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From: Catrike Ryder
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Tire patch failure
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:04:31 -0400
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On Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:23:40 GMT, Roger Merriman
wrote:
>Catrike Ryder wrote:
>>
>> I collected two old leaky tire tubes and proceeded to patch them. I've
>> patched many tire and never had any problems. The patches all leaked
>> and I discovered I could pull them off. I patched them again and
>> pulled them off again. The patches were labeled "Thumbs Up," made in
>> China, and came in a large quantity. The tubes were Continental. Has
>> anyone else used these patched or had this problem. At any rate,
>> beware what I believe is a faulty product.
>>
>>
>>
>I’ve certainly had pre glued patch’s that just haven’t worked. But to be
>honest my bikes either don’t have tubes (Gravel bike) or the MTB last
>puncture was 10 years ago! I’ve gone through a few tires, drive chain parts
>and am getting a new rear shock fitted (hopefully) as it’s started to loose
>air.
>
>On the commute bike last one was a year or so ago passed a building site
>and picked up a fairly substantial screw which I had to unscrew out! Before
>that good few years.
>
>Generally only if I let the tire get too many war wounds ie do much more
>than 5K, the tread will last I’d assume 10k+ but do eventually become
>puncture magnets.
>
>Mind you didn’t puncture when I ripped the sidewall few years back, tube
>was fine!
>
>So patching tubes is something I do very rarely if at all.
>
>Roger Merriman
These were not the preglued patches. I tried one of those once and
discovered they do not work. I've tossed the patches and ordered some
from Park Tool. I tossed the vulcanizing glue that came with those
patches, too.