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EXCALIBUR

01-09-06 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CommuterRun

I carry a glueless patch kit and a spare tube. On the road I replace the tube. The kit is just a back up to that. After I get home I patch the tube with ShoeGoo. This stuff holds much better than glueless patches and is easier to do than glued patches. Just buff the area of the tube with sandpaper, apply a small gob of ShoeGoo over the hole, hang to tube up where it won't be disturbed and you're done.

I've never heard of using ShoeGoo to patch a tube. Does it really hold if you pump up a patched tube and tire to 110 psi?

CommuterRun

01-09-06 05:27 AM

I run my road bike tires at 120 psi and never had a problem with it, but I don't get many flats, either. I've only tried it three times, only once on that bike, but I put that same tube back on and am still using it.

truman

01-09-06 08:39 AM

I can blame just about all of my patch failures on my refusal to let the patching glue dry properly. I replace the tube with a fresh one, then patch the holed one at my leisure. I usually toss them before I patch them a 4th time. Better tires have cut way down on how many flats I have to fix.

I often cut up old tubes to make rubber bands.

EXCALIBUR

01-09-06 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CommuterRun

I shall give ShoeGoo a try next time.

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