Skabs (or should that be [censored] Skabs?)

Tim Downie said:

Now is it just me or does anyone else have problems with these things
sliding off like a rotten banana skin after a few miles and leaking again?
Every puncture that I repaired with a Skab has had to be re-done with a good
old Mrs. & Master.

I recall them being infamous for that. Park patches OTOH are fine.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Tim Downie said:

Having very foolishly mentioned to a friend the other day that I hadn't had
a puncture in years, I then had a whole heap of them in very short order and
I suddenly found myself on first name terms with Mr. Tyre Lever, Mrs. Rubber
Solution Glue (long since evaporated) and Master Cure-C-Cure.

Unfortunately, due to the evaporation of Mrs. RSG, I had to resort to the
b*stard offspring, Skabs.

Now is it just me or does anyone else have problems with these things
sliding off like a rotten banana skin after a few miles and leaking again?
Every puncture that I repaired with a Skab has had to be re-done with a good
old Mrs. & Master.

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language, I can never get the [censored] things to work. Curiously since I
invested in half a dozen Decathlon tubes at a quid a throw on a zero
tolerance "one strike and you're out" policy my tubes have been almost
completely p*****re free.

At 30 Jun 2005 15:48:08 -0700, message
<[email hidden]> was posted by
"MartinM" <[email hidden]>, including some, all or none of the
following:

Quoted message said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language,

Clean tube with sandpaper
Spread glue thinly but not too thinly
Leave to dry for a few minutes
Peel backing from patch
Apply to tube
Crack paper backing and remove from middle of patch

For best results s/Bridgeport Cure-C-Cure/Rema Tip-Top these days, but
I still have some Cure-C--Cure in my Big Tin'O'Patches and they work
fine.

And yes, I know tubes are cheap, but not long-valve 406 tubes, and
Stelvios are as puncture resistant as the average toy balloon.

Guy
--
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

Just zis Guy said:

At 30 Jun 2005 15:48:08 -0700, message
<[email hidden]> was posted by
"MartinM" <[email hidden]>, including some, all or none of the
following:

Quoted message said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language,

forgot to insert:
"at 0400 on a wet Sunday in a bus stop when you have just mended two
others and have no nice shiny new tubes left"

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

MartinM <[email hidden]> whizzed past me shouting

Quoted message said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language, I can never get the [censored] things to work. Curiously since I
invested in half a dozen Decathlon tubes at a quid a throw on a zero
tolerance "one strike and you're out" policy my tubes have been almost
completely p*****re free.

I use feather-edge patches bought in quantity from the CTC shop. My
repairs last the life of the tyre (3 years on a road bike, 3 months (or
did I misspelt "minutes"?) off road.

A friend tried those peel-and-stick patches and said "They are very easy
to use. They don't keep the air in, but they are very easy to use."
Significantly, everyone I know uses conventional patches, though the
racers carry extra inner tubes and use bottled gas for reinflation.

The only place I'd never put a repaired tyre is on my Carrera Subway8
commuter bike, because it's such a pain getting the wheels off with hub
brakes and gears to disconnect. If it gets a puncture I'll put a new
tube on the Carrera and use the repaired one on my mountain bike.

--
Sue ];(🙂

What goes down must come up again - Confucius' Law of Mountain Biking

"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I recall them being infamous for that. Park patches OTOH are fine.

As are some stick-on patches from H*lf*rds. There, I've said it... something
from H*lf*rds is fine.. must go for lie-down in darkened room ;-)

Cheers, helen s

MartinM said:

Just zis Guy said:

At 30 Jun 2005 15:48:08 -0700, message
<[email hidden]> was posted by
"MartinM" <[email hidden]>, including some, all or none of the
following:

Quoted message said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language,

forgot to insert:
"at 0400 on a wet Sunday in a bus stop when you have just mended two
others and have no nice shiny new tubes left"

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

Disposable BBQs?
Disposable nappies?
Disposable lighters?

MartinM said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language, I can never get the [censored] things to work.

My success rate has increased grreatly since I read the instructions on one
of the tubes of glue that I got. It suggested putting on *2* layers of glue
(allowing each one to dry first) before sticking the patch on. It seem to
help make the edges stick down securely.

Quoted message said:

Curiously since
I invested in half a dozen Decathlon tubes at a quid a throw on a zero
tolerance "one strike and you're out" policy my tubes have been almost
completely p*****re free.

Ooo, you'll have angered the p*****re gods now! Prepare for a lot of
repairs now. ;-)

Tim

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:58:36 +0100, Tilly <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On 30 Jun 2005 16:03:44 -0700, "MartinM" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

Disposable BBQs?
Disposable nappies?

That's just the sort of stuff (along with "disposable sofas"😉 that
gets dumped in laybys in the country lanes around here... :-(

--
jc

wafflycat said:

As are some stick-on patches from H*lf*rds. There, I've said it...
something from H*lf*rds is fine.. must go for lie-down in darkened
room ;-)

Their own brand "Super Bright" Rear Cycle LED is also very good at
around 9 quid.

--
Dave...

"dkahn400" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

wafflycat said:

As are some stick-on patches from H*lf*rds. There, I've said it...
something from H*lf*rds is fine.. must go for lie-down in darkened
room ;-)

Their own brand "Super Bright" Rear Cycle LED is also very good at
around 9 quid.

--
Dave...

I am indeed happy to buy lights, puncture patches, even h*lm*ts from
H*lf*rds, but I will *never* but *never* buy a bike from them again and I do
not trust them with any bike related information, for want of a better
phrase

Cheers, helen s

Tim Downie said:

MartinM said:

Curiously since
I invested in half a dozen Decathlon tubes at a quid a throw on a zero
tolerance "one strike and you're out" policy my tubes have been almost
completely p*****re free.

Ooo, you'll have angered the p*****re gods now! Prepare for a lot of
repairs now. ;-)

But he won't be repairing them 🙂

Really, it's the only way.

--
Arthur Clune PGP/GPG Key: http://www.clune.org/pubkey.txt
The struggle of people against power is the struggle
of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera

Tony Raven said:

I recall them being infamous for that. Park patches OTOH are fine.

FSVO "fine". I had endless trouble getting the wretched things to remain
fully stuck on the Rural South 300 last month.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
The sixth student said, "I ride my bicycle because I want people to
look up to me and say 'Wow! He looks really good up there!' The
teacher replied: 'Go away, Fabrizio!'"

wafflycat said:

As are some stick-on patches from H*lf*rds. There, I've said it...
something from H*lf*rds is fine.. must go for lie-down in darkened
room ;-)

I use their patches and rubber solution. I wish I didn't have to, but there
you go.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
The sixth student said, "I ride my bicycle because I want people to
look up to me and say 'Wow! He looks really good up there!' The
teacher replied: 'Go away, Fabrizio!'"

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:33:03 +0100, "wafflycat"

waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk said:

As are some stick-on patches from H*lf*rds. There, I've said it... something
from H*lf*rds is fine.

I am a conscientious objector: I will not use them at all any more.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

Tilly said:

Quoted message said:

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

Disposable BBQs?
Disposable nappies?
Disposable lighters?

don't get me started; went up my local waste recycling farcility on
Monday, both the green waste and paper/cardboard skips were closed so
it all went as landfill (not mine, took it home again). At weekends the
operatives that run it don't even bother with the skips and make
everyone tip it in a big pile..
and they have a board up saying they are currently hitting 30%
recycling.

/rant over/

MartinM said:

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

I reported some time ago of an exhibition where tubes were used on the
canvas. The artist may not be dead.

Also, I came across some trouser belts (and bags) made of old innner
tubes in a catalogue yesterday. Car tyre tubes seemed to be the main
source of material. The stuff came from Mexico where they seem to
recycle the tyres and tubes into various things.

Colin

MartinM said:

Just zis Guy said:

At 30 Jun 2005 15:48:08 -0700, message
<[email hidden]> was posted by
"MartinM" <[email hidden]>, including some, all or none of the
following:

Quoted message said:

Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
language,

forgot to insert:
"at 0400 on a wet Sunday in a bus stop when you have just mended two
others and have no nice shiny new tubes left"

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

I think disposable cameras are reused. I was at a wedding a few weeks
ago where there were disposable camera on each tables at the reception,
the idea being that guests could take photos of each other, the cameras
would be collected, and prints made for the bride and groom.

The flash on our camera didn't work so I slid off the pretty gold
cardboard sleeve and found a filthy camera covered with the remains of
the sticky paper that must have covered it in a previous life. Under a
flap at the bottom was a decomposing and very slimy AA battery.

Julesh

Julesh said:

MartinM said:

Just zis Guy said:

At 30 Jun 2005 15:48:08 -0700, message
<[email hidden]> was posted by
"MartinM" <[email hidden]>, including some, all or none of the
following:

>Cure-C-Cure must mean "puncture patches that don't work" in another
>language,

forgot to insert:
"at 0400 on a wet Sunday in a bus stop when you have just mended two
others and have no nice shiny new tubes left"

BTW is there such a thing as an inner tube recycling facility?
everything else seems to have one (except disposable cameras it would
seem)

I think disposable cameras are reused. I was at a wedding a few weeks
ago where there were disposable camera on each tables at the reception,
the idea being that guests could take photos of each other, the cameras
would be collected, and prints made for the bride and groom.

The flash on our camera didn't work so I slid off the pretty gold
cardboard sleeve and found a filthy camera covered with the remains of
the sticky paper that must have covered it in a previous life. Under a
flap at the bottom was a decomposing and very slimy AA battery.

It's only a matter of time before digital cameras become disposable as
well; I have a USB stick given away as a promo freebie by some drug
firm.
Something should also be done to discourage mobile phone companies
giving away free phones and upgrading them to the new model every year.
Apparently the EU are already doing it with pc printers where a new
printer costs less than a pair of ink cartidges.