Originally Posted by
rccardr
I was hoping not to indicate my old age by mentioning that when I was a kid, hot patches were all we used. Came with a little tin dealie that sat on top of the patch, and you lit it with a match.
I used them a lot. Two problems with them today. 1, the patch is too big for a road bike tube, I would cut them down to fit. 2. They dont' make them any more. I can't find them now. They do/did work great