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Msngr
04-06-05, 08:03 PM
Nashbar used to sell boxes of 100 patches, but no glue or anything else. since i have dozens of glue tubes and lots of sandpaper, i'd like to get a buttload of patches.

anyone know who sells costco-sized boxes of patches?

drcrash
04-06-05, 08:26 PM
Try http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi
BostonFixed
04-06-05, 08:31 PM
w00t! 100 patches for $18!

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=898094134968&d=single&c=Tire%20Tube&sc=Repair%20Kits%20and%20Supplies&tc=Patches&item_id=IN-9028

slvoid
04-06-05, 08:36 PM
Whoa...
you planning to line your tube with patches?
jdub71
04-06-05, 08:41 PM
your local tire shop will prolly be happy to sell you a box of patches. we would anytime someone asked when my dad had his shop.
Brian
04-07-05, 02:15 AM
i'd like to get a buttload of patches.




Sounds painful.
Doctor Morbius
04-07-05, 02:32 AM
Nashbar used to sell boxes of 100 patches, but no glue or anything else. since i have dozens of glue tubes and lots of sandpaper, i'd like to get a buttload of patches.

anyone know who sells costco-sized boxes of patches?Try this link ...

http://www.buttloadofpatches.com/

:D
raverson
04-07-05, 10:47 PM
I don't know about a buttload of patches, but here on the west coast, Orchard Supply Hardware sells Slime brand patch kits that includes 20-1 inch patches, 4-1x2 inch patches, a large 3 inch patch and 2- .41oz tubes of glue for a wopping $2.95
Dirtbike
04-07-05, 10:58 PM
Just take an old tube and cut it up into 100 small pieces. Voila! 100 small patches.
markhr
04-07-05, 11:15 PM
seconded - the headaches patches give compared to rubber cement, inner tube piece and a couple of clothes pegs, well......
Msngr
04-08-05, 06:39 AM
hey, thanx for all the replies. i'm going with that bike tools, etc. racket.

i've always thought that vulcanizing was better for higher pressure tires than rubber cement. i suppose you need the clothes pegs to hold the "patch" on until it dries. or maybe you just put them on your ears to make your kids laugh while you fix your tires.

oops, i just realized that these patches are "self vulcanizing." anybody have any experience with that? sounds a little iffy.