Glueless patches compared

[youngoldbloke]

Anyone used Lezyne glueless patches? How do they compare with Park Tool - which I have always found very good?

 

[numbnuts]

There is only one, Park, why go for second best

 

[festival]

As with all lezyne products, the are first class, as are park.
Use whichever is the best price.
I choose lezyne because I have tons of freebies from them, but i wouldn't use them if they where poor quality.

 

[biggs682]

i just fit new tubes , and dont bother with repairs anymore 10 conti tubes for £27 all in

 

[2Loose]

i just fit new tubes , and dont bother with repairs anymore 10 conti tubes for £27 all in

£2.70 per puncture!, my current tube cost 4 quid and has two patches from a 3 quid pack. Currently we are about evens, but one more puncture and my scottish relatives would be proud of me! (and I have twelve patches...lol)

 

[Gary E]

I've not really given this much though.

I carry, and use, Skabs.

They seem to work quite well but I'm open to suggestions if there's any tangible difference between brands.

 

[Gary E]

I must abmit though that I usually just change the tube during the ride. The patches are just in case I get a second punture on the same ride.

The intention is always to repair the removed tube at home but I generally just end up throwing it away.

Probably just me (I seem to have developed OCD with by bikes) but I never have a lot of faith in repaired tubes.

 

[guitarpete247]

I've got some Skabs in my on-bike kit but not had to use them yet. How long will they last? I've had them over a year now.

I'm not saying the fairy hasn't visited but I always swap tube and fix with normal patches when I get home. Last deflation, I tried to fix the tube but found as well as 3 piercings the rubber was starting to split in places. Skabs are in my seat pouch for those times I get a 2nd err, whatsit, thingy that I don't want to mention.

I've now got Marathons and Land Cruisers on now so they will get even less use .

 

[Gary E]

do you mean an elastomeric pressurised atmosphere retaining device malfunction?

 

[PoweredByVeg]

Skabs here too, up to 100psi and no probs

 

[youngoldbloke]

Think I will carry on using the Park Tool patches for now - useful feedback - thanks.

 

[Alun]

Park tool patches are the business.

I went MTBing in Spain, the tubes in their bikes had loads of patches, like the guide said, they don't puncture in the same place twice !

 

[Alun]

The intention is always to repair the removed tube at home but I generally just end up throwing it away.

Don't throw them away, you can use an old tube for all sorts of things, like ........er, like wrapping around a chainstay to prevent damage, and erm.......