Comments on: Patch for Puncture Repairs

By: Bryan in Ireland

Bryan in Ireland — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:07:56 +0000

I remember using similiar patches, they’re a great invention and save on tubes, as before I used to change the tube every time I got a puncture (which sadly is fairly often living in the countryside with rampant hedge cutters).

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:46:40 +0000

Store your spare inner tube inside a plastic container. Then you won’t damage it with anything else in your backpack.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:09:24 +0000

I use Continental Sport tyres which are ridiculously tight to remove. To keep removal to minimum (ie in the event of puncture) I fitted a pair of Slime Liners. they are excellent, in approx. 700 miles I was flat free. (In the past I was odds on for a flat pretty much every other outing) I can’t remember how much they were, but they were a good investment. They made cycling a lot more enjoyable, not dreading that tell-tale ‘sinking’ feeling!

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:49:27 +0000

I bouch a pack of the Park’s self-adhesive patches, and they have all failed within 200 metres. I had to patch my tube 3 times in a single ride, and them abandon the bike and come back the next day with a proper patch kit. I’m going back to the glue and patches approach.

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:56:11 +0000

The traditional puncture repair kit has glue and a patch. It is more time consuming and messy to fit. These patches you just put straight on without any glue or messing – but in the long term they may be more liable to not last.

By: botogol

botogol — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:06:48 +0000

A typical ride for me would be 17-23 miles, and I would count it very unlucky to get more than one puncture in that distance: my saddle bag has one spare tube plus some of those little patches.
But I am intrigued: those little patches are what I *always* use to fix a puncture, what would call a ‘normal’ puncture repair kit?

By: greenobike

greenobike — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:08:57 +0000

For a long ride – longer than I want to walk back home – I always carry a spare tube and patches (and tools and pump.) It’s a belt and suspenders approach, or maybe it’s a talisman. Anyway it works. I’ve never flatted, but I have given away tubes to less fortunate riders that I’ve found on the side of the road.

By: Richard / Germany

Richard / Germany — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:17:40 +0000

my experiences with several punctures in short time is.

That a absolute small object was on the inside of the tire.
Came in by tire change or from drive over glass.

By: Nigel Hunter

Nigel Hunter — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:14:02 +0000

I had the same experience tejvan going back about 8 months or so. I would get punctures almost every other day till I found out that my tyres were too soft. I used schwalbe ultremos where I found out from other riders that is was good to pump them up to 125psi and I had them pumped to 85 thinking that this was sufficient till I noticed that the max pressure they could withstand was 145.

Since then I have used mainly stelvio plus and had no problems up to now. I sympathise with the inner tubes having holes already. I keep mine in one of my jersey pockets which are quite large fortunately.