What to do with old bike tubes?
This weekend I had two flats and later when I went back and inspected the tubes I found that one had such a small hole that I could easily repair it but the other was a total wash. I was about to throw it out and started thinking that there had to be a better option to some how reuse it. But what could I do that wouldn’t require a full weekend of work, or buying a bunch of extra crap? I’ve seen belts, wallets, and all kinds of things made out of them but honestly I don’t have the patience for that right now. Then it hit me, I’m always looking for a rubber band and can never find one, so maybe I could use the tube an make a ton of them. So I grabbed the scissors and got to work:
In about 10 minutes I’d sliced up the entire tube and now have a jar full of I have no idea how many cool as hell black rubber bands that I can use for any number of things. I already replaced the binder clip I was using to hold a stack of credit cards together in my pocket with one and love it. This was super simple, endlessly useful, and will keep this stuff out of the landfill for a little while longer anyway. Works for me!
5 Comments, Comment or Ping
Will Campbell
That is effing brilliant.
May 12th, 2008
Nick
Very clever
May 12th, 2008
clay
these guys make messenger bags out of old inner tubes really nice bags
http://alchemygoods.com/
May 14th, 2008
Rob Ray
nice one!!! I have about 8 dead tubes in a box thinking the same thing “There has to be something cool I can do with these. It’s black rubber for chrissakes.”
May 15th, 2008
wolfsbayne
u could’ve cut out part of the sidewall and pushed raw meat it thru ala Tool music videos
May 17th, 2008
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