Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Strangely enough, I rode on Saturday on a bike with two tubes with pre-glued patches on them. One's had them on for two and a half years, the other for at least a year and a half. Finished a metric, with lunch on the way, and never had to re-pump....
Not strange at all. The first generation Park glueless patches were not dependable as some have mentioned. At least the last 5 years (more I believe) those Park patches are permanent. I have used them on road bike tubes up to 120 PSI and my fat bike down to 8 PSI. Never had ONE fail. My commuter has one on the rear tube for two years now as I type this.
In fact, when I get a puncture I don't even pull off the wheel. I just remove about 12 inches of tire bead, pull out that section of tube, scuff, patch, push the tube back in, reset the tire, pump, ride. I can patch a tire and hit with CO2 in roughly 10 minutes start to finish. In the rain. No problems, no concern for dried vulcanizing liquid.
Originally Posted by
KD5NRH
Oh gee, a Park shill. Just what the bike world needs.
Park shill my arse. It's not my fault Park makes those things. They work. I don't care what label is on the little box. And anybody who wants to play with tubes of goo, be my guest. The fact that this thread exists is proof that some have been left stranded by that stuff. Or at least THINKING about it a lot! My original post here was 2013 and I still swear by the Park annoyance-free patches.
Originally Posted by
noglider
I still like vulcanizing glue for patches best.
I had a friend in college who liked his girlfriend to burn him with lit cigarettes. If it makes you happy bro, go for it. I'll see ya down tha road.