Originally Posted by
TMonk
I graduated out of the patching 'caste' when I got my first real job after college.
I'll still patch but only if I have to out on the road to get home. I carry two tubes with me on every ride so it happens <1 per year.
I am so old that I remember patching and resewing training tubulars. I think that I still have one of those Velox triangular needles somewhere. And waxed dental floss was the perfect thread for resewing.
I patch old tubes once I get about 20 or so collected together and then I do them all at once. It is cheaper when you buy patches and glue in bulk. The patches stay fresh, but the glue goes bad once opened.