Originally Posted by
BrenZan
complete noob to bike repair here...I've been looking online regarding how effective Gorilla Glue would be.
Very poor, don't use it. Go to a bike shop or REI (heck, maybe even Walmart sells them) and simply buy a patch kit. Rema and Park make nice compact ones. I personally buy bulk patches and large tubes of glue, but keep the little compact kits in the saddle bag of all my bikes, either Rema or Park.
also, how true is the stuff bike shops say about patching inner tubes being a short-term?
False. A properly applied patch (which is simple to do) will last as long as the rest of the tube. I've never heard any knowledgeable person say such a thing. Was it the same person who suggested Gorilla Glue?