Preserving en-route repair material
Hello all,
As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, -- Tanguy |
Preserving en-route repair material
On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On 11/7/2018 2:12 PM, Duane wrote:
On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. I second the baggie idea. I don't use ordinary sandwich bags. Instead, I use thicker polyethylene bags that I've saved from commercial packaging. -- - Frank Krygowski |
Preserving en-route repair material
On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 13:08:50 -0000 (UTC), Tanguy Ortolo
wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I have had good luck with keeping the tire tube in a plastic zip-lock bag. As for glue, once the tube is opened I just throw any remainder away. My LBS sells tiny tubes of glue for pennies. cheers, John B. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote:
On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube. (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time. This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On 08/11/2018 11:26 AM, Mark J. wrote:
On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote: On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube.Â* (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time.Â* This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. I don't carry glue. I carry two tubes and a patch kit. I just replaced the patch kit after reading this thread as I haven't used a patch in a few years. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 11:50:49 -0500, Duane
wrote: On 08/11/2018 11:26 AM, Mark J. wrote: On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote: On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube.* (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time.* This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. I don't carry glue. I carry two tubes and a patch kit. I just replaced the patch kit after reading this thread as I haven't used a patch in a few years. Does anyone use those "glue-less" patches? I've tried them a few times and they don't seem to stick very well and the few that did stick seemed to leak a lot and I had to replace them with conventional glue on patches after getting home. cheers, John B. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:03:17 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 11:50:49 -0500, Duane wrote: On 08/11/2018 11:26 AM, Mark J. wrote: On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote: On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube.Â* (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time.Â* This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. I don't carry glue. I carry two tubes and a patch kit. I just replaced the patch kit after reading this thread as I haven't used a patch in a few years. Does anyone use those "glue-less" patches? I've tried them a few times and they don't seem to stick very well and the few that did stick seemed to leak a lot and I had to replace them with conventional glue on patches after getting home. cheers, John B. I've used some of the PARK glue-less patches. Sometimes they are permanent and other times like you they seem to be temporary to get you home. It's REALLY important to have the tube absolutely clean before applying those patches. Cheers |
Preserving en-route repair material
On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 17:48:55 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:03:17 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote: On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 11:50:49 -0500, Duane wrote: On 08/11/2018 11:26 AM, Mark J. wrote: On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote: On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube.* (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time.* This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. I don't carry glue. I carry two tubes and a patch kit. I just replaced the patch kit after reading this thread as I haven't used a patch in a few years. Does anyone use those "glue-less" patches? I've tried them a few times and they don't seem to stick very well and the few that did stick seemed to leak a lot and I had to replace them with conventional glue on patches after getting home. cheers, John B. I've used some of the PARK glue-less patches. Sometimes they are permanent and other times like you they seem to be temporary to get you home. It's REALLY important to have the tube absolutely clean before applying those patches. Cheers So sitting on the side of the road, in a rain storm, all muddy and wet, is not the optimum time to use them :-) cheers, John B. |
Preserving en-route repair material
On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:51:17 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 17:48:55 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:03:17 PM UTC-5, John B. slocomb wrote: On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 11:50:49 -0500, Duane wrote: On 08/11/2018 11:26 AM, Mark J. wrote: On 11/7/2018 11:12 AM, Duane wrote: On 07/11/2018 8:08 AM, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Hello all, As probably many of you, I keep essential repair tools and material in a small bag under my saddle, that is: a folding screwdriver, a spare inner tube, tire levers, patches, sandpaper and glue. And disposable plastic gloves! Anyway, I have an issue with preserving the spare inner tube and the glue over time. I noticed the tube gets punctured, apparently by abrasion, and the glue slowly evaporates, like its tube is not really airtight. I read somewhere that I could protect the tube by keeping it tightly wrapped into an old sock, which I will try, but would you have any advice regarding the glue? Cheers, I keep my tubes in a baggie. Not sure what you can do for glue. For glue tubes, the RBT consensus appears to be: 1) Once opened, replace the glue tube.Â* (I usually save up flats so I can use up more of a tube upon opening; glue tubes in the saddle bag are one-shot emergency items). 2) Replace /un/opened glue tubes periodically, 'cause even unopened ones dry out over time.Â* This one is hard to follow, who remembers when they last changed that glue tube in their saddle bag? Mark J. I don't carry glue. I carry two tubes and a patch kit. I just replaced the patch kit after reading this thread as I haven't used a patch in a few years. Does anyone use those "glue-less" patches? I've tried them a few times and they don't seem to stick very well and the few that did stick seemed to leak a lot and I had to replace them with conventional glue on patches after getting home. cheers, John B. I've used some of the PARK glue-less patches. Sometimes they are permanent and other times like you they seem to be temporary to get you home. It's REALLY important to have the tube absolutely clean before applying those patches. Cheers So sitting on the side of the road, in a rain storm, all muddy and wet, is not the optimum time to use them :-) cheers, John B. Nope; nor is it an optimal time to use a patch and glue. I got caught in a rain and had a slow leak many years ago and I could not find that pin hole let alone repair it. That's when I started carrying at least one spare tube in addition to my patch kit. Cheers |
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