Puncture repair patches

On 26 Mar, 15:09, "naked_draughtsman" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'm trying to get hold of some strips of puncture repair patches. I've got
loads of glue, chalk and sandpaper but running low on patches.

www.mikedyason.com

TerryJ

naked_draughtsman said:

I'm trying to get hold of some strips of puncture repair patches. I've got
loads of glue, chalk and sandpaper but running low on patches.

The LBS used to sell a strip of 8 for 80p and they were decent ones too but
have stopped doing them in favour of self adhesive slime filled ones.
Halfords sell a pack of 8 or 10 for either £1.50 or £2 which is a bit pricey
and the only "plain and simple" ones I can find on eBay are £1.30 for 6 or
8.

Does anyone know anywhere online I can try for some cheap but reasonable
ones? The ones I'm using now are cure-c-cure ones which are a bit thinner
at the edges and ideal.

Mike Dyason - www.mikedyason.com 100 x 15mm diameter for four quid
100 x 25mm diameter for a fiver.

Tim

Duncan Smith said:

BTW, I didn't use the ParkTool patch myself but gave one to the other
rider, he wasn't impressed as it flew away in the wind without
sticking to the tyre - I suspect he probably used the wrong side or
something... I'm going to fix my tube tonight, so will let you know if
they're any good or not.

I've used a couple of them and they worked perfectly. However, I promptly
replaced them with "proper" patches just in case they didn't go on working
perfectly for ever. (They can be peeled off after heating with hair dryer,
just like ordinary patches can be as well).

I suggest carrying Park patches in addition to a normal repair kit (and
spare tube), not instead of. Good to have plenty of options.

~PB

Quoted message said:

BTW, I didn't use the ParkTool patch myself but gave one to the other
rider, he wasn't impressed as it flew away in the wind without
sticking to the tyre - I suspect he probably used the wrong side or
something... I'm going to fix my tube tonight, so will let you know if
they're any good or not.

You still need to roughen the tube, Park supply the sandpaper to do it
in the pack, and they are the best thing since sliced bread. I've used
one and a bit packs so far and no problems with blowing away or coming
unstuck. Just make sure that the tube is rough and free from dirt,
grease etc.
--
del 8-)

Duncan Smith said:

BTW, I didn't use the ParkTool patch myself but gave one to the
other rider, he wasn't impressed as it flew away in the wind
without sticking to the tyre - I suspect he probably used the
wrong side or something... I'm going to fix my tube tonight, so
will let you know if they're any good or not.

Ask Mr. Larrington about trying to get them to stick in the pouring
rain when it's cold and dark and you're 50 miles from anywhere. :-)

They're a roadside fix. I would happily use one on a ride, and have
done so, but would always use a conventional patch for a home repair.

As others have said the 2 words you need are "Mike" and "Dyason". I'm
well into my second set of 100 patches from him, so clearly I know a
lot about fixing punctures but very little about avoiding them. In
fact I have a slow leak in my rear tyre as I write. :-)

--
Dave...

Quoted message said:

You still need to roughen the tube, Park supply the sandpaper to do it
in the pack, and they are the best thing since sliced bread. I've used
one and a bit packs so far and no problems with blowing away or coming
unstuck. Just make sure that the tube is rough and free from dirt,
grease etc.
--
del 8-)

Indeed, sounds like operator-error, he was the weakest link when it
came to roadside puncture repairs..

Regards,

Duncan.

Duncan Smith said:

ParkTool website sells pre-glued (self adhesive) patches which take up
hardly any room in your saddle bag as they do away with the need for
glue, chalk and sand-paper altogether.

I've found pre-glued patches to be great up to about 60psi and hopeless
at higher pressures. I've had better experiences with Leeches than with
the Park ones.

For high pressure tyres I always use Tip-Top patches. I bought a box of
100 a few years ago, IIRC they came from Wiggle but they could easily
have come from Mike Dyason.

--
Danny Colyer <URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/>
Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2

Danny Colyer said:

I've found pre-glued patches to be great up to about 60psi and
hopeless at higher pressures. I've had better experiences with
Leeches than with the Park ones.

Park ones worked ok for me at 110 psi.

~PB

in message <[email hidden]>, Danny

Colyer (') said:

For high pressure tyres I always use Tip-Top patches.

What 'e says.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they
;; do it from  religious conviction."          -- Pascal

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Danny

Colyer (') said:

For high pressure tyres I always use Tip-Top patches.

What 'e says.

<Aol> </Aol>

I use these for my commuting bikes. The cost of each individual patch is
small compared to the cost in time of repairing a tube.

Edinburgh Cycles sell these for 10p each, but there is p+p for cheap orders.

Martin.

Martin Dann said:

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Danny

Colyer (') said:

For high pressure tyres I always use Tip-Top patches.

What 'e says.

<Aol> </Aol>

I use these for my commuting bikes. The cost of each individual patch is
small compared to the cost in time of repairing a tube.

Edinburgh Cycles sell these for 10p each, but there is p+p for cheap
orders.

<smirk>
Not if you can cycle to one of the stores on the way home form work.
</smirk>

--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop
diggin'.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Edinburgh Cycles sell these for 10p each, but there is p+p for cheap
orders.

<smirk>
Not if you can cycle to one of the stores on the way home form work.
</smirk>

<double smirk>
And they're only 7p with my staff discount :P
<double smirk>

In news:[email hidden],
dkahn400 <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

Quoted message said:

Duncan Smith said:

BTW, I didn't use the ParkTool patch myself but gave one to the
other rider, he wasn't impressed as it flew away in the wind
without sticking to the tyre - I suspect he probably used the
wrong side or something... I'm going to fix my tube tonight, so
will let you know if they're any good or not.

Ask Mr. Larrington about trying to get them to stick in the pouring
rain when it's cold and dark and you're 50 miles from anywhere. :-)

Even when it was light, dry and sunny I couldn't persuade the little b'ggers
to stick (first visitation on the 2005 Rural South). TWFKAML used to swear
by them, I just swore at them :-(

I've still got 'em in the toolkit, but only because it offends my Yorkshire
soul to throw them away...

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
Nicht in die laufende Trommel greifen.

Quoted message said:

On 26 Mar, 16:39, "Duncan Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote:

How would you identify where a hole in the inner tube was to apply a
patch whilst out?

a) pump;

b) listen;

c) apply spittle (you did bring some spittle with you, didn't you?)

In news:[email hidden],
Pete Biggs <[email hidden]> tweaked the
Babbage-Engine to tell us:

Quoted message said:

Dundonald wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Isn't it best to carry inner tubes instead given that they're
so cheap now? Decathlon sell inner tubes for £2 for 2.

Not instead, but as well.

Wotesed. If the P+nct+r+ Fairy strikes three times on a ride, and you have
only two spare tubes...

I'd be delighted if I could find Presta-valved 406 inner tubes at a quid a
throw, though.

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
Jack Hackett for Pope, next time!

Dundonald said:

What happened to the old trick (at least I did it when I was a
kid) of cutting up pieces of an old inner tube and using that for
patching?

It doesn't work very well with modern tubes. I tried it a few years
ago and I couldn't get them to stick at all. I suspect it would work
well if you used latex tubes as your patch stock. The lack of a
feather edge is another reason I suppose.

--
Dave...

John Kane said:

Take up smoking?

I have just reached a point where I no longer think about smoking and
now you want me to start again! Gah!

--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

After things go from bad to worse, the cycle will repeat itself.