Yup. Smoothing it out. Figure most of the folks at Rivendell are strong enough not to need tire levers. When I did my own kit, used a nickel. Wanted a smooth edge. But there is such a weight penalty.
That reminds me, my non-Rivendell sourced patch kit needs a coin. Maybe that Fiji 10 cent piece can be useful. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sep 18, 7:18 pm, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the photos show that the patches are dime-sized, but why the > dime for customers? To smooth the patch? I use my tire lever. > > Tony > > On Sep 18, 10:54 am, Ginz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Check out the photos of the patch kit at the Rivendell site and you'll > > see... > > > On Sep 18, 11:48 am, Bob827 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What is the dime for? > > > > Bob > > > > On Sep 18, 8:43 am, Mojo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Because they charge you directly for the dime they throw into the > > > > patch kit. > > > > > On Sep 17, 11:22 pm, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I think everything on the RBW site is in whole dollars except one item > > > > > which is $5.10. Know why? (I found out when I bought one last weekend) > > > > > > Tony- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
