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Glueless Patches - What's Your Go-To Product for the Road?
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I've packed a spare tube, levers, two old-school puncture repair kits, and a pump in my saddle bag for years but (knock on wood/head) I've still never needed them. Only two punctures in that time, both of which didn't show up until I was home (whew!)

So, I'm hoping to reduce the clutter/weight in my saddle bag by going to glueless patches.

If you use glueless patches, do you have one brand/product you swear by? Any in particular you avoid?

I'm considering:

Park Tool, Lezyne, Topeak, Skabs
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I have tried the "Scabs" brand and found them useless for my application riding high pressure tires (115-140 psi/8-9.6 bar). Maybe they work better in lower pressure applications, but everytime I started to get near or over 80 psi/5.5 bar they just blew off the tube and became useless. I tried multiple times. I will stick to vulcanizing glue and standard patches. I always carry at least one spare tube regardless so I can get back on the road quickly and worry later about patching the tube under better conditions.
I still have a bunch of the useless "Scab" patches that I am keeping only as a internal tire patch should I get a large hole or cut in the tire; I can then use them as a repurposed item.
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(07-12-2023, 03:11 AM)Jesper Wrote:  I have tried the "Scabs" brand and found them useless for my application riding high pressure tires (115-140 psi/8-9.6 bar). Maybe they work better in lower pressure applications, but everytime I started to get near or over 80 psi/5.5 bar they just blew off the tube and became useless. I tried multiple times. I will stick to vulcanizing glue and standard patches. I always carry at least one spare tube regardless so I can get back on the road quickly and worry later about patching the tube under better conditions.
I still have a bunch of the useless "Scab" patches that I am keeping only as a internal tire patch should I get a large hole or cut in the tire; I can then use them as a repurposed item.

I'm curious: presumably you re-fitted the tube and tyre before giving it full beans with the pump?

I have heard & read that Skabs are only really useful as a get-you-home device.
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