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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1835164" data-attributes="member: 131855">I feel your pain my friend. My wheelchair uses the same types of inner tube commonly used in bicycles although local stores don't always have the right size. One day I ran over something sharp and cut one of the tires. The staple, like those commonly used in offices, went through to the tube. I removed the staple because I kept scratching my hand on it. Of course that caused the remainder of the air to leak out. When I went to replace the tube later that evening I must have pinched the tube against the rim because the tube popped long before I reached the recommended pressure. Like you that was the only spare tube I had. I got someone to go to a local store for a replacement and had them purchase three (might have been all they had in the correct size). By the time I was done I had hoped two of the three replacement tubes they had purchased. Grand total for the day: I cut tube at work, two more blown out while making repairs<img src="/images/smilies/huh2.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":huh" title="Huh    :huh" data-shortname=":huh" /><img src="/images/smilies/punchy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":punchy" title="Punchy    :punchy" data-shortname=":punchy" />, and a major spike in my blood pressure.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I now keep 4 or 5 spares around as well as a second complete set of wheels with tires. Schrader valves are common on the tubes I use. I was under the impression that Presta valves were more common in other parts of the world.</blockquote>

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