|   Strength of tube compromised by a patch? | Egg
May 22, 2003 5:02 AM | | Do patches make a tube less reliable, weaker? |
| nope, stronger | club
May 22, 2003 5:11 AM | | if anything, the patch makes a tube stronger, thicker rubber=more puncture resistance.
The key is to get a good bond. Abrade well, glue, let the glue dry, then apply the patch and press firmly. When I patch at home, I put the applied tube with patch between two pieces of wood and clamp it in the vise for a few minutes. For best results, use only Rema patches and glue, they are the best, period. |
| strength of tube compromised only if patched incorrectly .nm. | GabbaGabbaHey
May 22, 2003 5:24 AM | | |
| Agree with all of the above but... | Metroid
May 22, 2003 7:30 AM | | Only if using vulcanizing patches like Rema. The "glueless" patches work okay but I wouldn't call them a permanent fix. The glue patches don't take that long to dry. They should only be needed on the trail in the unlikely event you've already blown your spare tubes (you do carry spare tubes, right?).
I got the deal of the week at REI on time. I go in to get some Rema patches and see they have a box of 100 with a 15 cents price tag on them. I'm pretty sure they were supposed to be 15 cents each but I got them all for that price. So now I have a lifetime supply. Not that I've needed them much lately. I haven't had a flat in quite a while. |
| String of luck is over.....good story.... | Egg
May 22, 2003 10:18 AM | | I ride pretty aggressively off-road and have not had a flat in 3 years!! So last weekend i'm riding and I get a flat, switch to my spare (brand new!) tube.....it's flat, find two holes and patch them, fill up the tube and start riding. I make it about 100 feet and it's flat again.
So i figured this new tube is swiss cheese and go back to the original and patch two holes on it (last two patches) and ride gingerly home.
Well i guess i got my 3 years worth of holes all in one day....weird. I thought at first maybe my rim had a bur or something but it doesn't appear to. |
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