3 punctures, 1 commute, no spares.

[bonj2]

Agree with this. They're dead easy to apply, but theres a knack to separating them. Not difficult, it'd just be better to have done it once or twice in comfort!

good idea about carrying a spare one...
would it not be necessary to also have a chain tool to get the broken link off if it snapped?

 

[gambatte]

am going to get a sram powerlink...

Think they're a quid a pair down at Langsetts on infirmary road. S'where I got my last ones from.

 

[Brock]

Unfortunately, you can't choose where you have your punctures. Sod's Law says it'll be pitch black, windy, pouring with rain in the freezing cold. Not ideal for trying to do a repair. Much easier to change the inner and fix the puncture in the comfort of your own home.

yeah, that's ok.. Until you get more punctures than you have tubes and have to walk home 3 miles in cleats, ruining your shoes in the process like the OP. I'd rather spend ten minutes patching a tube in the rain than that.

 

[Brock]

Hey! I'm now a 'Senior Member'!
Back o' the net!

'bout bloody time!

 

[Maz]

yeah, that's ok.. Until you get more punctures than you have tubes and have to walk home 3 miles in cleats, ruining your shoes in the process like the OP. I'd rather spend ten minutes patching a tube in the rain than that.

I also carry a Park Glueless patch kit.
It's a diddy little thing about the size of pound-coin, and weighs about 5 micrograms.
So nerrrr!

 

[gambatte]

I also carry a Park Glueless patch kit.
It's a diddy little thing about the size of pound-coin, and weighs about 5 micrograms.
So nerrrr!

Damn, spotted them in JEJames today and meant to pick some up!!

 

[Brock]

I also carry a Park Glueless patch kit.
It's a diddy little thing about the size of pound-coin, and weighs about 5 micrograms.
So nerrrr!

Glueless patch!?! Well we never had them when I was a lad. Obviously it won't work.

Edit: Oh.. I see by their own admission I'm right. They peel off after a while. I'd suggest using glue.

 

[bonj2]

Think they're a quid a pair down at Langsetts on infirmary road. S'where I got my last ones from.

you can put them on shimano chains ok presumably?

 

[gambatte]

you can put them on shimano chains ok presumably?

Officially, no.

Unofficially, they work a dream. Its whats been running on my Avalanche. When it was 8 speed and since I changed it all to 9 speed.

(My Avalanche has always run a shimano chain on Sram/Truvativ gearing)

 

[BentMikey]

Glueless patches suck tailpipe. There's nothing like proper patches for working properly in the first place, and lasting.

 

[Tynan]

dear god you tubists, all you ever go about is running out of tubes

carrry as many tubes as you like and a weeny repair kit incase although my tube is for the raining dark night or a split tube

piss easy these days, ten of fifteen years ago it really was a skill, nowadays, find it, squirt the glue, blow on it and whack the patch on, done

and in the tricky thorn/staple moment I always fancied that the patch would give extra protection at the point of puncture

 

[Cyclista]

Glueless patches suck tailpipe. There's nothing like proper patches for working properly in the first place, and lasting.

Quoted for truth. I went through a phase of using the Park patches, had nothing but problems with them, good enough to get you home but rarely last more than a week under pressure before coming unstuck I just use a normal patch kit now, never carry a tube for the commute in, just the kit, tyre levers, minipump.

 

[bonj2]

Officially, no.

Unofficially, they work a dream. Its whats been running on my Avalanche. When it was 8 speed and since I changed it all to 9 speed.

(My Avalanche has always run a shimano chain on Sram/Truvativ gearing)

ah, ok. i suspected that would be the answer.
well my mtb came with a sram chain on shimano crankset...

do you always take a chain tool? would you need it if your chain snapped?

 

[Brock]

do you always take a chain tool? would you need it if your chain snapped?

I do, it fits in my cyclaire pouch, and I believe yes if the chain snaps, you'll want a chain tool to remove the duffed link before you can powerlink it back to life.

 

[gambatte]

do you always take a chain tool? would you need it if your chain snapped?

Not needed to use a chain tool. Whats been left of the damaged link has always just needed removal, not disassembly. However, I carry one anyway.

(MTB habit - possibility of being out on the trail with a damaged derailleur hanger. Chain tool means I could Single Speed the chain as a 'get me home' measure)