How do a stop a tiny seat tear getting worse?

**Oakie** · 7th April 2005, 22:03

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 22:05

Duct tape mate

**Quasievil** · 7th April 2005, 22:05

Stop sitting on it ??

just a thought

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 22:06

Duct tape.

[Edit: Oops, AD beat me to it.]

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 22:13

Originally Posted by jrandom

Duct tape.

[Edit: Oops, AD beat me to it.]

Hehe Quikdraw Mcgraw rides again!!!

KA-BONG!!!!!!!

**Oakie** · 7th April 2005, 22:20

Duct tape! Ahh the irony ... I have half a roll stashed UNDER my seat for roadside emergencies. Shame it's silver ... I guess could go and buy a roll of black to patch (and match) the seat and then I'd also be able to colour coordinate my roadside emergencies as the rest of the bike is black.
Cheers

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 22:22

Originally Posted by Oakie

Duct tape! Ahh the irony ... I have half a roll stashed UNDER my seat for roadside emergencies. Shame it's silver ... I guess could go and buy a roll of black to patch (and match) the seat and then I'd also be able to colour coordinate my roadside emergencies as the rest of the bike is black.
Cheers

Apparently they make clear duct tape now-a-days.

**sAsLEX** · 7th April 2005, 22:27

duct tape wont last, espc if you have it in the weather a bit! it aint that much to get the seat recovered as well.

my duct tape holding the fairings on only lasted about a month!

**Oakie** · 7th April 2005, 22:31

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

Apparently they make clear duct tape now-a-days.

The find boggles. (Sorry ... I'm picturing people improvising condoms in 'emergencies' ... At least it wouldn't fall off)

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 22:33

Originally Posted by Oakie

The find boggles. (Sorry ... I'm picturing people improvising condoms in 'emergencies' ... At least it wouldn't fall off)

Damn now why didn't I think of that one.

**Ixion** · 7th April 2005, 22:33

Originally Posted by Oakie

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

Best thing I've ever found is the hot melt glue you apply with a glue gun. It's more flexible that superglue and it's thick enough (when hot) to actually extrude so it fills the hole (or the gaps between the edges of the tear). Seems to last for quite a few years.

**Zapf** · 7th April 2005, 23:14

get some needles and thread

treat it like a gash

**FROSTY:Me** · 7th April 2005, 23:24

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

**sAsLEX** · 7th April 2005, 23:27

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

and are they in chch or deep west auckland???

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 23:55

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

10 BUCKS!!!! Gods man do ya think we're made of money?

Besides duct tape gives it that rough riden look. Hardcore mate.