Tire patching

[John Soliday]

I've patched numerous bike and car tires over the years.  It seems easier
and faster to do it myself and I can usually do it on the bike or car w/o
removing the wheel.  I just use the plan sticky strip types found at auto
stores and get one with the BIG T-handle as it takes a lot to push the patch
through.  I also use rubber cement to really lubricate the patch and
insertion tool first to make it go in easier (I know, I know, sexual
connotations).  I've ran bike tires to the wear bars with patches and never
had one leak.  It does make the steel belt weaker in that one area so I
would avoid long speeds over 100mph ;-)

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Wheeler [mailto:the74impala at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:15 AM
To: gpzlist at micapeak.com
Subject: RE: Tire patching

That didn't work too well
 
Try this
 
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.i-car.com/graphics/about_i
car/current_events/advantage/2002/online_advantge_0218/full_size/fig_3.jpg&i
mgrefurl=http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/technical_information/advantage/adv
antage_online_archives/2002/021802.shtml&h=300&w=347&sz=22&hl=en&start=4&um=
1&tbnid=6_QOnxh6rAxQHM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpatch%2Bplug%2B
for%2Btire%26svnum%3D100%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa
%3DN
 
That's what I mean, man, I need a tiny url for that one.