Originally Posted by
rydabent
As I have posted, the Park glueless patches worked great for me. The problem with the old fashioned glue and patch kits is that after the tube has been opened once the glue turns hard and useless.
Originally Posted by
prathmann
I haven't had that problem unless either the tube or the cap has a small crack in it. To make the cap have a more air tight seal I let a bit of the glue get on the threads of the tube before resealing it. Usually there's still plenty of glue left after the patches are used up so I put the old tube in the next patch kit for redundancy.
What prathman says. I seldom have patch kits that last long enough for the glue to dry out but if it happens, it usually takes years of sitting, forgotten, in the bottom of a bag. Seal the glue tube properly and it won't dry out. Or, alternatively, get new tubes of glue periodically. They are cheap and better than walking.
Last edited by cyccommute; 09-17-12 at 06:44 AM.