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<\/a>QED - easily stuff this in your jersey pocket<\/p><\/div>\n
Gather your materials:
\nC02 cartridge
\nC02 cartridge inflator head
\nbrand new, un-used innertube
\ntire lever
\ncross section of an old innertube
\ntalc powder (baby powder)
\nziploc bag or a sheet of food wrap<\/p>\n
<\/a>some of the materials you'll need<\/p><\/div>\n
I took some left-over rim tape and used it to secure a C02 cartridge and an inflator head together.<\/p>\n
Next sprinkle some talc powder on the new, un-used innertube.<\/p>\n
<\/a>talc powder actually helps prevent pinch flats<\/p><\/div>\n
To protect the innertube, wrap it in food wrap or a small ziploc bag. The salt from you sweat could ruin your innertube before you ever put it into service.<\/p>\n
<\/a>wrap it up to protect it from sweat and road grit<\/p><\/div>\n
Now let’s put an old blown-out innertube to use by re purposing a cross section of tube into a compression band.<\/p>\n
<\/a>with scissors, cut a cross section of innertube; about 2 inches<\/p><\/div>\n
You’ll need to use an mtb innertube or a cyclocross innertube as a skinny road innertube will just be too small. Stretch the compression band so that you can fit the bundled innertube, tire lever, and C02 cartridge all into a very compact ride kit. Voila`<\/p>\n
<\/a>keep it simple<\/p><\/div>\n
On shorter rides, you can probably leave the saddle bag behind and thus you’ll look PRO!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here’s a valuable tip to help out the roadies out there: a DIY compression band made out of a section of old innertube.\u00c2\u00a0 Use this to enable a bundled up fix-a-flat kit that is super compact and organized for stuffing … Continue reading