It had to happen at some point.

[jezhiggins]

Can I ask which ones you're using? I was under the impression (purely from reading on forums, never used them myself) that these were pretty useless.

These Park ones (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/park/p02c-glueless-patch-kit-ec005508) because that's what the chap in my LBS gave me when I asked for some patches. He assured me they were great, and that's been my experience. I've used about half-a-dozen so far. There was one that I had to do again, but that's about my strike rate with glue+patches (I always seem to have trouble getting the backing off). I did fix a hole in the kids paddling pool with one as well, which was a bit of a result.

Edit: Perhaps I should just add that I've been using them for about the last year, so no long-term data yet

 

[Funtboy]

so perish the inner tube club

Ipatch unless I really really don;t fancy it, the tube is for emergencies otherwise, it's quicker to patch and it saves me money

Ban this Monster. And hang his goldfish.

 

[upandover]

I've used self-adhesive twice without difficulty, unfortunately the tub with the make on is at home though. I did wonder why no-one else used them. Will post the make of mine later.

Cheers
Steve

 

[goo_mason]

Hi Guys,

Do any of you use slime?

A mate of mine keeps going on about it, he does a lot of off road/downhill stuff. I was unsure if you can use it in racing tyres 700x23?

Any advise?

I used it on my MTB after a spate of punctures. All it did was spill out lots of green gunk when I got a puncture, making the whole repair job even messier than it should have been.

In the end I went for Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres and solved the puncture problem that way.

I suppose you could use it in road bike tyres, but in my opinion it's useless unless the puncture is so miniscule that it would probably have held enough air until you got home anyway.

 

[wlc1]

I went over a shard of metal - I had no choice - car too close next to me - traffic island narrowing the gap and a high kerb. It was that of get knocked off.

I have been down to the specialised shop and got a 4 tubes now. I was just unlucky. I ride on Conti GP 4000's and they have been brilliant. I think the metal would have punctured just about anything - it was very sharp.

Had a great ride in on the other bike though ( not used it that much and was a real pleasure. All repaired now so off I go tonight.

Hurrah

 

[Panter]

These Park ones (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/park/p02c-glueless-patch-kit-ec005508) because that's what the chap in my LBS gave me when I asked for some patches. He assured me they were great, and that's been my experience. I've used about half-a-dozen so far. There was one that I had to do again, but that's about my strike rate with glue+patches (I always seem to have trouble getting the backing off). I did fix a hole in the kids paddling pool with one as well, which was a bit of a result.

Edit: Perhaps I should just add that I've been using them for about the last year, so no long-term data yet

I've used self-adhesive twice without difficulty, unfortunately the tub with the make on is at home though. I did wonder why no-one else used them. Will post the make of mine later.

Cheers
Steve

Thanks fellas, much appreciated

 

[PrettyboyTim]

I cannot believe it is quicker to remove wheel, tyre and tube, find hole, patch tube and reassemble than simply to stick a new tube in.....

But you don't need to remove the wheel, tyre or tube. You just need to unhook the tyre and tube from the area on the wheel where the puncture is. The wheel can stay on the bike.

Not sure whether it's quicker than changing the tube or not. You do have to wait for five minutes for the glue to be ready.

 

[BentMikey]

I've tried self-adhesive patches, they are utter pants. Old school patching is far better and more reliable.

 

[hackbike 6]

But you don't need to remove the wheel, tyre or tube. You just need to unhook the tyre and tube from the area on the wheel where the puncture is. The wheel can stay on the bike.

That sounds a bit fiddly and time consuming.

 

[BentMikey]

Even with a fixed wheel (and therefore no QR) it's still quicker to swap the tube rather than patch.