Can I ride a bike tyre with a hole in it, and can it be fixed? If the hole in the tyre is large, this may cause the inner tube to bulge through the gap, like a hernia. If this is the case ...

Let's say that each of these Plattfuss Rubber Bands, made from old bike inner-tubes, is 2mm wide. You get around 70 in a pack, which requires 140mm (5.5-inches) of OG bike tube to make them.

Over at Instructables, Tommi Potx has taken things even further with a long list of inner-tube hacks in a how-to entitled “Several of 1000 Uses for Old Bicycle Tubes”. Some of them involve his ...

Two cousins from El Monte, both in their 30s, were stranded in an inflatable, one-person raft that was towing a clear inner tube, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said.

Even the best tubeless tyres aren’t infallible. Punctures do happen. Especially when you gash a sidewall, and the hole is too large for sealant to clog. The humble inner tube still has its place in ...