Zombie thread.

Oh gee, a Park shill. Just what the bike world needs.

Pre glued patches are a temporary emergency measure when you're not willing to carry the weight of a real kit and don't mind completely ruining the tube to get a couple more days out of it.

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.


It's all in the tube prep (sanding off the mold release). Though I did pick up another glue tube in yet another repair kit for the tubes waiting to be patched.

I still like vulcanizing glue for patches best.

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.


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.

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.

Why worry about the goo drying up?

A whole new patch kit with a new tube a goo and brand new patches hat aren't dry rotted costs like $3.

Just get a new one every year.

I had one too many run-ins with dried-out glue and now use the glueless ones exclusively. When they fail, I replace the tube.

Squeeze the air out before you put the cap on.