Comments on: Earth Day 2008 - Recycle Your Old Innertubes

By: dave

dave — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:41:03 +0000

cut up tubes are goood for mounting lights blinkies and other things you don’t want to slip

By: Rhyno

Rhyno — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:00:56 +0000

2 years ago my neighbor and I are watching the SuperBowl first quarter when his hot water heaters start cooling off (BTW it was very, very cold outside). We soon realized the steam pipe out of the boiler had a hole in it and the valve on the boiler’s fresh water supply had kept fresh, cold water coming into the system, putting the boiler out of commission due to flooding in the basement. We spent the next 4.5 hrs cleaning up that mess and I used a MTB tube cut lengthwise, along with some plumbing putty, adjustable clamps, and some tin flashing, to patch that hole. It worked great and that fix lasted the rest of the winter! (The boiler has since been removed and destroyed)

By: j.d.

j.d. — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:06:32 +0000

Besides the above-mentioned items, I am working on a “travel” clothesline. Take 3 tubes, cut the valve-area out so that you now have three long bungee-type cords. Tie one end together, and include a loop of about 4 or 5 inches. Twine or paracord works good here. Then stretch the tubes as you braid them together. When you get to the finished end, tie again with another loop. Ta-da! Clothesline you can hang almost anywhere (because it will stretch) AND you don’t need clothespins - you just tuck a piece of clothing in the braids. Because you stretched it while braiding, the braids will be tight enough to have a secure grip on the clothing, but stretchy enough that you don’t have to fight with it.

I know, sounds loopy. Maybe I’ll send you guys one when I finish it up.

OH yeah - skinny road tubes work a bit better, but all will work fine.

By: Art

Art — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:45:29 +0000

Great Big Rubber Band Shooters.
Use your Blue Collar skills to build the coolest rubber band shooter on the block.
I’m going to build one for the handle bars. You can ride around the woods and have little dog fights. That section with the presta valve really hurts.

By: Kerbouchaud

Kerbouchaud — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:14:58 +0000

Tiki, you’d need an ATV tube for that trail

By: DP

DP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:42:10 +0000

Garbage can lid holder-oners. Loop one around one handle and over the top and around the other handle. Keeps the racoons & coyotes out and you can loosen one end and throw it over your shoulder for the hike up the hill on Wednesday nights. Tough boogers they are.

By: Tiki

Tiki — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:09:57 +0000

I patch them and carry them in my hydro pack to give them to people that forget to have one with them. I have thought of stashing them at desigated places on our home trail system.

I also cut them and used them to hold my mag light. to the Handle bars on those rides where we get caught in the darkness.

I have been experimenting with making mini hemroid donuts for the bumpin trail that we have to ride. So far not working.

By: sasha

sasha — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:35:21 +0000

I use them as bungie cords to hold stuff on my rack. I got tired of having bungies stolen, so I use the old tubes. Haven’t had one stolen yet.

I also bought a used bike that had the bars wrapped with an old tube. Not my recommended use for them, but it was OK, as long as I used gloves.

By: UltraRob

UltraRob — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:57:11 +0000

I used to path my tubes and reuse them. I’d save about 20 of them and then patch them all at once to be more efficient. For the last few years, I haven’t gotten around to patching them. I have a large boxes of them. I keep saying I’m going to patch them or give them to a local shop that patches them and gives them to kids and homeless.