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Those instant patches are brilliant.

 

For a few days yes and then they come off unexpectedly....

 

But to answer the previous question - patching works fine for road tubes. Also, if you do it right you don't really have to wait very long for the glue to dry.

 

Regarding the thorns - I definitely don't want them to use poison or weedeaters. I was suggesting a good old shovel and bag to just dig up the plants that are growing right on the edge or partially over the track. This should take a diligent guy about half a day and probably only needs to be done once every few months.

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Been commuting from Table View to Town for a couple of years now and the thorns have been there from the beginning.

 

They tend to be a seasonal issue though.

 

These thorns are the reason I stopped using a roadie bike to commute and got the MTB converted to tubeless as there were days when I would be fixing 5 flats one way.

 

It would be great to see them trying to curb the thorns there, but would that mean using poison to do so and would this be an option considering the ecosystem that the path cuts through.

 

Hairy

 

Just waiting for my tubeless road tyres to arrive.

Then I dont have to worry about those little buggers.

 

I dont commute down that way, but those dreaded green patches line my whole way to work (koeberg, plattekloof rd)

Right now they are a problem, but as soon as the patches dry out and dry and the wind gets a hold of the duiwels, then there is going to be a even bigger problem.

 

I dont know if it is just me, but the duiwels dont seem to be as bad as they used to be a few years ago.

I remember growing up crossing blouberg road. A few times the bastards were so long that they would go all the through my flip flops into my feet.

Hard to believe, but my first car got a flat wheel from duiweltjies.

My dad didnt believe it until the tyre guys should him how some of them had managed to go right through.

 

Crazy!

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Sorry for the slight derail....

 

I was under impression that you cannot patch road tubes :unsure: Please tell me my impression is wrong :rolleyes:

 

Difficult. <_<

 

But if you spend lots of time on it you can make a decent repair.

 

I posted a thread maybe a year ago because I was pulling my hair out.

 

A few good fellers here gave me the whole long rundown of the right way to get it done.

 

But you can forget about patching on the road.

 

A successful patch takes time, dryness, and some pressure overnight pretty much to make it work nicely.

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Difficult. dry.gif

 

But if you spend lots of time on it you can make a decent repair.

 

I posted a thread maybe a year ago because I was pulling my hair out.

 

A few good fellers here gave me the whole long rundown of the right way to get it done.

 

But you can forget about patching on the road.

 

A successful patch takes time, dryness, and some pressure overnight pretty much to make it work nicely.

 

??:blink: :blink: Am I missing something?? I have done plenty of roadside patches with my road bike in 5 minutes and no problems? I don't have anything fancy on me - just two tyre levers and a R12.99 repair kit. Find the spot (by inflating the tyre a bit); sand it down a bit with that little mettle grate thingy; slobber on some glu; wait for a minute (blow a bit if its not windy - usually not necessary in Cape Town) and stick the patch on; check the tyre for sharp objects and remount. Where's the catch? :blink: :blink:

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??:blink: :blink: Am I missing something?? I have done plenty of roadside patches with my road bike in 5 minutes and no problems? I don't have anything fancy on me - just two tyre levers and a R12.99 repair kit. Find the spot (by inflating the tyre a bit); sand it down a bit with that little mettle grate thingy; slobber on some glu; wait for a minute (blow a bit if its not windy - usually not necessary in Cape Town) and stick the patch on; check the tyre for sharp objects and remount. Where's the catch? :blink: :blink:

 

I dunno, because I spend freaking hours on them at home and then they still only work half the time.

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Difficult. <_<

 

But if you spend lots of time on it you can make a decent repair.

 

I posted a thread maybe a year ago because I was pulling my hair out.

 

A few good fellers here gave me the whole long rundown of the right way to get it done.

 

But you can forget about patching on the road.

 

A successful patch takes time, dryness, and some pressure overnight pretty much to make it work nicely.

 

My old tubes were covered in patches and yet held air well .... not a difficult task and best to use the pink sheets of patches you buy from the LBS and cut to your preferred size, just cut the corners round so that they don't lift or curl when the glue dries!

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I commute to the Waterfront from Parklands and on my way back from the office rather make use of the road from Sunset to Dolphin beach due to those buggers.

 

My first encounter, after them mowing, gave me 2 thorns in the front tyre and 1 in the wall of the back tyre simultaneously. Fortunately I had a bottle of slime with me (I was on my mountain bike) which saved the day.

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I use one of these for all the pedestrians... :thumbup:

 

Nice .... I can envision putting one of those on the SS, but not sure my heart would bear it should I also mount one on the Shova blush.gif

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