Yes, isolate the hole, wipe the area, and put the patch on.. done! :) On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chris: Thanks. I can get sealant into valves with “non-removable” cores; > have done so very often — by removing them. > > Must look to see if Cyclami makes tubes in narrowish 26”/559/650B sizes. > > Also, thanks for heads-up with their “alcohol” pads. I was talking to > someone today who said that he found it much easier to repair punctures in > TPU tubes than butyl tubes — I think he may have used the RH TPU patch kit > — since it was just a matter of wipe and apply. I must buy a few TPU patch > kits for the very rare occasions when OS regular does not seal a larger > hole. I guess that the technique, with sealant in the tube, is to carefully > isolate the area to be patched from the sealant, and wipe it very clean > indeed before applying the patch. > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM Chris Fly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Re: TPU Tubes >> >> I think I posted this on the other thread, but pretty good luck with the >> green Cyclami tubes that have the threaded, metal valve.. I have patched >> them and, from my experience, the "alcohol" swap that comes with them to >> clean the tube sucks.. I say this as someone who worked in medical for a >> couple decades and knows how long it should take alcohol to evaporate.. >> these swaps do NOT evaporate as quickly as they should.. when I used a good >> alcohol swap we had in the house, it was MUCH better.. BUT, I don't think >> my tubes have removable valve cores.. I have a friend on another forum that >> rides in Phoenix and he wouldn't ride without tubeless due to all of the >> goatheads there.. makes sense to me.. but I don't want to futz with >> tubeless on this point.. esp for anything smaller than about 38mm.. >> >> it does look like Cyclami has some tubes with a removable core.. >> >> https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810252965916.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.2.20912649kZeAfH&algo_pvid=299f1cf8-d253-42fa-a291-c8e777695a06&algo_exp_id=299f1cf8-d253-42fa-a291-c8e777695a06-1&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%221267%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22orig_sl_item_id%22%3A%221005010439280668%22%2C%22orig_item_id%22%3A%221005010745949940%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%2113.91%216.95%21%21%2196.02%2148.01%21%40210328db17704808668637247ea820%2112000052413882402%21sea%21US%216461760953%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3A81587fd0%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=hlYA2jz5ZWs1&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005010439280668%7C_p_origin_prod%3A1005010745949940 >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/MKKgGZ7gAdo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgth6f_qnzPmKJOxpG0rfDH7eGbsYr%3DPULz4-a_2FdWOBg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgth6f_qnzPmKJOxpG0rfDH7eGbsYr%3DPULz4-a_2FdWOBg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Be the Reason Others Succeed! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAJ15Mh%3DGbAS4ybO_8A39Z0Z_junN4ujmL%3DowCGV5Vqj%2Br69rAA%40mail.gmail.com.
