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How do I stop punctures in my bike tubes
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Consider tubless with sealant in your tyres. Personally I used to get punctures all the time, but my tyre was wearing pretty thin so I swapped it out for another I had lying about and I haven't had a puncture since.
For a portable puncture repair kit I recommend having both adhesive patches (they never last but are good short-term) and rubber patches with cement. Instead of the shitty aluminium tubes of cement that evaporate after a year, buy a big tub of the stuff and use it to fill up some glass nail-polish bottles, the ones with brushes in the lid. They're perfect little containers for applying cement to your patches. You should get practiced enough that you can patch a puncture in 5 minutes with a self-adhesive and be back on the road.
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>>2977001
Pic related did work for me but partly I think because inner tube construction has just got pathetic plus I'm cheap and always buy cheapest. My punctures are typically tiny natural prickles so I used to do quite well with glue and tiny patches.
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>>2977001
get double-sided tape, the moderately thick rubbery kind and not foamy or flat kind, and put it on the inside of the tire, all around
don't peel off the outer side, keep it on, you don't need to glue it to anything but the tire
guranteed puncture protection
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>>2977001
A tire with a thick continuous central ridge.
Minimizes rolling resistance on pavement. Small bits of glass/wire etc embed but don't go deep enough to puncture the tube.