Originally Posted by
cthenn
Wow that's a lot of work and research for patches! I just bought a 100-pack of Rema patches and I will assume that will last me practically a lifetime. Think I paid like $12, so 12 cents a pop, which is pretty darn good. Scraping around for a bigger savings on top of that is not worth my time. But hey, if the others work well, and you are willing to put in the time to research all of this, more power to you.
But does that include the cement? I figure it cost me about 0.5 a patch total, and it seems a hundred lasts about a month in the summertime. Many tubes have 2 holes due to failed curb hops and thus 2 pinch flats. But i had one mtn bike tuve that has 17 separate holes in it. From one ride. Note that this is a free sidewalk service, and I am sure if the kids and teens in this poor city had to pay then almost all of the tires I have seen would stay flat. BTW, I have found NiagaraCycle.com to be the cheapest for things like tubes and tires (I do charge cost for them), if you order enough to bring down the shipping.