Glue or Glueless

[Ogofmole]

Had my first puncture this weekend after years of puncture free riding. I fitted a spare tube that I always carry in my bag, so all is good again. But the glue has dried out on my old puncture repair kit, so decided to order a new kit. Now there seems to be Glued or Ready Glued patches, anyone got experience of these or any recommendations.

 

[Gary]

The tube of liquid for use with puncture repair patches isn't glue it's Vulcanising solution. For want of a better description it chemically "melts" the repair patch to the butyl of the tube and if used properly is a far superior repair to the more convenient quick fix press on patches.
So the two ultimately fill different roles.

 

[Justinitus]

I’ve been using the Lezyne stick on patches for about 7 years now on both mine and others bikes (I’m the go-to flat fixer around here!). Not had one fail yet. Just easy to use and tiny to carry - I even keep a couple in my wallet in case I see a cyclist in trouble when I’m out.

 

[steve_sordy]

After several years, the glue on the stick-on patches dries out to what looks like the consistency of sugar. So, if like me you seldom need to use them, replace them every year and don't get stranded.

 

[The Hodge]

After several years

..I would think that I have had more than my moneys worth out of an inner tube and just change it !

 

[steve_sordy]

..I would think that I have had more than my moneys worth out of an inner tube and just change it !

I suspect that I may have not made myself clear. I keep a set of patches in my pack just in case the spare inner tube that I seldom use gets a puncture when I do use it. Are you with me? So the patches are hardly ever likely to be used. That means that they go "off" in my pack and are useless when I actually need them. Hence my recco to replace them on a regular basis.