Spare tubes of cement are easy to find online. They’re sealed very well and will last forever until you puncture the end for the first use.
--Eric N Twitter/Instagram/YouTube: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Oct 4, 2017, at 8:37 AM, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree with all of the comments here about patching and patch types. One > thing I've noticed lately, though, is that LBS's do not seem to be stocking > vulcanizing cement anymore - you can still get small tubes of it, but you > have to buy an entire patch kit including patches and that useless sandpaper > that comes with it. Even Riv is sold out of those nice little tubes they > sold. So I've resorted to Eric's method - I carry a spare tube and fix the > hole in the flatted tire when I get home. I have a can (the kind with the > brush attached to the inside of the lid) of universal cement that I got from > an auto parts store - the stuff used with the plugs on holes in car tires - > and it works just fine. I do carry a small patch kit in case I get another > flat on the road, but I've found that patching while out riding to be less > successful than doing it at home were I get get the tube good and clean, use > that can of cement, and clamp it on tightly with a c-clamp for a while until > it's set up good. > > >> On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 5:59:39 PM UTC-5, Eric Norris wrote: >> Properly done (which isn’t hard—just keep the patch area clean), patches >> last forever. I’ve found that most of the problems I have had in the past >> are related to cheap innertubes, not cheap patches. Seems like patches don’t >> stick to cheap tubes. >> >> FWIW, I have had great results with patches and glue that can be bought in >> bulk online. The glue, I think, all comes from the same huge vat somewhere. >> Biggest problem I have is finding small patches. Knowing that most holes are >> almost microscopic, the huge patches that most places sell are overkill. >> >> P.S. Ditch the sandpaper. You don’t need it. Just put a thin layer of glue >> on the tube. >> >> P.P.S. Unless they’ve changed the formulation a *lot,* I would not recommend >> glueless patches. They might work as a temporary fix in a pinch, but they >> don’t last and will start leaking pretty quickly. >> >> P.P.P.S. I always carry at least one spare tube and use it to fix a flat >> tire on a ride. I patch the tube with the hole when I get back home. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) >> >>> On Oct 3, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Philip Williamson <philip.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've never heard that tire-patching is impermanent. Every time my patching >>> job has failed, it's been apparent right away. Patches last for years and >>> years. >>> >>> I've sealed a few tiny holes with Stan's sealant inside the tube, instead >>> of by patching. So far so good on two out of three tries. These three tests >>> were adding Stan's to the tube after the puncture and airing up the tire. >>> >>> Philip >>> www.biketinker.com >>> Santa Rosa, CA >>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 2:36:10 PM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote: >>>> What is your track record with patching? >>>> >>>> Has it worked like a permanent, reliable fix for the tube? >>>> >>>> I hear differing opinions about this. >>>> >>>> I can save some $$ if patching is a permanent fix. >>>> >>>> >>>> Not interested in tubeless at all. Just wondering about question in >>>> subject title. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
