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Old February 20th 04, 06:00 PM
IanB
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Have they disappeared?
These are the strips of feathered patches, foil and paper
covered.
I found that my local petrol shop stocked these at 69p a
strip. However when I was about to move to a town with no
close LBS I tried to buy a good stock but he had run out and
said he could not find a supplier. Now I am in a non LBS
town I have found that a local Car Shop (spares) holds cycle
bits, he knew what I meant but was out of stock. I went
back yesterday and he then said that he could not find a
supplier and could only offer the "kits".
I have never seen these advertised in magazine adverts,
dealer catalogues or in any web site I have browsed and
anyway would expect the postage to make it not worth while.
I know that many LBSs do not deal in these patches (many
staff do not know what I was talking about). So are they
still in production? Can anyone give me a wholesaler name
that I can point my nonLBS man at? Same goes for the glue
although I have not been looking for that.
As a by the way when I was still a working man I had
access to a LBS which stocked these but it closed. The man
in the market had the patches but not the glue (I was short
of both). the adjacent LBS had glue but not patches so that
re-stocking worked. Then I retired and my mileage (and
punctures) went up and the two nearest LBSs did not know
what I was talking about, fortunately I then discovered what
stock was carried by the village petrol shop (a treasure
chest of odds and ends, even got a front (2.4w) dynamo bulb
there!)
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several days before I see a newsgroup response


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Old February 20th 04, 07:05 PM
Pete Biggs
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IanB wrote:
Have they disappeared?
These are the strips of feathered patches, foil and paper
covered.


They used to be my favourites as well. I suspect they're no longer made
as I haven't seen any for ages and kits that used to come with them no
longer do. I don't think it's a good idea to buy ancient stock, by the
way, as the dry cement on patches can deteroriate over time.

Instead, I recommend stocking up on Velox patches and cement from
www.mwdyason.ltd.uk/shop.asp . The patches are very slightly thicker but
have feathered edges, easy to remove celophane covers*, and are extremely
reliable. The small 15mm patches are good on narrow tubes and they do
larger ones as well.

* it helps to snip the edges in advance

~PB


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Old February 20th 04, 11:10 PM
Cicero
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"IanB" wrote in message
...
Have they disappeared?
These are the strips of feathered patches, foil and paper
covered.
I found that my local petrol shop stocked these at 69p a
strip. However when I was about to move to a town with no
close LBS I tried to buy a good stock but he had run out and
said he could not find a supplier. Now I am in a non LBS
town I have found that a local Car Shop (spares) holds cycle
bits, he knew what I meant but was out of stock. I went
back yesterday and he then said that he could not find a
supplier and could only offer the "kits".
I have never seen these advertised in magazine adverts,
dealer catalogues or in any web site I have browsed and
anyway would expect the postage to make it not worth while.
I know that many LBSs do not deal in these patches (many
staff do not know what I was talking about). So are they
still in production? Can anyone give me a wholesaler name
that I can point my nonLBS man at? Same goes for the glue
although I have not been looking for that.
As a by the way when I was still a working man I had
access to a LBS which stocked these but it closed. The man
in the market had the patches but not the glue (I was short
of both). the adjacent LBS had glue but not patches so that
re-stocking worked. Then I retired and my mileage (and
punctures) went up and the two nearest LBSs did not know
what I was talking about, fortunately I then discovered what
stock was carried by the village petrol shop (a treasure
chest of odds and ends, even got a front (2.4w) dynamo bulb
there!)
--
IanB


n.b. as I subscribe to two large newsgroups it may be
several days before I see a newsgroup response


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Have you tried 'googling' for 'cure-c-cure patches'? A quick search showed
several sources including 'Wiggle'.

Cic.


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Old February 21st 04, 10:59 AM
Just zis Guy, you know?
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:00:07 -0000, "IanB"
wrote in message
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Have they disappeared?


No, but Rema Tip-Top are Much Better - I recently ran out of Rema and
conducted a side-by-side trial ;-)

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Old February 22nd 04, 09:45 PM
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:00:07 -0000, "IanB"
wrote in message
:

Have they disappeared?


No, but Rema Tip-Top are Much Better - I recently ran out of Rema and
conducted a side-by-side trial ;-)

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Yes. Rema tip-top patches and Rema Tip-Top glue.
I normally ask for the pack without the large patch
as it never gets used.

davep


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Old February 23rd 04, 11:35 AM
Simon Brooke
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davep writes:

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:00:07 -0000, "IanB"
wrote in message
:

Have they disappeared?


No, but Rema Tip-Top are Much Better - I recently ran out of Rema and
conducted a side-by-side trial ;-)


Yes. Rema tip-top patches and Rema Tip-Top glue.
I normally ask for the pack without the large patch
as it never gets used.


Another vote for Tip-Top - in my opinion the best patches out there.

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Old February 23rd 04, 12:23 PM
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In article , Simon
Brooke wrote:
Another vote for Tip-Top - in my opinion the best patches out there.


Apaseal patches, superbuff and solution are, IMVHO, easily the best
patches but not the easiest to buy!

However if I count the time taken to remove a wheel, patch the tube
and replace the wheel it is more cost effective just to put on a new
tube - I get serious change out of £1 for a new tube if I buy them in
50's.

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In the Global Village
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Old February 23rd 04, 12:24 PM
Dave Larrington
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IanB wrote:

Have they disappeared?
These are the strips of feathered patches, foil and paper
covered.


You can get very similar ones from H+lf+rds.

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Old February 23rd 04, 01:40 PM
Helen Deborah Vecht
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Simon Brooke typed


Another vote for Tip-Top - in my opinion the best patches out there.


And my vote too...

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Old February 23rd 04, 06:59 PM
Sandy Morton
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In article , Geraint Jones
wrote:
How many tubes do you carry with you on a `trip' and where to you
carry them? I don't think I have ever taken more than three with
me, two of them fitted to the wheels, even on the longest tour.


They sit on a shelf in the shop and I normally have about 200 tubes
in stock. The furthest away from the shop the customer can be is
5.25miles so to swap a bike with a puncture for one that hasn't
should take about 15 minuets - if the customer knows where he/she is!
(Time we fitted GPS to them - bikes not customers)

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on the Bicycle Island
In the Global Village
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