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 On: 2008-04-10
We have about 6 bikes in our household and we live in Arizona, so flats can be a common occurrence. We have beefed up to tire liners, thicker tubes and the slime products, but occasionally we do get a thorn or other object that makes its way through. The Rema brand patches are the best out there in my opinion. They stick very well and I just use the butt of the screwdriver to mash them down on the tube on a flat surface. They also work very well if a hole is next to an already patched hole. Just center it and put it on there over the hole and it sticks to the patch as well as surrounding tube. Ive gone through about a 1/4 of my 100-ct box and have not had a patch not hold. I also like the way they are designed. They are round but with a square plastic area to hold onto when you separate the back from the patch. This allows the patch surface to remain free of contaminants. Just hold on to the clear plastic as you place it on the tube, and then LEAVE IT THERE. Attempting to remove the clear plastic might mess up the patch; at least I know it was hard to remove and after having done it once, I simply leave it on there. Its not going to hurt anything.
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