Tesco Value Puncture Repair Kit - £1.00

Soni

Just realised my tyre is flat on my MTB, must have picked it up this morning whilst out, however i'm using it every morning at the moment for the next few days whilst my road bike is in for its service, i don't have any patches or glue as its all in my saddle bag on my road bike at the shop, nowhere else was open this time of night for a repair kit so tried Tesco, picked up a little box for £1.00 which has 3 x patches, big tube of glue, and sandpaper, thought yeah right thats going to do the job isn't it :shock: but had little choice, so picked it up, just used it and first impressions is its better than the Halfords brand i've been using!

The glue goes tacky a hell of a lot quicker, and as soon as i applied the patch it stuck almost instantly, however i've left it with a brick over it over night and will check it in the morning, but first impressions are its a fantastic kit at a fantastic price!

sicknote

I have used my one and been hapy with it and might get some more at that price

Soni

Yeah its a really fantastic piece of kit, i went out this morning and removed the bricks, and the backing plastic pulled off soooooo easily and didn't pull on the patch whatsoever...

The Halfords one i find ALLWAYS pulls on the patch when you try to remove it, and you allways end up with the edge pulling off the tube, and then having to push it back down again, however the Tesco one pulled off so cleanly that all the edges were stuck securely to the tube!

I'll definetely be stocking up on more of the Tesco Repair Kits!

Good on you Tesco!

By the way, i think the Halfords one was something like £3-4.00 for the Glue, and about the same again for the Patches, whereas Tesco is £1.00 all in!

rockmount

Does the brick come with it ?

Soni

Comes with two actually! 'Every Little Helps'

Tom753

Nah, Wilkinsons puncture repair kit: 72p!

The patches are small enough for narrow tubes.

sicknote

Tom753 wrote:

Nah, Wilkinsons puncture repair kit: 72p!

The patches are small enough for narrow tubes.

That is good but for me to go to my nearest one I would have to pay to park or try and lock my bike up in Wood green :shock:

redddraggon

People don't actually full size patches on do they?

They weigh more and is more wasteful than cutting the patch to the required size...

Soni

redddraggon wrote:

People don't actually full size patches on do they?

They weigh more and is more wasteful than cutting the patch to the required size...

You are kidding right? :shock: :?

Surely you can't be bothered about the weight of a repair patch!

guinea

Yeah, but it's rotational weight. That'll slow you down faster than an anchor.

Or summink.

Only cheapos use patches. Buy more tubes!

Soni

guinea wrote:

Yeah, but it's rotational weight. That'll slow you down faster than an anchor.

Or summink.

Only cheapos use patches. Buy more tubes!

Sorry, can't justify a new tube for £5.00 when i can repair it for around 25p.......i'm sure the hairs on my legs will slow me down more than a patch on an innertube!

The tyres i have now are really good, been using them since December and never had a single puncture (touch wood). They are Bontrager Hard Case, however the standard tyres that the bike came with, Bontrager Race Lite, they were puncturing sometimes 3-4 times per week, i became a dab hand at changing tubes in the end!

nickcuk

Patches -v- spare tubes

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depends on the ride duration and conditions dunnit ? I don't mean that a full replacement is a LOT quicker than a repair - I reckon I can do a replacement in 10 mins and a repair in 15, including finding the bugger - but in horrible conditions or on a long ride, then i'd rather carry a spare tube and save 5 mins shivering whereas on a short ride or a nice day, i wouldn't be so bothered about a few extra mins or kissing the tube to find the puncture.

larfingravy

I hope you don't wake up to find a brick glued to your innertube.

Now that would be a weight disadvantage.

Soni

larfingravy wrote:

I hope you don't wake up to find a brick glued to your innertube.

Now that would be a weight disadvantage.

Yeah imagine that, i would 'Brick It' if that ever happened!

redddraggon

Soni wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

People don't actually full size patches on do they?

They weigh more and is more wasteful than cutting the patch to the required size...

You are kidding right? :shock: :?

Surely you can't be bothered about the weight of a repair patch!

It's not about weight, it's about a more successful patching. If you use a patch 10x bigger than you need you are likely to be putting it over a mould line, and it's easier to cut down a patch than sand off a mould line.

Punctures are only tiny so why use an inch square patch?

chriscycling

Just thought i say that the Tesco Puncture kit is now on offer at 66p !!WHAT A BARGAIN!!

Airwave

Why do you need to put a brick over the patch?Just put the patch on the tube when the glue becomes tacky then put the tube back in the tyre&inflate to 40psi.The pressure will stick the patch to the tube far better under that pressuse than stacking 20bricks will do.Just remember to lighty dust the area around the patch with talc powder to stop the tube sticking to the inside of the tyre.Job done.

sheffsimon

Airwave wrote:

Why do you need to put a brick over the patch?Just put the patch on the tube when the glue becomes tacky then put the tube back in the tyre&inflate to 40psi.The pressure will stick the patch to the tube far better under that pressuse than stacking 20bricks will do.Just remember to lighty dust the area around the patch with talc powder to stop the tube sticking to the inside of the tyre.Job done.

This thread could run and run now, with advice from all angles as to the correct way to patch a tube

ridley2010

redddraggon wrote:

Soni wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

People don't actually full size patches on do they?

They weigh more and is more wasteful than cutting the patch to the required size...

You are kidding right? :shock: :?

Surely you can't be bothered about the weight of a repair patch!

It's not about weight, it's about a more successful patching. If you use a patch 10x bigger than you need you are likely to be putting it over a mould line, and it's easier to cut down a patch than sand off a mould line.

Punctures are only tiny so why use an inch square patch?

You have too much time on your hands! :shock:

sheffsimon

ridley2010 wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

Soni wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

People don't actually full size patches on do they?

They weigh more and is more wasteful than cutting the patch to the required size...

You are kidding right? :shock: :?

Surely you can't be bothered about the weight of a repair patch!

It's not about weight, it's about a more successful patching. If you use a patch 10x bigger than you need you are likely to be putting it over a mould line, and it's easier to cut down a patch than sand off a mould line.

Punctures are only tiny so why use an inch square patch?

You have too much time on your hands! :shock:

Easiest to do neither.

Think of the weight shaved off by sanding the moulding lines down on both inner tubes. Rotating weight as well, so 10x the benefit!

meanredspider

Soni wrote:

They are Bontrager Hard Case,

They will slow you down more than a pair of bricks - at least that was what I found. I tried them after I got 6 (5+1) pinch flats in one go on my Gatorskins (so I was going waaaaay too fast down a badly potholed road) and my LBS recommended the Hard Cases. But I could actually measure the difference in speed I could achieve down my favourite commute hill! I even got a penetration puncture too! I've swapped back to the Gatorskins, pumped them up a bit harder and been a bit more sensible and had no more flats. Negates the need for the Tesco Value kit I have in my bag too!

Mike400

Used the tesco patch kits on my commuter with no problem.

Rear tube has three patches on it which has survived like that since winter (2500 miles!)

I keep a spare tube in my pannier as its easier to just swap at the roadside, but I always fix the punctured one when I get home and re-use, dont see the point in throwing away a perfectly good tube for the sake of a patch....

And I would do the same on my roadbike. The additional weight is a joke, surely?

Soni

Just noticed my old Tesco Puncture Kit thread has been resurrected after more than a year!!!

Good to hear they've reduced it from £1.00 - £0.66p too!

I shall go and stock up!

Soni

meanredspider wrote:

Soni wrote:

They are Bontrager Hard Case,

They will slow you down more than a pair of bricks - at least that was what I found. I tried them after I got 6 (5+1) pinch flats in one go on my Gatorskins (so I was going waaaaay too fast down a badly potholed road) and my LBS recommended the Hard Cases. But I could actually measure the difference in speed I could achieve down my favourite commute hill! I even got a penetration puncture too! I've swapped back to the Gatorskins, pumped them up a bit harder and been a bit more sensible and had no more flats. Negates the need for the Tesco Value kit I have in my bag too!

I don't have the Bontrager Hard Cases anymore, the ones i have no my new bike (Trek 2.5) are Bontrager and look like the Hard Case but don't have it written on them....

I have a seperate set of winter training wheels, they have Swalbe Marathon Plus and they ARE SLOW!

edindevon

The Tesco Value Puncture Repair Kits are down to 30p in a bargain bin in the Axminster Tesco store.

Although some packs have yellow labels on them, others don't and they all scan at 30p, so they should go through at this price in other stores as well.

Barcode - 5 000462 287983

Edindevon

StefanP

:oops:

redvee

I bought one for the box to keep a pair of latex gloves in my saddlebag for those times when it isn't a puncture making me stop. Luckily I've not needed them.