I ride all the time and have had a ton of flats. I’d add one caveat to this excellent video. DON’T carry a patched tube as your spare. When I get home, I promptly repair the replaced tube from my ride and swap it out with the NEW tube I used while on the road. I put the non punctured tube back in my carry bag. I was once stranded in the middle of nowhere because the tube patch failed and that’s not the place to discover this. Just my thoughts based on actual real life adventures.
@@leemanwrong Well, that's not 100% true. We've had to leave people behind for pickup cuz the sealant wasn't working. Been on the fence about going tubeless as a result. Plus, got a screw puncture that went right through my carbon Zipp 404, so I don't know if it would hold pressure. Still, tubeless is far more reliable Update : I misread that. You said airless, not tubeless. DOH!
Lol I just use superglue and a piece of paper to patch the tires on my ebike. The rear tire is still holding after about a week, I just did the front tire today which I know should hold longer because the rear tire is where most of the weight is. I've changed that tube so many times now because the tires I've previously used wore out pretty quickly due to it not being flat like. I plan on just getting tannus armor for the rear wheel. Not only that but you can ride on it if you get a flat.
@@jimsjacob I use Tannus airless tyres which have been amazing. They are quite firm so they give a bit of a rough ride on bad roads but not having to worry about flats makes it totally worth it.
idk where I would be cycling wise without these videos. thanks for being there parktool. my dad wasn't around much and here I am in adult hood trying to figure shit out on my own.
Their method for "vulcanizing" (it's not vulcanizing, words mean something) is simply wrong. The "fluid" they are talking about is, wait for it, "glue", to be precise, it's contact cement. To properly "fluid" sorry, glue something with contact cement, you need to glue BOTH surfaces, at least they got the let it get tacky part correct. vulcanizing - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcanization
If it wasn't for your video, I'd probably have not looked for the thorn still embedded within the tyre and have gotten another picture. Thanks ever so much for posting this video!
I noticed that I had a puncture in the front tyre of my Moulton on the way back from the supermarket. Prepared as always I whipped out my brand new, unused Park Tool puncture repair kit and prepared the inner tube for a patch. Opening the tube of rubber adhesive compound I found the tube to be sealed, but completely empty, In the manufacturing process something had obviously gone wrong. Fortunately on this occasion I had a spare inner tube, which saved the day. I decided to go further up the food chain of puncture repair kits and bought the highly recommended Rema TT02 kit. This is my second one and Rema are at the top of their game as they fill their adhesive compound tubes with more than air! You actually get the adhesive!
Thank you for a great more video. I had a suggestion about patching, i normally do all steps as you mentioned above but an step further, that is ; before applying the patch on the inner tube i inflate the tube to a diameter equal to the bore diameter of tire itself, then apply the patch, push the patch by fingers and wait for about one minute، then deflate the tube and insert it as you mentioned. This minimizes the stretching of the patch while inflating the tube with high psi and prevent it from detaching and lengthens patch stability. 👍
Thank you for great video! Another small tip is always placing tube valve somewhere under the middle of the tire label when initially installing the tube. When you find a puncture and align punctured tube valve to the middle of tire label then you know where on the tire or rim a place possible puncture cause is to inspect it more thoroughly.
Great tips! Great video: well shot, well edited, well directed, very well presented. Also no waffle or padding in the narrative, just straight to the point. Thank you very much. Though I'm a very experienced biker, I still picked up some fantastic useful tips like - the 'crosshairs' marking the hole, and not just the 'ring' which I'd been doing which became obscured by the glue - the leaving of the plastic sheath on the outside of the patch to reduce friction on the patch (I always worried that it would 'pull' the patch off, how wrong was I!) - not inflating the tube to usual pressure outside the tyre. I long suspected this might be the case where the bond is weakened due to no support from the tyre, but wasn't sure. Thank you too for confirming that for me. Overall, excellent, excellent video. Why can't all '"How to" videos be as overall well-done as this??!!
Great video. Clear informative instructions, and really great close up shots the whole way through. Also really appreciate the split screen parts showing proper and improper bonding, and the different sorts of parts you may end up working with on your particular bike. Thanks!
My husband bought a CCM repair kit. It has been awhile since he has had to buy one, so of course the black patch outlined in orange was new to him. The kit came with absolutely no instructions. Good thing we found your Video which showed which part of the patch should be facing upward. He had it the opposite way. Perhaps CCM didn't include instructions because they just assume that everyone has access to the Internet to look for instructions. My husband commented that if someone got a tire puncture while biking on a trail in the middle of the woods then instructions would come in handy! Mind you, CCM might suggest you use your smart phone to find a video such as yours, but, we are the lonely few that does not have or use a smart phone. Thanks for letting my vent! I plan to write to CCM to ask why instructions weren't included in this repair kit.
i know your comment is old but the park tool super patches are awesome, tiny little kit with everything you need plus instructions, and for about $1 canadian per patch they really are decent bang for your buck
I repair things to not be wasteful, and to be self-sufficient.... like carrying jumper cables. How many people I've helped jump their car battery with MY cables.
Thanks! Up/down! Right in the middle at least here! Thanks for video as a referance! Nothing worse than a kit having no instructioms and needing a quick back up to get striaght to the job! Awesome!
Nice video!! Didn't know the trick of spreading the grue with the foil of the patch, very clever! Most of my punctures are the "snake bite" type, some times they are so big even the biggest patches don't hold enough the high pressure the road tire needs and I have to discard the tube wasting a patch in the process...
If you're getting a lot of 'snake bites' try putting a little more air in the tire that you're used to, say you normally use 60 psi for example, try with 70 psi and see if that works. Safe riding!
Snake bites (aka pinch punctures) occur when the tube gets pinched between the tire and rim. More pressure in the tire should help prevent these. Sorry if you already all this info, if you don't maybe I helped :)
I had a blow out when I put a new inner tube in my front wheel. I didn't notice the tyre was not seated properly when I put it back on the wheel rim. I continued to inflate the tyre and then......BANG!!!!!!!!!!! Very very very loudly bang because the inner tube had burst.....blown out because it was trapped between tyre and rim and was outside the tyre. I learnt a lesson......always check tyre is seat properly when inflating the tyre.
This video is so well presented that I have to comment where an improvement can be made: at 4:15 use water as the solvent nothing else. Rubber is hydrophobic and those loose rubber bits just float away as if they are repelled by the water. And rubber dries instantly. No need for anything more volatile. Thank you for putting so much information so concisely! Brilliant!
I prefer to use the stick on patches. Just peel off from the backing and apply to the tube. No messing around with glue and waiting for it to go off. Works very well.
@@Fred_the_1996 same. My tires are at 65 psi, I don't trust stickys. Plus vulcanizing are easily available in our corner store, stickys only in the bike stores around here and those are out of the way for me. So first it was convenience and then experience when a sticky a friend gave me failed.
@@Fred_the_1996 what do you mean by self-vulcanizing? How does it work? Can you please elaborate on that for me? I don't clearly understand what the orange/black patch made of. I initially thought it is just an orange plastic with some resin on top of it.
Thanks! I already fixed a flat on my granddaughter's bike and kind of learned some of these things the hard way, lol. But now I feel better prepared for future issues.
Great video. I had a discussion with a friend today. He said the patch should be glued without film removed. I ended up removing films from both sides and put it orange side up). Looks like we both were wrong.
Thank you so much for this. I'm learning how to repair my electric bike and all it's issue on my own thru UA-cam videos. It's getting to costly to take it to the shop each time so I gotta figure this stuff out. Plus I really like to be able to fix my own stuff. Seeing what causes the types of holes was really helpful too.
Santa Barbara locals saying thanks had electric bike with off-size tube watched it in the Kitchen with other folks busy making dinner patched the tire had dinner and rode to Hendrys Beach for a test all went well thanks again will get a new tube later in the week but this kept us in buis cheers keep up the good work
Great concise video. I saw a guy once when he got off his bike spin each tire and rub his hand over it to knock off debris. I did this and it cut down on the flats enormously. I also do it when riding.
I was just trying to fix my bike a while ago and I couldn't do it. I have a similar packet to the repair patch you just showed. but I had no idea how to use it I tried and tried and failed but now I know the right way to do it I'll go try it right now.
*I didn't have any patches on hand and had a flat this evening so I cut a patch out of a spare inner tube and used krazy glue as adhesive. Put everything back together and inflated the tire to 100 PSI. 4 hours later and it's still holding so we'll see.*
*On the 3rd day and after roughly 100 miles of riding the Krazy glue patch leaked and luckily I had some park tool patches on hand this time. Removed the old patch, sand papered the tube and applied the patch, now the pinch holes are really repaired.*
Excellent video! Thank you. Just to add to that, where you find the hole on your tube gives you a huge clue as to the cause of the puncture. If the hole is on the inner circumference of the tube as mine is today then it's likely due to an inadequate rim strip. If it's on the outer circumference then it is likely from a foreign object such as glass, sharp stone or splinter.
On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the best, I'd give this fellow and his presentation a 15. Everything about this video is over the top excellent. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the reminder about checking the tire for objects. I had a small tack stuck in the tire. If I didn't remove it the tube would have been immediately punctured again.
After going through perhaps my fourth inner tube, I think I'll start using patches. Thankfully, I still have my old ones. I'll examine the size of the holes and "recycle" them! Suddenly I'll own 4 spare inner tubes.
this is a really good video. what Calvin doesn't address: -there are places on a tube that are difficult to get a good seal. these include the seams, and then those seam-like tire markings and machine marks. try the best you can to get the patch solidly on the hole. -getting the edges of the 2-part patches (where you put the cement on first) to seal properly is important, and sometimes tricky. Final thought: I'm playing around with RTV -blue silicone gasket maker as a way to seal the edges of leaky tire patches. I THINK it just may work. Currently, pre-massive-inflation-that's-coming, the stuff is about $4 per tube, and it just takes a small amount.
Calvin, what would you do if you discovered the patch had not adhered along part of the edge, as shown at 5:55? Would you add glue to the non-adhered portion, or would you remove the patch and start over?
There's nothing wrong with patching the tube multiple times, as long as you know how to patch a tube prooerly. I've used tubes that have around 10 patches, not the Park Tools patches definitely, they fail, they're soft and the glue is weak.
Thorne Resistant tubes are the answer and sure some complain about the weight but its a bicycle and its all about fun and exercise so what a little extra weight.
Superb video. In my case with the vulcanizing patch I remove the film backing after pressing the tyre for an hour in the vice. Then I sprinkle it with French chalk which is known in America as 'tire talc'. The removal of the backing film requires 'technique', and I was stopped in my tracks to see that not only did CJ not remove it, but he gave a reason with his customary nonchalant authority. If anyone else had left the backing film in place, I would have remonstrated, but who in the world can go up against Park Tool? By the way I have never seen a tyre repaired on such a spotless bench in such bright light!
I've never known about those TB-2 tire boots, very cool! In the past I've used a slice of a NYC metrocard (like a much thinner, flexible credit card) works well to hold a blown-out tire in place. A suggestion for those in other cities who might have similar cards in their wallets/purses.
my glue i used was already open, could be a few months old, and quite sticky and thick not like the glue in the video, i hope it still works... anyone know if it will be ok?
I ride all the time and have had a ton of flats. I’d add one caveat to this excellent video. DON’T carry a patched tube as your spare. When I get home, I promptly repair the replaced tube from my ride and swap it out with the NEW tube I used while on the road. I put the non punctured tube back in my carry bag. I was once stranded in the middle of nowhere because the tube patch failed and that’s not the place to discover this. Just my thoughts based on actual real life adventures.
Just get yourself some airless tyres and you don't have to worry about flats ever again.
@@leemanwrong Well, that's not 100% true. We've had to leave people behind for pickup cuz the sealant wasn't working. Been on the fence about going tubeless as a result. Plus, got a screw puncture that went right through my carbon Zipp 404, so I don't know if it would hold pressure. Still, tubeless is far more reliable
Update : I misread that. You said airless, not tubeless. DOH!
Lol I just use superglue and a piece of paper to patch the tires on my ebike. The rear tire is still holding after about a week, I just did the front tire today which I know should hold longer because the rear tire is where most of the weight is. I've changed that tube so many times now because the tires I've previously used wore out pretty quickly due to it not being flat like. I plan on just getting tannus armor for the rear wheel. Not only that but you can ride on it if you get a flat.
@@jimsjacob I use Tannus airless tyres which have been amazing. They are quite firm so they give a bit of a rough ride on bad roads but not having to worry about flats makes it totally worth it.
@@leemanwrong just pick all your teeth up off the road after they have been shaken out
idk where I would be cycling wise without these videos. thanks for being there parktool. my dad wasn't around much and here I am in adult hood trying to figure shit out on my own.
Their method for "vulcanizing" (it's not vulcanizing, words mean something) is simply wrong. The "fluid" they are talking about is, wait for it, "glue", to be precise, it's contact cement. To properly "fluid" sorry, glue something with contact cement, you need to glue BOTH surfaces, at least they got the let it get tacky part correct.
vulcanizing - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcanization
And you have the smarts to do so 847...your Dad did the best he could at the time with what he had. Forgive my friend.
I've returned several times to this video - it's been of much aid in dispiriting moments. Thank you, and my compliments to your magnificent mustache.
Jonathan Becker i know right so much help
yep
I do not understand how you do this thing.
Bless UA-cam and this man for his short and yet very informative video.. so thank you both…
Thank you, I was struggling to get the clear film off the patch, didn’t realise it’s supposed to stay on.
This guy is the Hickock45 of the bicycle world.
If it wasn't for your video, I'd probably have not looked for the thorn still embedded within the tyre and have gotten another picture. Thanks ever so much for posting this video!
I noticed that I had a puncture in the front tyre of my Moulton on the way back from the supermarket. Prepared as always I whipped out my brand new, unused Park Tool puncture repair kit and prepared the inner tube for a patch. Opening the tube of rubber adhesive compound I found the tube to be sealed, but completely empty, In the manufacturing process something had obviously gone wrong. Fortunately on this occasion I had a spare inner tube, which saved the day. I decided to go further up the food chain of puncture repair kits and bought the highly recommended Rema TT02 kit. This is my second one and Rema are at the top of their game as they fill their adhesive compound tubes with more than air! You actually get the adhesive!
it's always a plus when a tube of glue actually contains glue👍🤭
Literally looks the same as the parktool one but rebranded
This channel has helped me so much as I started cycling
Thank you for a great more video. I had a suggestion about patching, i normally do all steps as you mentioned above but an step further, that is ; before applying the patch on the inner tube i inflate the tube to a diameter equal to the bore diameter of tire itself, then apply the patch, push the patch by fingers and wait for about one minute، then deflate the tube and insert it as you mentioned.
This minimizes the stretching of the patch while inflating the tube with high psi and prevent it from detaching and lengthens patch stability. 👍
at what point are you letting the glue dry ?
@@carlosrestrepo8525 Well, the glue is still stretchy, so ...
Always watch these even if it's a topic I think I know. There is always at least a tiny nugget of new wisdom in them.
Good detailed info that many cyclists don't know. Thanks Calvin!
@Mannie Illescas lol
Thank you for great video! Another small tip is always placing tube valve somewhere under the middle of the tire label when initially installing the tube. When you find a puncture and align punctured tube valve to the middle of tire label then you know where on the tire or rim a place possible puncture cause is to inspect it more thoroughly.
Never was able to fix a flat with a pre glued patch. I always used the old fashioned ones .The rest is easy. I,m Dutch so I fixed a lot.
I'm patching my bike’s tube in this exact moment and this video was the best tutorial one. Thank you!
If there's one thing I certainly learned from this video, it's that the spikey bit on the cap of tubes is to pierce the tube's seal
First time ever having to patch an inner tube and this was great, super easy to understand
Great tips!
Great video: well shot, well edited, well directed, very well presented. Also no waffle or padding in the narrative, just straight to the point. Thank you very much. Though I'm a very experienced biker, I still picked up some fantastic useful tips like
- the 'crosshairs' marking the hole, and not just the 'ring' which I'd been doing which became obscured by the glue
- the leaving of the plastic sheath on the outside of the patch to reduce friction on the patch (I always worried that it would 'pull' the patch off, how wrong was I!)
- not inflating the tube to usual pressure outside the tyre. I long suspected this might be the case where the bond is weakened due to no support from the tyre, but wasn't sure. Thank you too for confirming that for me.
Overall, excellent, excellent video.
Why can't all '"How to" videos be as overall well-done as this??!!
These videos are so good. Simple, straightforward, great production. What a UA-cam instructional video should be!
U everywhere 😂
@@gggaming4628 lol yep 🤣
Great video! Fixed my first flat tire without any major hiccups.
My dad was sleeping and I was sad so I watched this video and it worked ❤😊
Great video. Clear informative instructions, and really great close up shots the whole way through. Also really appreciate the split screen parts showing proper and improper bonding, and the different sorts of parts you may end up working with on your particular bike. Thanks!
I was doing it wrong this whole time, I put the patch right after I put the glue. Thank you 🙏
Miguel Lopez will it still work this way I did the same thibg
Sending this to my brother the flat king
Park tool is SO COOL! I just bought a side mount park stand! LOVE IT
My husband bought a CCM repair kit. It has been awhile since he has had to buy one, so of course the black patch outlined in orange was new to him. The kit came with absolutely no instructions. Good thing we found your Video which showed which part of the patch should be facing upward. He had it the opposite way. Perhaps CCM didn't include instructions because they just assume that everyone has access to the Internet to look for instructions. My husband commented that if someone got a tire puncture while biking on a trail in the middle of the woods then instructions would come in handy! Mind you, CCM might suggest you use your smart phone to find a video such as yours, but, we are the lonely few that does not have or use a smart phone. Thanks for letting my vent! I plan to write to CCM to ask why instructions weren't included in this repair kit.
i know your comment is old but the park tool super patches are awesome, tiny little kit with everything you need plus instructions, and for about $1 canadian per patch they really are decent bang for your buck
I never knew to wait until the fluid is dry, before applying the patch
Yes wait until it's dry. I've applied fluid and left overnight before I've applied patches.. I've never had any fail..
@@cyclingSausage cool 😎
@Frank Leurs Or go take a dump :-)
@Frank Leurs Or check to see if there are embedded objects in your tire that may result in a puncture from being worked in.
Thank you!!! A great video. I've been riding for many years but it doesn't hurt to have a refresher course every now and then. :-)
I had to learn this when I was ten. You learn to repair stuff when your poor.
I repair things to not be wasteful, and to be self-sufficient.... like carrying jumper cables. How many people I've helped jump their car battery with MY cables.
Same but i haven't been 10 in a long time
This is the greatest video I have ever watched
I agree 🎉🎉
Thanks! Up/down! Right in the middle at least here! Thanks for video as a referance! Nothing worse than a kit having no instructioms and needing a quick back up to get striaght to the job! Awesome!
Nice video!!
Didn't know the trick of spreading the grue with the foil of the patch, very clever!
Most of my punctures are the "snake bite" type, some times they are so big even the biggest patches don't hold enough the high pressure the road tire needs and I have to discard the tube wasting a patch in the process...
If you're getting a lot of 'snake bites' try putting a little more air in the tire that you're used to, say you normally use 60 psi for example, try with 70 psi and see if that works. Safe riding!
Snake bites (aka pinch punctures) occur when the tube gets pinched between the tire and rim. More pressure in the tire should help prevent these. Sorry if you already all this info, if you don't maybe I helped :)
have you tried two patches? im about to try it now
Christian Rodriguez a
I used to buy a brand new tube after every puncture... $20 surely adds up overtime.
I used to do the same ,with this video I can now do it myself
why do you need to buy such expensive inner tubes when there are far cheaper ones which seem to be the same quality as far as i can tell
I had a blow out when I put a new inner tube in my front wheel. I didn't notice the tyre was not seated properly when I put it back on the wheel rim. I continued to inflate the tyre and then......BANG!!!!!!!!!!! Very very very loudly bang because the inner tube had burst.....blown out because it was trapped between tyre and rim and was outside the tyre. I learnt a lesson......always check tyre is seat properly when inflating the tyre.
This video is so well presented that I have to comment where an improvement can be made: at 4:15 use water as the solvent nothing else. Rubber is hydrophobic and those loose rubber bits just float away as if they are repelled by the water. And rubber dries instantly. No need for anything more volatile. Thank you for putting so much information so concisely! Brilliant!
Oh, and water won’t dissolve the sharpie marking the pinhole, so one only has to find and mark the leak once, and that’s a timesaver.
This video is so thorough and excellently produced. Extremely helpful. Thanks so much!
Holy Moly, you guys made a great video. Lots of tips and a good reminder for us oldsters who haven't done this since childhood. Much appreciated.
I prefer to use the stick on patches. Just peel off from the backing and apply to the tube. No messing around with glue and waiting for it to go off. Works very well.
Yes but self vulcanizing patches last a lot longer, hold more pressure and are more secure. I personall prefer them
@@Fred_the_1996 same. My tires are at 65 psi, I don't trust stickys. Plus vulcanizing are easily available in our corner store, stickys only in the bike stores around here and those are out of the way for me. So first it was convenience and then experience when a sticky a friend gave me failed.
@@Fred_the_1996 what do you mean by self-vulcanizing? How does it work? Can you please elaborate on that for me? I don't clearly understand what the orange/black patch made of. I initially thought it is just an orange plastic with some resin on top of it.
Great video , haven’t used a bike in a while , was unaware of the proper way to attach this new patches . Thanks for uploading
Thanks! I already fixed a flat on my granddaughter's bike and kind of learned some of these things the hard way, lol. But now I feel better prepared for future issues.
Great video. I had a discussion with a friend today. He said the patch should be glued without film removed. I ended up removing films from both sides and put it orange side up). Looks like we both were wrong.
Thank you so much for this. I'm learning how to repair my electric bike and all it's issue on my own thru UA-cam videos. It's getting to costly to take it to the shop each time so I gotta figure this stuff out. Plus I really like to be able to fix my own stuff. Seeing what causes the types of holes was really helpful too.
Santa Barbara locals saying thanks had electric bike with off-size tube watched it in the Kitchen with other folks busy making dinner patched the tire had dinner and rode to Hendrys Beach for a test all went well thanks again will get a new tube later in the week but this kept us in buis cheers keep up the good work
Calvin, I ride on my patch tubes and carry only new tubes for road repairs. I give each tubes a three patch and out rule. :D
Great concise video. I saw a guy once when he got off his bike spin each tire and rub his hand over it to knock off debris. I did this and it cut down on the flats enormously. I also do it when riding.
I was just trying to fix my bike a while ago and I couldn't do it. I have a similar packet to the repair patch you just showed. but I had no idea how to use it I tried and tried and failed but now I know the right way to do it I'll go try it right now.
Very clear, informative video with no waffle. Thank you!
You guys are amazing blowing up a new tube to show us the example and also filming 📹 is perfect the background too love ur channel
*I didn't have any patches on hand and had a flat this evening so I cut a patch out of a spare inner tube and used krazy glue as adhesive. Put everything back together and inflated the tire to 100 PSI. 4 hours later and it's still holding so we'll see.*
*On the 3rd day and after roughly 100 miles of riding the Krazy glue patch leaked and luckily I had some park tool patches on hand this time. Removed the old patch, sand papered the tube and applied the patch, now the pinch holes are really repaired.*
Nice video. With this information I can better manage my inner tubes and keep them fit for the road. Thanks
Thank you for a so detailed video. You took the time to present the good and bad scenarios within the process !!!!!!!
Wow I did not come here expecting to learn something. I never let the rubber cement dry a little bit before putting on the patch.
me too
After applying the glue wait three or four or five minutes let it dry then put the patch on I've learned that the hard way excellent video
Park Tool videos are the best. I never knew I could learn something about repairing punctures, thanks!
This video has helped me tremendously. Thank you sir!
Excellent video! Thank you. Just to add to that, where you find the hole on your tube gives you a huge clue as to the cause of the puncture. If the hole is on the inner circumference of the tube as mine is today then it's likely due to an inadequate rim strip. If it's on the outer circumference then it is likely from a foreign object such as glass, sharp stone or splinter.
On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the best, I'd give this fellow and his presentation a 15. Everything about this video is over the top excellent. Thanks 👍
Very clear and straightforward; thank you!
You're the man, Calvin. Very well done instructional.
I just fixed my tires thanks to your video! Thank you very much! :))
Straight forward and helpful. Thank you Calvin.
Great video! That railway nail was overkill!
Jorge Rodriguez i know right
An I believed it was a hoof nail.
This was a useful video. The instruction was detailed and straightforward.
yaaayyyythank you sooo much just changed my first tire!
I always thought u where supposed to put the glue on the patch a just put it on the tube this video actually helped
Your videos are simply amazing!
I never knew to not test the patched tube until it's inside the tire.
I never knew to wait until the glue is dry, before applying the patch
@@RealAyzeNZ i never knew that i had to know that it wasnt good to not know how to know the way it was good to know how to do something
@@IntentionallyLeftBlank. i never knew that you are not funny
Thank you for this video, helped me to prevent myself from buying a new tube
Love this guy! Thank you for posting all of the very informative videos!!
When I grow up I want to be just like Calvin.
Thanks for the reminder about checking the tire for objects. I had a small tack stuck in the tire. If I didn't remove it the tube would have been immediately punctured again.
After going through perhaps my fourth inner tube, I think I'll start using patches. Thankfully, I still have my old ones. I'll examine the size of the holes and "recycle" them! Suddenly I'll own 4 spare inner tubes.
Just want to thank this video. If I didn’t watch it I would have patched my tube and made another hole from a thorn stuck in the tire
On bad days, I sometimes still end up doing that.
Juan Padilla Ztupid thick twat
i have had several Patches fail to seal, after this video i think i have discovered my mistakes, but i do have problem finding a good patch Kit !
www.parktool.com/en-us/product/vulcanizing-patch-kit-vp-1
Thank you 😊 dude your the best I will leave my first born on your door step
This video was really helpful. I can't wait for the next upload.
park tool is my channel of infos about my Bike Maintenance
your videos are brilliant
i'm learning this to fix nikes new vapormax bubble.
I bought your patch kit on Amazon becuase of this video
You guys are great! Thanks for all the videos! Park Tool only in my kit!
Thank you so much . Very detailed and clear instructions!
this is a really good video.
what Calvin doesn't address:
-there are places on a tube that are difficult to get a good seal. these include the seams, and then those seam-like tire markings and machine marks. try the best you can to get the patch solidly on the hole.
-getting the edges of the 2-part patches (where you put the cement on first) to seal properly is important, and sometimes tricky.
Final thought: I'm playing around with RTV -blue silicone gasket maker as a way to seal the edges of leaky tire patches. I THINK it just may work. Currently, pre-massive-inflation-that's-coming, the stuff is about $4 per tube, and it just takes a small amount.
Calvin, what would you do if you discovered the patch had not adhered along part of the edge, as shown at 5:55? Would you add glue to the non-adhered portion, or would you remove the patch and start over?
Just cut out the whole patch and use a bigger one to cover the new hole.
Will these patches work on my blow up doll?
Jake Stevens ummmm wrong channle mate
Yes but be gentle.
Yes, but don't over-inflate your doll or it turns into a chap smoking a cigar.
Hay man now you have an extra hole
Kinda rough there aren’t you...
Wait what? You guys throw away the tube when it's punctured?!!!! My tube has 6 patches on it and it's still running strong.
what kind of parches do you use glueless or regular rubber patches with glue
Why not just use a new tube after you get one?
mine's 8 lol
@Cameron XP year old comment but I read that as pawn shop first and wondered who the hell pawns an inner tube
There's nothing wrong with patching the tube multiple times, as long as you know how to patch a tube prooerly. I've used tubes that have around 10 patches, not the Park Tools patches definitely, they fail, they're soft and the glue is weak.
Wow! This is everything you need and then some!
Con you fucking believe it for one second...1.3mil views on how to patch a tube....this is the surprise of my day so far !!!
Many riders suffer punctures over the course of time and lots don't know how to do it until it happens to them.
Really like your videos Cal. Always somethung to learn.
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Thanks for the great video, was able to fix my tyre.
Removing rear wheel is a pain in the ass for me,so I learned how to patch the tube without removing the wheel.
Super simple instructions and very insightful
Thorne Resistant tubes are the answer and sure some complain about the weight but its a bicycle and its all about fun and exercise so what a little extra weight.
Specialized 29er thorn resistant tubes or tyres?
My thorn resistant tube just blew two weeks in.
Another hot tip… When inspecting the inside tire surface for the foreign object, wear bike gloves to avoid getting cut by something sharp!
Superb video. In my case with the vulcanizing patch I remove the film backing after pressing the tyre for an hour in the vice. Then I sprinkle it with French chalk which is known in America as 'tire talc'. The removal of the backing film requires 'technique', and I was stopped in my tracks to see that not only did CJ not remove it, but he gave a reason with his customary nonchalant authority. If anyone else had left the backing film in place, I would have remonstrated, but who in the world can go up against Park Tool? By the way I have never seen a tyre repaired on such a spotless bench in such bright light!
Great video! Precise, concise, to the point with no fluff. Cheers!
There are tonnes of thornes in the high desert. I am intrigued about using discarded venetian blinds as thorn guards. I think it would work well
Such a fitting video for youTUBE! 😅
I've never known about those TB-2 tire boots, very cool! In the past I've used a slice of a NYC metrocard (like a much thinner, flexible credit card) works well to hold a blown-out tire in place. A suggestion for those in other cities who might have similar cards in their wallets/purses.
my glue i used was already open, could be a few months old, and quite sticky and thick not like the glue in the video, i hope it still works... anyone know if it will be ok?