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My bicycle has a rear tyre puncture and the repair man at Halfords told me that they will charge me for parts? |
I was told you just find the hole in the tube and put some cement or whatever to cover it, but they have charged me for a new tube? Is this better? this is better in the long run just not for ur wallet, Next time buy a repair kit or a new tube from wilkinsons and fit it ursellf its not hard and that way it costs 拢2 not 拢10 In terms of peace of mind ... possibly. In terms of them seeing you coming, definately. The cost of a new tube compared with a simple patch is bound to be more. Get yourself Latex inner-tubes, they rarely puncture, well worth the money. New tube is always better. A puncture repair is usally considered as as temporary measure as there is a good chance that over time the 'patch' will start leaking. If you can afford it, get the new tube - but this really is a simple task so why pay Halfords to do it? Repair it yourself! Jesus! can't anyone do ANYTHING for themselves these days? Get a NEW tube then get some liquid punture stop and put that in before you inflate then you won't get any more punctures! SIMPLE http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/avoid-flat-tyres-p... unless it is a big hole or right next to the valve, then a patch is fine. I have run bikes with several 5 or 6 patches on, with no problems on them coming off, and leaking. They are ripping you off, i hope you got the old tube, put a patch on it, you now have a spare. Make sure you check the tyre, on the inside for anything that might have caused it, or the next one. Halfords might not. The only exception to the above, is if you have curbed your front wheel, when the pressure has been low, you may have nipped the tube and cut a decent length of it. a new tube is always better than a patched up one, if for nothing else than peace of mind. a puncture is not difficult to repair, basically you get a not very expensive kit which comprises of some rubber glue, and a variety of different sized patches. you take out your inner tube. locate the hole, a bowl of water is good for smaller holes. dry it off, put on some glue then put the patch on top. easy. if the tube is perished, or has a long slit in it rahter than a puncture from a thorn for example then its possible that it could not be patched. then again its far easier and quicker to put a new tube in plus they get a sale out of it. i always carry a spare tube. that way i can just replace the tube when out riding and repair the puncture at leisure later. That is the problems with going to Halfords!!! Its like taking your laptop into PC World when its not charged then they try and sell you a new one due to it not working..... Change it yourself next time! |
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