Tube patching hints for the Great Recession of 2009
05-18-09, 05:23 PM
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Assuming this was directed at me, the leak was slow enough where you could patch the tube at night, go for a ride the next day, and the following day (two days after patching) it would be flat. Happened to two tubes.
05-18-09, 05:33 PM
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Save your old tube for round patches,(use a 1/2" copper sleeve and hammer if too spastic to cut circles).Buy a $7 pint can of PVC showerpan adhesive at Home Dopey.Glue both members(tire/leak area), and let stand for 5 min.You can patch the whole forum for years.
Not sure if this will work on those crappy latex tubes.
Not sure if this will work on those crappy latex tubes.
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DON'T BUY PATCH KITS.
Get a couple 20 packs of Rema Patches, and a tube of real tire repair rubber cement from a truck stop.
I usually patch a tube once or twice, then pitch it. And I dont patch cuts or snake bites from pinch flats.
Get a couple 20 packs of Rema Patches, and a tube of real tire repair rubber cement from a truck stop.
I usually patch a tube once or twice, then pitch it. And I dont patch cuts or snake bites from pinch flats.
05-19-09, 11:58 AM
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Only 4 pages? C'mon....bump...I think we have longer threads on whether to wear your sunglasses over vs. under you helmet straps!
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However, they do happen. I treat them as 2 separate punctures with a patch centered over each hole. You can overlap the patches if you have to but simply installing one patch, the buffing and preparing the other hole. The patch will vulcanize on top of another patch without problems. If you really only want to patch once, use the nearly useless oversized patches that come in every patch kit. Just get enough glue down in a large enough area so that the patch can cover it.
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