Re: [CR]Repairing latex tubes/tubulars

From: "Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
To: <noel3006@verizon.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20040308024434.AMX27801.out008.verizon.net@outgoing.verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Repairing latex tubes/tubulars
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:14:56 -0500

Just use a Rema patch kit or ask you shop to order a Velox kit with thread it is still out there. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-332-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com

----- Original Message -----
From: noel3006@verizon.net
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:44 PM
Subject: [CR]Repairing latex tubes/tubulars

> Oops, sorry. Newbie mistake. That last post about toe straps was from Noel Hoffmann, Huntington Beach.
>
> At any rate, I have a question for the list:
>
> I haven't repaired latex tubes on tubulars for a great many years. The need has arisen, however, and I'm stuck. I can't find any of the old glues, and I don't even know where to find latex for patches anymore. The old trick of cutting patches out of used tubes would be fine if I had any old tubes, but...
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Noel Hoffmann
> Huntington Beach