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    John
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    The rubber cement used for patches is extremely volatile and the
    solvent will slowly leak out of the crimp of the metal tube container,
    hardening the cement. I don't think this varies too much between
    brands.

    I choose to keep those metal tubes unopened and used only on the
    roadside for emergency repairs, in case my spare tube also gets a flat.
    When I get home, I patch the tube using rubber cement contained in a
    screw top lid and pack the patched tube back into my saddlebag.

    IME, once you open those small metal tubes, the life span decreases
    substantially. I squeeze the container in my patch kit about once a
    week to be sure it hasn't hardened.

    John Forester recommends carrying rubber cement in a small, screw top
    jar for patches (to minimize volatile loss). It's in the archives.

    Cheers,
    John

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  2. Chris Y.F.N.W.
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    What the original poster wrote.

    I go one step further, I seal the crimped end of the tube with epoxy.

    However, my LBS doesn't sell the cans of tire adhesive, do you know an
    online source?

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    On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:00:18 -0400, [email hidden]

    (Chris Y.F.N.W.) said:
    Quoted message said:

    What the original poster wrote.

    I go one step further, I seal the crimped end of the tube with epoxy.

    However, my LBS doesn't sell the cans of tire adhesive, do you know an
    online source?

    Dear Chris,

    BikeToolsEtc sells Rema glue in a can big enough to handle a whole
    high-school of glue sniffers:

    http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=37843229880&d=single&c=Tire-Tube&sc=Repair-Kits-and-Supplies&tc=Cement&item_id=RE-203
    or http://tinyurl.com/rkzjr

    It's $9.95 plus shipping. The 8 ounce can has a screw-top with a nice
    brush, I haven't made a dent in mine with over 70 patches.

    I suppose that you could put some into a small, sealable container and
    take it on your bike if you didn't want to use glueless patches.

    They also sell small Rema fp0 patches for 700c tubes in boxes of 100:

    http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=37843229880&d=single&c=Tire-Tube&sc=Repair-Kits-and-Supplies&tc=Patches&item_id=RE-F0P
    or http://tinyurl.com/qp29h

    Cheers,

    Carl Fogel

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    However, my LBS doesn't sell the cans of tire adhesive, do you know an
    online source?

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    Why go to LBS for rubber cement? Staples, Office Depot, your
    neighborhood 5&10. It doesn't seem to come in glass jars anymore, but
    the plastic ones last a few years and one is cheaper than an entire
    tire repair kit.

    Cheers,
    Mike Davis

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  5. Michael Press
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    Quoted post said:
    Quoted message said:

    However, my LBS doesn't sell the cans of tire adhesive, do you know an
    online source?

    Quoted message said:


    Messages sent to the above "E" addy will be lost forever! If you want to
    E-mail me:
    ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

    My website:
    http://geocities.com/czcorner

    Why go to LBS for rubber cement? Staples, Office Depot, your
    neighborhood 5&10. It doesn't seem to come in glass jars anymore, but
    the plastic ones last a few years and one is cheaper than an entire
    tire repair kit.

    Should buy a can of the rubber cement thinner as well. The
    solvent is hexane. Hexane has proven to be a health risk
    for regular long term exposure. But, as the experts in
    toxicology tell us, `The dose makes the poison.'

    --
    Michael Press

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