Check The Glue in Your Patch Kits!
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10-13-20, 06:23 AM
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I just ordered a 3-pack of glue tubes, based on this thread.
I just did a quick survey in our garage. I think we have about 9 bikes.
Of the six tubeless tires set up (all on mountain bikes) in our garage, three have lost most of their air pressure in no more than a week and a half. For those with tubes (road and old mountain bikes), all are rideable (although in some cases a top-off might be warranted). I am still not convinced that tubeless (at least around here) is more trouble than putting up with a very occasional puncture or pinch-flat on a tubed tire.
I just did a quick survey in our garage. I think we have about 9 bikes.
Of the six tubeless tires set up (all on mountain bikes) in our garage, three have lost most of their air pressure in no more than a week and a half. For those with tubes (road and old mountain bikes), all are rideable (although in some cases a top-off might be warranted). I am still not convinced that tubeless (at least around here) is more trouble than putting up with a very occasional puncture or pinch-flat on a tubed tire.
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10-14-20, 03:13 AM
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I always carry 2 glue tubes. Whatever one I have that has ben opened, and a new, unopened one. Just in case.
10-14-20, 03:23 AM
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Rema Tiptop sell little 5g tubes for about a buck. Once opened put them in the fridge (refrigerator) and put a new one in your kit for use on the road, and use the open one at home.
In fact, keep all glues and sealants in the fridge, they 'll last for years, even opened cartridges of silicone sealant or Sikaflex. I have a fridge reserved for this in my workshop.
In fact, keep all glues and sealants in the fridge, they 'll last for years, even opened cartridges of silicone sealant or Sikaflex. I have a fridge reserved for this in my workshop.
10-14-20, 04:15 AM
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I have a fridge reserved for this in my workshop.
Some great tips in the thread, thanks everyone. If the same thing ever happens to me again, despite all this great advice, it'll be my own damned fault.
10-16-20, 09:02 AM
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I always fill the cap of the tube with glue before putting it back on. This seals it really well , no dry glue. I get the large tubes at my LBS and they last quite a while. My brother bought a new bike with tubeless and loved them ....until one leaked!
10-16-20, 12:41 PM
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10-17-20, 04:20 PM
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I also stopped using patch kits with glue because they were unreliable...open the glue tube once and it will glue itself shut within a year...leaving you stranded with a flat tire and a non-working patch kit.
Stick-on patches never have that happen...I have sometimes poorly applied a stick-on patch and had to apply a 2nd one...but you can carry 10-20 of them and altogether they're about postage-stamp size.
Stick-on patches never have that happen...I have sometimes poorly applied a stick-on patch and had to apply a 2nd one...but you can carry 10-20 of them and altogether they're about postage-stamp size.
10-18-20, 01:34 PM
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This thread is why I carry Park Super Patches. They have never let me down, as long as I scuff the patch spot first.
Slime Scabs..... Meh.
Slime Scabs..... Meh.
10-21-20, 11:59 AM
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My glueless patches dried out after a couple of years. Just not strong enough to hold.
Tubeless, eh? Between my two bikes and several thousands miles of riding, my last puncture was over 3 years ago. On my gravel bike I switch tires maybe every couple of months. Don't really want to deal with messy sealant and another wheelset is not in the books.
Tubeless, eh? Between my two bikes and several thousands miles of riding, my last puncture was over 3 years ago. On my gravel bike I switch tires maybe every couple of months. Don't really want to deal with messy sealant and another wheelset is not in the books.
10-21-20, 10:50 PM
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I swap the tube or take the bus, don't fiddle with patching by the side of the road.
