I never had to use it, but a friend once gave us each a boot made from a cut up old bike tire. Seemed like it would hold up really well as it was much heavier duty than a dollar bill.
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10-02-2012, 11:31 AM #1
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10-02-2012, 01:40 PM #2
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Dollar bills are our go to boots for road side repairs, generally. We did just get Park Tools adhesive tire patches, I just replaced a dollar bill with one the other day. We've also used pieces of an old Tuffy tire liner. I've honestly never looked at them after removal.
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10-02-2012, 02:43 PM #3
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When we had our tandem, we had a blow out and tried to use a dollar bill for a boot. We had a very nice hole in the dollar bill when the tube blew through it after we pumped up the tire. Took about 5 minutes (no, the pressure wasn't that high, and the gash wasn't that big).
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10-02-2012, 05:18 PM #4
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I used a dollar bill after I had 4 flats on a century 6 years ago. However, I would never keep it in there! It's for emergencies, only. I put a new tire on as soon as I got home.
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