Conference noted::bicycle

896.0. "Patchless Bicycle Tube Repair Kit" by GENRAL::WISHART () Mon Oct 10 1988 13:53

    I just ran onto a new product over the weekend that might be of
    some use. It's called a Patchless Bicycle Tube Repair Kit. It's
    made by Cycle Products Co, Model 650. Cycle Products Co. makes a
    lot of the stuff you find at the discount dept stores, like K Mart,
    Target, etc. I got the one I bought at Lionel Playworld for $2.99.
    
    Anyway this stuff claims to "repair punctures and tears in less
    than 3 minutes." It consists of small bottles of a liquid and a
    powder. The liquid is a cyanoacrylate (glues skin, eyes, etc.)and
    the powder is undefined, but toxic ("do not ingest or inhale powder")
    It has a US Patent #4659589.
    
    You squeeze a drop (or more as needed) from the liquid onto the
    puncture. Wait 30 seconds. Then squeeze and shake a little of the
    powder onto the drop to put a light layer of the powder over the
    drop. Wait 2 minutes for the stuff to set up, then install and inflate.
    
    The resulting repair looks like a scab on the tube. That is not
    intended to be derogatory, but it's the best description I could
    think of. Apparently the powder acts like a catalyst to the liquid
    to form a flexible patch for the puncture.
    
    I used this to repair approximately 30 thorn holes from this weekend
    in 6 tires. (We made a very bad choice of trails!) I then used one of
    the bikes in a mtn bike race yesterday and it still is holding the
    air. Obviously a short term evaluation, but it did work so far.

    The bottles of stuff are quite small, but only minimal amount of
    material is needed for each repair. I have already gotten over 30
    repairs out of one set and it's only half gone or so.
        
    Has anyone else used this and what were your results?