Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uiucdcsb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcsb!harris From: harris@uiucdcsb.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Flat Tire Blues Message-ID: <16200061@uiucdcsb.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 12:41:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcsb.16200061 Posted: Fri Oct 5 12:41:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Oct-84 02:45:54 EDT References: <16200058@uiucdcsb.UUCP> Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:uiucdcsb:16200058:uiucdcsb:16200061:000:936 Nf-From: uiucdcsb!harris Oct 5 11:41:00 1984 The cellophane is scored with an X pattern on top of the patch, the idea being that after the patch has been glued down you remove the cellophane starting from the center of the patch, not the edges, so as not to lift an edge pre- maturely. The cellophane makes it easy to handle the patch without touching the adhesive bottom (after the foil is removed). It may also help keep the rubber from drying out? Don't forget to inspect the tire for the cause of the puncture! Remember where the punctured section of the tube fit into the tire, and inspect the inside and outside of the tire for the offending particles. If the puncture was big and deep enough to put a noticeable slash through the casing, you might want to cover up the slash with a piece of tape on the inside of the tire. I agree that those are the best patches I've seen on the market. The key seems to be the ultra-thin edges. Jon Harris harris@uiucdcsb