Gorilla tape as patch repair?

larkim
larkim Posts: 2,485
edited May 2019 in MTB workshop & tech
Ran out of patches, tubes etc last night before a family bike ride today so tried patching tube with a 1 inch square of gorilla tape.

Stayed up overnight ok. How long do you reckon it might hold air?
2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)

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  • PhilipPirrip
    PhilipPirrip Posts: 616
    Tell us when you get back.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    PhilipPirrip wrote:
    Tell us when you get back.

    Top advice. How would anyone else know ?
  • ed1973
    ed1973 Posts: 284
    Used normal duct tape before, still holding a year later.
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Couple of hour ride with the kids and it stayed up fine (it’s on one of the kids bikes). Time to forget about it now and just deal with it when it eventually deflates!
    2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
    2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
    2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
    2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
    2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
    2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)
  • PhilipPirrip
    PhilipPirrip Posts: 616
    Good to hear. I always carry a length of Gorilla tape 'just in case' but have yet to have need of it.

    Thought it might be useful as a tyre boot but hadn't thought of it for emergency puncture repair. It should last a while as long as the tube isn't expanding too much within the tyre as Gorilla tape is thicker and less flexible than many other duct tapes.

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