Puncture repair kits

[budsy]

What's a puncture?
Since fitting Tannus Armour inserts around 6 months ago and riding around 150km a week, I haven't had a puncture, whereas previously I was getting at least one a week.
OK, I haven't had to contend with the debris from cutting hawthorn hedges during this period, but am optimistic that the inserts will cope next autumn.

Well I only have had one single puncture in a tube on bike , and this was many yrs ago
and that's been many years now riding on it ..Was older bike I tended to get more of them
but again this was many moons ago and so no problems > Was on an air bed I got more of them
and how I fixed this with aid of Gorilla glue .

 

[budsy]

Many of tubes them days tend to last without any punctures as tires have strong treads

and are anti puncture they seem or so they say ? Puncture resistant ..

 

[WavyDavy]

I have had the dried up glue tube scenario. Since then I always carry a spare tube and a puncture repair kit with an brand new tube of glue for back up. First puncture gets a replacement tube, any after that have to be repaired. So far the spare tube is enough. It is quicker just to change the tube rather than faff about trying to mend it. Especially if it is wet and muddy. Although you do have to take the wheel out. Not a problem with QR wheels. Tube gets mended when I get home.

 

[Nealh]

The 6" x 4" cut to size patch I mentioned in #9 comes with a large tube of adhesive, for £1.69 it is a steal for the price.

 

[Old Fart At Play]

Have tried glueless/ready glued patches, including park tools super patches, and they were rubbish both times. Now I always carry a spare tube and repair punctures with proper glue when back at home.

 

[mountaindweller]

What's a puncture?
Since fitting Tannus Armour inserts around 6 months ago and riding around 150km a week, I haven't had a puncture, whereas previously I was getting at least one a week.
OK, I haven't had to contend with the debris from cutting hawthorn hedges during this period, but am optimistic that the inserts will cope next autumn.

I will second that , have them fitted on my R&M supercharger , running Schwalbe super moto x with green guards which have doubled the protection, had a bit of a struggle getting them in .
Schwalbe Super Moto-X GreenGuard

 

[Old Fart At Play]

What's a puncture?
Since fitting Tannus Armour inserts around 6 months ago and riding around 150km a week, I haven't had a puncture, whereas previously I was getting at least one a week.
OK, I haven't had to contend with the debris from cutting hawthorn hedges during this period, but am optimistic that the inserts will cope next autumn.

I'm a big fan of Schwalbe Marathon tyres, great puncture resistance, but even with those I get punctures at hawthorn hedge cutting time if the weather is dry. No other time though.

 

[Gringo]

I carry glueless skab type patches, OK while inflated and the tube rubber is expanded but don’t do so well left on a deflated tube, as the tube shrinks back to its original size the patch outer is rigid and doesn’t shrink, it just creases instead.
I’ve never had a problem with scabs while in use and at least one of my bikes has them in at the moment.
All that said, I prefer glued patches if I’m doing the job at home

Ive changed my opinion about scab patches. Since posting those views I’ve had two suspected punctures, both turned out to be failed scab patches.
Admittedly they had been in place and working fine since last year. but that’s much of a conciliation.

 

[awol]

Ive changed my opinion about scab patches. Since posting those views I’ve had two suspected punctures, both turned out to be failed scab patches.

I've also had a scab patch fail about a week after sticking it on which gave me the opinion they are temporary and need replacing for glued patched when I get home and can do a good clean job.

 

[mike killay]

I bottled out and now carry a gaardi tube and gas bottle