tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post748343879643771101..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Steve and the Child Resistant Glue TubeSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-40792310993660986242010-03-26T17:01:54.069-05:002010-03-26T17:01:54.069-05:00Haha! Vindication!
On brand name patches... I don...Haha! Vindication!<br /><br />On brand name patches... I don't know who makes my patches, they come in a nice little plastic box bearing the name of the LBS so the actual maker is unknown. I've never had one of the unbranded patches fail me though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-49624479181398905462010-03-26T13:08:05.651-05:002010-03-26T13:08:05.651-05:00Hah. I was just having the same problem with the s...Hah. I was just having the same problem with the super glue tube when mending a leather case. I don't do well with fine motor skills!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-21496720671223722282010-03-26T11:35:51.933-05:002010-03-26T11:35:51.933-05:00I got a little box of self-stick patches at a ride...I got a little box of self-stick patches at a ride last year, then not too long after that went through a rash of unrelated flats. Rather than pitch several tubes or just leave them hanging around until I got a new patch kit (yep, dried up glue), I went ahead and used the self-stick patches and stuffed those tubes back into the bike bags to be re-used. I'm not sure how many I've actually re-used at this point, but it's been at least a couple. No patch failures yet!<br /><br />Although, I hope that last statement didn't just awaken the thorn/glass/rock demons....Tracy Whttp://www.springfieldcyclist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-49871565746001680452010-03-26T00:37:47.644-05:002010-03-26T00:37:47.644-05:00Chandra and Oldfool BOTH have excellent points her...Chandra and Oldfool BOTH have excellent points here:<br />After much digging around, here's what I have:<br /><br />The current kit I carry around havs a "Bicycles, Inc" sticker over the whole kit. The glue tube says "ProPatch." The glueless patch I carry in the same box (bought separately) says "Thumbs Up." I never trust a glueless patch to actually hold air beyond "getting me home when there is no other choice." None of the other patches has any ID that I can definitely state. They all seem to work with whatever glue actually will flow onto the damaged tube.<br /><br />My other patch kit says "Rema Tip Top TT02 Touring" and the actual patches don't look a whole lot different. As I recall, this kit came from Wallyworld or some other store at an attractive price. Actually, it seems there was only one kit choice so the price was more or less irrelevant unless compared to the price of a brand new tube.<br /><br />My own personal theory is you get glue, and you get patches, and they're interchangeable beyond that. The glueless patches are different animals entirely, but none are any better than the others. Patch kits poop out when the glue does. At that point, move the unused patches to the kit with the new glue. Eventually, you have to throw out the scummiest patches or you start using them more indiscriminantly. I have patches on rim strips and tire casings, in addition to the more conventional tube patches.<br /><br /> My advice: put patches on everything when anything fails and hope you use up the patches before the glue runs out.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-3580633652532297612010-03-25T22:35:13.775-05:002010-03-25T22:35:13.775-05:00Do you have a preferred brand of patches? Thanks.Do you have a preferred brand of patches? Thanks.GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-88304605557730445952010-03-25T21:05:27.456-05:002010-03-25T21:05:27.456-05:00Hmmm...maybe I should write a post on fixing flats...Hmmm...maybe I should write a post on fixing flats.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.com