Incompetent people!

[Fourbikes]

I've just bought a wheel off eBay. It came complete with a tyre and inner tube. When I removed the tyre I noticed there was no rim tape. The inner tube has 24 (twenty four) patches on it, all on the outer side where the spoke holes have punctured it. The wheel looks completely unused (probably because air wouldn't stay in long enough to actually ride anywhere!). Whoever owned must have given up after repair number 24, thinking 'this is hopeless'.

At least it's given me a laugh.

 

[Stressed]

 

[fettler]

They might be incompetent but I'd give them full marks for perseverance.

 

[grantoury]

24! Must be a record.

 

[moonlite]

That's even better than the perennial forks-on-backward phenomenon . . .

 

[racer x]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Oh, I thought this was a thread for the incompetent people. If I use rim strips, it's usually electric tape. I'll just see myself out then.

 

[legrandefromage]

Oh, I thought this was a thread for the incompetent people. If I use rim strips, it's usually electric tape. I'll just see myself out then.

it gives you more wots or watts or something

 

[ishaw]

Must have been more patch than tube. I have to admit I've done that once, though after first puncture realised the error of my ways. 24 is just crazy.

 

[BerthaPog]

I've just bought a wheel off eBay. It came complete with a tyre and inner tube. When I removed the tyre I noticed there was no rim tape. The inner tube has 24 (twenty four) patches on it, all on the outer side where the spoke holes have punctured it. The wheel looks completely unused (probably because air wouldn't stay in long enough to actually ride anywhere!). Whoever owned must have given up after repair number 24, thinking 'this is hopeless'.

At least it's given me a laugh.

So how early did they quit? 24 out of 28/32?

Heads off to patent “inner tube mounted rim tape”.