Originally Posted by
Alex Atkinson
Some month ago I bought some tools for my bike and there was a small tube with glue(together with that tools). I dropped it in my cycling bag(just in case) and it's still there. Hope I'll never need it.
The patch glue will dry up even if it's never been opened. I'm guessing it would be good for maybe a year.
Glued patches are the most reliable. I'm usually running tubes with a patch, and never worry about them leaking.
I use my spare tube on the road, then save the punctured tube. I'll buy a new patch kit and fix 3-5 tubes at once, at home. When using one of those tubes, or putting it in my bag as a spare, I test it on the bike overnight.
Superglue
I'm very surprised that superglue works at all. It's kind of stiff and brittle. I tried filling small cuts in my tires with superglue, and it popped out on the next ride.
I didn't think that superglue would hold on a stretching tube