chris_w_65 Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Do the Ravx self adhesive patches work? I like to carry a couple of patches in my tubby bag in case I have used up my spare tube already.
Colin H Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 They do work well. I went through some devils thorns yesterday and used all six patches on one tube! Now the air stays inside.
Wannabe Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 For emergency fix, yes. Still got to repair puncture properly once you are at home. They do not stick forever. Must also roughen up the patch area a bit to get better adhesion. I have used them before, got me back home.
chris_w_65 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 They are quite thick and large. Are they OK for skinny road tubes?
chris_w_65 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 For emergency fix, yes. Still got to repair puncture properly once you are at home. They do not stick forever. Must also roughen up the patch area a bit to get better adhesion. I have used them before, got me back home. I have them in a little ziplock bag with a piece of sandpaper at the bottom of my tubby bag, they will come in useful someday.
Christie Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 I also carry glueless patches (Park) for "run out of tubes" emergencies.
stewie911 Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Been using parktool self adhesive patches on skinny tubes. Doesn't take up a lot of space, works faster than normal patches and does a good job. As mentioned though, they aren't an permanent solution.
Guest agteros Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Agreed that they do not last, but they do get you home/to the finish. Patched tubes in general are not a permanent solution!
GuyP Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 They don't like South African heat while being in your tubby bag though - the adhesive 'melts' on the non-stick backing so what you could end up with is a big welded mess of patches when you come to needing them! Now I keep mine insulated in a bit of newspaper inside a small ziploc bag
Christopher Brunsdon Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 I was about to spend R100 on some really "porno" and I really mean PORN as in XXX patches when after reading up on them I released they are not worth it. My neighbour tried them out a while back and it was only great to get him home. I just stick to my R15 patch 'n solution
Tumbleweed Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Used Lezyne ones that look like normal black patches. They worked great.
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