single and bar tape replaced CHF80
getting a flat the second next day ...... priceless
a new Vittoria single from the DIY CHF27
can of sealant goo spray CHF7
my langauge if the sealant doesnt work .... priceless

I'm sorry, did you just say "old dura-ace specc'ed roadie" for 120 francs?
I don't care what age it is, a Dura-ace gruppo in functional order
attached to a frame for that price is NOT something you see around these
parts. Anyone who cares to prove me wrong had better be able to produce
the bike, because I'll produce the cash. 🙂

Now I did say it was a 70's beater. Actually a worn out nightmare. On
closer inspection last night, the brakes and rear derailleur are Dura Ace,
the rest Shimano 600. Still could be a nice bike with more attention and a
small amount of cash thrown at it. But I'm just getting tired of getting my
hands dirty on friends filthy junkers. I went to true the rear wheel, but
found it was a broken spoke (cassette side of course) balanced out by a
combination of ultra loose to overtensioned spokes. As I don't have the
old-skool cassette removal tool, I sent him off to the LBS for that fix.

But back to the subject matter. The sealant goo worked a treat, only had to
use a small amount and the tyre held high pressure for a couple of hours
before I gave it back. So singles are repairable :-)

Have a good weekend y'all. I'm going to do a mountain pass in the last blast
of blue skies and 18C before the winter comes crashing in.

Cheers
Greg