Getting Lots Of Flats on Rear Wheel - Thoughts?
05-01-14, 02:39 PM
#52
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Odd. Mine has been quite the opposite. I haven't had a problem with a single one. Can't beat the size of that tiny kit for it either.
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05-01-14, 07:11 PM
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If your standard patches aren't permanent, you're doing something incorrectly. It used to be that glueless (I assume the same as "pre-glued") patches were lousy, but that may have changed over the years, so it's very likely both standard and glueless are very reliable.
05-01-14, 08:24 PM
#54
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Sorry, I wasn't clear. I am able to patch both with vulcanizing kits and with the pre-glued patches. I have had no problems with the pre-glued patches and prefer them since there is less fooling around and it's a smaller kit. I use them frequently and I've never had a problem with one failing after it was applied.
J.
J.
05-01-14, 09:48 PM
#55
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I might throw in an assumption here that many pre-glued users with bad experiences might have not taken the necessary time to properly prepare the tube surface?? If a pre-glued patch is applied to a properly prepared surface, it may well be just as good as a vulcanised patch. I have never used a pre-glued patch as I very rarely get a flat, and when I have gotten a flat I have had a spare tube and repaired the puctured tube when I got home. I do know that if you don't prepare the patch surface properly, even a vulcanised patch won't work well.
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