Good thing about those wire thru the tire punctures is - patching can be done without removing the tire or the wheel.
Yes, that's exactly what I did. I love when that happens, especially on rear tires.
You say a patch was leaking on a previous flat, was it a new-fangled self stick press-on patch?
No, surprisingly it was the old-fashioned type -- the type I've been using for 30 years. The leak was so slow that I only found it by submerging the entire tire. My wife hadn't ridden for three weeks, so it had time to flatten the tire. I will be more rigorous in applying the goo from now on.