Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Exactly. When at the side of the road at 0° F, I am not comforted by what the Chemistry Book says about the properties of Toluene, especially since that is not the only ingredient in the patch kit glue tube.
You could, of course, warm the glue in your arm pit to make it more fluid and it would probably still work. Freezing it has no effect on the glue itself which is what I was pointing out in the first place.
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Take my word for it the glue won't come out of the tube. Of course another problem of fixing flats at bitter cold temperatures is pulling the backing off the patches with mittens on and applying glue that will set up just fine, if you chant a few paragraphs from your Chemistry Book.
So how is getting the backing off the patch any more difficult in mittens then getting the tire off the rim? I've never tried to take a wheel off with gloves on...much less mittens.
If you would read what I said, I did agree that a spare tube would be wise. However things happen and it would also be wise to carry a patch kit...and warm it (if you have to) with body heat.
I'll let your anti-intellectualism stand on its own.