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Old 10 Jul 2016
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Which tube patch kit?

So I think my current tally for puncture repairs in the sun on the road is about 10. You'd think I'd be the one with all the answers but no!

The problem: I cannot make a patch repair that fixes the hole for more than 500-1000km. I've followed all the tips and my process goes something like:

1. Notice flat, swear - coast to breakdown point in the shade
2. Pull wheel off, remove tube
3. Find puncture, remove source from tyre
4. Prepare tube around hole with sandpaper (or saw of army knife - gently)
5. Wash with petrol
6. Apply solvent to big area, allow to go tacky
7. Clap on patch and press down hard for 30 secs (sometimes under sidestand)
7a. Stop to talk to locals, have a go with their shotgun
8. Wait 5 min, install and re-inflate
500km later - repeat, patch has blown out between tube and patch (delaminated).

The only permanent fixes have been going to the vulcaniser guy and putting a new tube in.

Any recommendations, the kit I normally use is the (seemly universal) cheap one e.g. Also available everywhere, probably cheaper!

Cheers

TK

edit: We did once set fire to the solvent, fun but no more successful

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