Where are the Rema patch kits?

[Hellgate]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Y'all really get that many flat tires? I can go seasons with no flat tires. I always pushed the REMA and always sold them when available but truth is I think the Park or any of the others work just as well. It's all really simple and good prep is key.

I get about 20+ flats a season. I had 2 last week on the same ride from small bits of glass. Even a front flat, that never happens.

Until construction ends in the Austin area, que laugh track, I will continue to get flats. It is what it is.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

I get about 20+ flats a season. I had 2 last week on the same ride from small bits of glass. Even a front flat, that never happens.

Until construction ends in the Austin area, que laugh track, I will continue to get flats. It is what it is.

Wow 20+ which tires do you run?

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

I get about 20+ flats a season. I had 2 last week on the same ride from small bits of glass. Even a front flat, that never happens.

Until construction ends in the Austin area, que laugh track, I will continue to get flats. It is what it is.

Thats really funny. My buddy who lives in Austin never stops complaining about how many flats he gets. I had to ship him a bunch of tubes that I had laying around with holes in them so he could patch and re-use them.

The thing that really sucks about flats is once you get you, youre doomed to get at least one more a couple days later on the same wheel. Whether its patch failure, or install pinch, it seems to happen frequently.

[AngryScientist]

haha it's true.

i dont think any roofer in the history of roofers has ever closed a box of nails before throwing it in the back of his pickup and bouncing down the road.

[Hellgate]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Wow 20+ which tires do you run?

Corsas April - November, garden hose in the winter. Gatorskin, Amadrillo, etc.

It's wire, glass, staples, screws, nails, etc. The majority is construction material. I was actually surprised to pick the glass out last week. It was, well, refreshing.

Below are a few from the archive.

I think of it as a hobby within a hobby.

[charliedid]

Good lord don't they clean the streets in Austin. Chicago has at least that going for it!

You seem to have a good attitude about it. If it were me I'd be Gatorskins year round but I wouldn't love it.

[Hellgate]

I don't ride in the city, but in Chicago speak, the suburbs. The residential growth over the past 10 years is mind blowing. The population has increased 30% hence all of the debris.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

I don't ride in the city, but in Chicago speak, the suburbs. The residential growth over the past 10 years is mind blowing. The population has increased 30% hence all of the debris.

Yeah I get that...parts of Chicago are lousy that way. I live right at the north border so I'm in the suburbs in under a minute. If I got that many flats I'd probably trade my bike for roller blades.

[Hellgate]

It's actually few that I got when I lived in Colorado. Look up goatsheads.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

It's actually few that I got when I lived in Colorado. Look up goatsheads.

Oh no I am familiar with those little devils from Arizona.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by charliedid

If I got that many flats I'd probably trade my bike for roller blades.

i feel like it's weird and comes in freak waves.

i wont have a flat for 2 years, and then i'll have like 4 in a month.

it really all boils down to luck.

i'm not a huge proponent, but i feel like if you really get a lot of flats on the road, tubeless and good sealant might be the answer.

i have to admit, i recently built up a carbon bike and bought a set of wheels that came to me with brand new tires already set-up tubeless, and they are working out really, really well.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i feel like it's weird and comes in freak waves.

i wont have a flat for 2 years, and then i'll have like 4 in a month.

it really all boils down to luck.

i'm not a huge proponent, but i feel like if you really get a lot of flats on the road, tubeless and good sealant might be the answer.

i have to admit, i recently built up a carbon bike and bought a set of wheels that came to me with brand new tires already set-up tubeless, and they are working out really, really well.

We always were the wall of silence in the bike shops when customers would ask "how many flat tires do you get?" We would just look at ea. other and shake our heads. Nope not talking about it...:-)

I too am back on a carbon bike with nice tubeless wheels but have yet to take the plunge. I may set up a different set first and see how it goes. Bike is pretty plush running 28's as is but I'm still remaining curious. I have a set of 28 Schwalbe Pro ones I got from a rep to give a try.

[Peter P.]

Your local bike shop can order Rema patches in the typical 25mm size, and the even better 16mm size (for skinny road tubes) in boxes of 100.

They can also order 8oz. cans of glue, and 5g tubes.

Tell 'em to look in the QBP catalog, the Sears of bike parts.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i'm not a huge proponent, but i feel like if you really get a lot of flats on the road, tubeless and good sealant might be the answer.

Not much can stand up to the nails and screw punctures in those pics above, but I have to think tubeless would cut that 20+ number down from some of the glass and other random detritus. I also think that tires with much higher volume and much lower pressure really help in rolling over a lot of those large sharp things versus being impaled by them. But, I can't point to science to support that feeling.

[cgolvin]

I just ordered a box of 100, which is more than I will need.
If you need some I'm happy to share, just send a message.
However, they're not scheduled to arrive for a couple of weeks so, like me, you'll need to wait a bit.