Originally Posted by
mattkime
I spent a good long while trying to learn how to patch a tube. maybe my problem is that i run these tubes at 100 psi. i tried patching about a dozen times without a single success before giving up. (yes, i tried that...and that....and that....) sure, i might have been doing something wrong but hell if i could figure it out. maybe it had to do with the weather?
patching is cool but its not always practical.
The pressure has nothing to do with it. Do you let the glue dry long enough before putting on the patch? It needs to look dry before putting on the patch. Do you sand the surface of the tube where the patch is going to go. Do you touch the sanded area with your fingers and leave oil from your skin on the tube? Done correctly patches don't fail. They don't fail later either. They work in any weather.