Lycra Patch?

Unclemonty121
Unclemonty121 Posts: 205
edited June 2011 in Road beginners
Hi All

This is a strange one, I got a pair of shorts from a well known cycle outlet, having sent one pair back with a small hole in, the second came back with a similar hole in a different place. There is now no more stock of my size, and I have got matching kit from elsewhere (this was to be my first real matching summer kit :D ) and I don't really want to return the lot and an offer was made that I couldn't refuse.

So I am wondering is there such a thing as a lycra patch?

The whole is only about 4mm by a seam, so not sure if it could be sewed or not.

any help, gratefully received.
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  • gregster10217
    gregster10217 Posts: 469
    Have a look at this post from last year.

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12684223&highlight=

    I came off and put a hole in the knee of my bib tights and the patch has lasted well so far. The hole you have though sounds like it could be sewn if it's that close to the seam.
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  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    Ahh gregster i seemed to miss you thread last time. By far the best thing out there at the mo is the Iron-mend stuff.

    Aimed at neoprene wetsuits it is thicker than lycra and wont be as moisture wicking as lycra, however it bonds really well and is still fairly flexable. I use it mainly for lycra undershorts (the type you would wear for running or rugby - basically cycling shorts without an insert) and it can prolong their life massively - especially with the amount of chaffing from my legs.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,764
    When I saw the title of the thread, I wondered if a lycra patch was like a nicotine patch - designed to overcome an addiction to getting dressed up in cycling gear and going for a ride...

    Anyway, as mentioned, if it's only a small hole, just stitch together. I had a tumble in January and put a one-inch tear in my nearly-new Endura bibtights, but even with my basic needle skills managed to pull the torn material together so the repair is almost invisible - there's enough stretch in lycra to make up for the pulled-together overlap.
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  • ollyridesfirst
    ollyridesfirst Posts: 486
    briantrumpet wrote:
    When I saw the title of the thread, I wondered if a lycra patch was like a nicotine patch - designed to overcome an addiction to getting dressed up in cycling gear and going for a ride...

    thought exactly the same :D

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