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So, the wiggle parcel arrived this morning, containing tubes, patches and CO2 cylinders. Which was nice, as it arrived as I was just waiting for my GPS box to lock, and I grabbed a tube, a cylinder and some patches from the box. Which was good, as I had a rear-wheel puncture on the Grand Union towpath. I could quickly stick a new tube in, blast it with CO2 and continue, with a patched tube, a tube needing patching, some patches, another CO2 cylinder, a backup handpump and a fistful of patches in my bag. At lunchtime I repaired the punctured tube, and I'm a bit puzzled by the Tip Top F1 Patches (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360008947). They're black on one side, brown on the other, with the brown protrouding slightly. I used one brown to the tube, on the grounds that it made most sense to remove the (lightly adhereing) foil, bond it to the tube and them remove the (firmly attached) clear layer. Was this right? I know, I should read the instructions, but they're with the other 90 patches at home... ian |
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Ian G Batten wrote:
They're black on one side, brown on the other, with the brown protrouding slightly. I used one brown to the tube, on the grounds that it made most sense to remove the (lightly adhereing) foil, bond it to the tube and them remove the (firmly attached) clear layer. Was this right? I know, I should read the instructions, but they're with the other 90 patches at home... With all patches, foil side faces tube. Snipping edges of celophane in advance makes it easy to peel it off afterwards. ~PB |
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Ian G Batten typed
I used one brown to the tube, on the grounds that it made most sense to remove the (lightly adhereing) foil, bond it to the tube and them remove the (firmly attached) clear layer. Was this right? Yes. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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in message , Ian G Batten
') wrote: So, the wiggle parcel arrived this morning, containing tubes, patches and CO2 cylinders. Which was nice, as it arrived as I was just waiting for my GPS box to lock, and I grabbed a tube, a cylinder and some patches from the box. Which was good, as I had a rear-wheel puncture on the Grand Union towpath. I could quickly stick a new tube in, blast it with CO2 and continue, with a patched tube, a tube needing patching, some patches, another CO2 cylinder, a backup handpump and a fistful of patches in my bag. At lunchtime I repaired the punctured tube, and I'm a bit puzzled by the Tip Top F1 Patches (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360008947). They're black on one side, brown on the other, with the brown protrouding slightly. I used one brown to the tube, on the grounds that it made most sense to remove the (lightly adhereing) foil, bond it to the tube and them remove the (firmly attached) clear layer. Was this right? I know, I should read the instructions, but they're with the other 90 patches at home... That's right. Best patches out there, bar none. Mind you, you'd be going some to use that many in the rest of your life! -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; When all else fails, read the distractions. |
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Simon Brooke wrote: That's right. Best patches out there, bar none. Mind you, you'd be going some to use that many in the rest of your life! Four, yes FOUR punctures in the last six days. Yeah, I finally found the sliver of glass embedded in the front tyre that was pushing into the tube under load but retracting into the carcass on examination. And I had a ten quid wiggle voucher and buying a big box took it up to 5%, or free shipping or something. So I figured they were almost free :-) ian |
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"Ian G Batten" wrote in message ... So, the wiggle parcel arrived this morning, containing tubes, patches and CO2 cylinders. Which was nice, as it arrived as I was just waiting for my GPS box to lock, and I grabbed a tube, a cylinder and some patches from the box. Which was good, as I had a rear-wheel puncture on the Grand Union towpath. I could quickly stick a new tube in, blast it with CO2 and continue, with a patched tube, a tube needing patching, some patches, another CO2 cylinder, a backup handpump and a fistful of patches in my bag. At lunchtime I repaired the punctured tube, and I'm a bit puzzled by the Tip Top F1 Patches (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360008947). They're black on one side, brown on the other, with the brown protrouding slightly. I used one brown to the tube, on the grounds that it made most sense to remove the (lightly adhereing) foil, bond it to the tube and them remove the (firmly attached) clear layer. Was this right? I know, I should read the instructions, but they're with the other 90 patches at home... ian In my local Pound shop you can buy a puncture repair kit with 7 patches of similar appearance, 4 of the round ones* two small oblong ones and one big oblong one, two tubes of rubber solution two (probably useless) metal tyre levers and a useful miniature nutmeg grater thingy to use in place of wet and dry. And all in a natty box for £1. Not all pound shops are so generous however. Curious *the patches seem to work as well as do Cure C Cure. Although the tubes of rubber solution (all ten of them) are as yet unopened. |
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Pete Biggs wrote:
With all patches, foil side faces tube. Snipping edges of celophane in advance makes it easy to peel it off afterwards. I never bother, as trying to remove the cellophane may lift the edge of the patch. John B |
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JohnB wrote:
Pete Biggs wrote: With all patches, foil side faces tube. Snipping edges of celophane in advance makes it easy to peel it off afterwards. I never bother, as trying to remove the cellophane may lift the edge of the patch. Yeahbut, usually the cellopane backing (on Rema patches, at least) is perforated in the middle of the patch. Making it easy to remove by folding the repair patch double. This splits the cellophane backing down the center allowing it to be peeled off without pulling at the feathered edges of the patch. -- Alex BMW R1150GS DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8 http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk Windy's "little soldier" |
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John B? writes:
With all patches, foil side faces tube. Snipping edges of cellophane in advance makes it easy to peel it off afterwards. I never bother, as trying to remove the cellophane may lift the edge of the patch. That's why the cellophane is split in the middle... so you can peel it from inside to outside of the patch periphery with no lift-off. This is done by manually stretching the tube and patch so the cellophane breaks across its barely visible perforations and lifts in the middle. Cellophane is not stretchable and should be removed to allow the patch to elastically cover the puncture area. Aluminum foil is used to keep the 'red' side from losing its adhesive quality through evaporation. Cellophane does likewise but being less impervious, is on the back side of the patch where it is good enough. The foil is easily removed by bending down a corner by which the cellophane remains flat and allows pulling the patch from the foil. Do not cut off the corners because they are there to lift the patch. Jobst Brandt |
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Alex Ferrier wrote:
I never bother, as trying to remove the cellophane may lift the edge of the patch. Yeahbut, usually the cellopane backing (on Rema patches, at least) is perforated in the middle of the patch. Making it easy to remove by folding the repair patch double. This splits the cellophane backing down the center allowing it to be peeled off without pulling at the feathered edges of the patch. I've just looked at my large box of patches. I'd never noticed before, but they are marked Simson and they don't have a perforation. I've never had any problem with them, but will look for ones with perforations when they've run out. Until then I'll stick with the additional rolling weight of leaving the cellophane on. John B |
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