tub cement

[mattsccm]

Being a tight arse I wonder if anyone knows a more readily available glue that serves the same purpose as tub cement. Tubes are totally uneconomical and tins go hard or costs bomb. I am working on the principle that tub cement is a commercial adhesive packaged for the tyre people. Agreed they may by it by the thousand gallon. the old Clement stuff was good.
Any suggestions?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

tub tape?

 

[mattsccm]

Nope. Glue. Tape doesn't stay on in wet conditions and isn't as easy to replace a tub with.Just want cheaper glue. Ta though

 

[AlanW]

Tape doesn't stay on in wet conditions and isn't as easy to replace a tub with.

Sorry to be blunt, but what utter and complete rubbish!

 

[mattsccm]

Sorry. In my personal experience.
Mud, damp, continually soggy. Decent glue stays for ever. Tape gradually come adrift over time. Months not days.

 

[Mac66]

In my experience with tape it tends to be a one chance only affair. Once the tyre is stuck thats it. So if you haven't quite got things "true", it's a pain in the arse. Glue gives you a bit freedom to reposition the tyre. But horses for courses as they say.

No idea if tub glue is a marketing gimmick though. Personally, given that tyres are the most important part of a bike in terms of safety, I wouldn't fancy chancing my arm on some wonder UHU.

 

[zacklaws]

Cycling weekly, this week, has a mention of tub glue, about £2.75 a tube. Almost same price as the paper itself, and being a tight arse, you can read it free in WH Smiths to get the details as I cannot be arsed to walk downstairs and post the info here.

 

[fossyant]

Decathlon sell tub glue. Hate the ruddy stuff.. when I raced, I always used tape, far easier...and you can re-seat the tub.

 

[GilesM]

When I was racing, I used to use Evo-Stick for my tubs, it worked really well and was always a bit tacky if you had to replace a tub when out, I used it on my track bike aswell, the tubs never came off at Calshot, not sure about now, but then a very steep track. Never had a tub roll off in all the time I raced. It was a long time ago, (last race was 1987) so I don't know if Evo-stick has changed over the years, just the standard stuff in the red tubes was the stuff I used. The only problem was at the time it was always the favourite choice of the glue sniffers, hence it was always kept in the locked cabinet in shops, as a 16 year old, I had to try to explain to your average shop assistant that I want it to stick the tyres on my bike.