Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
am I just too cheap or what? I patch my tire until they have about a half a dozen or so patches. Never had reliability issues with patched tires. I just find it so wasteful when people throw away the tube wih one simple flat. newer glueless thin patches are useless. The old fashioned with glue kind works really well.

tire liners/protectors. they worked really well for me, though I haven't used them in a long time. It's a bit of hassle.

smilingcat
I keep a patch kit too, along with a spare tube in case the patch kit doesn't cover the job......though I always end up using my kit on other people's tubes (no flats, knock on wood).
The liner is a bit of a hassle the first time you get it in there, no doubt about that!