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Unitec REMA TIP TOP TT 00 kit, 12 pieces

A twelve-piece REMA TIP TOP kit with a hole finder, from a German manufacturer that has specialized in rubber repair materials for a century.

Unitec REMA TIP TOP twelve-piece bicycle puncture repair kit

Unitec REMA TIP TOP TT 00 kit, 12 pieces

A twelve-piece REMA TIP TOP kit with a hole finder, from a German manufacturer that has specialized in rubber repair materials for a century.

Contents
12 pieces, REMA TIP TOP TT 00
Included
Hole finder
Brand
REMA TIP TOP
Amazon reference
B001B08VRM (identical on 5 markets)
EAN
4003115068107
  • REMA TIP TOP is the reference name in rubber repair materials
  • A hole finder included, which is the part of the job people struggle with
  • Not listed on the Spanish market

Best for: Repairing tubes properly, with materials from the manufacturer most of the trade uses.

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Specifications

Contents
12 pieces, REMA TIP TOP TT 00
Included
Hole finder
Brand
REMA TIP TOP
Amazon reference
B001B08VRM (identical on 5 markets)
EAN
4003115068107

REMA TIP TOP is the name on the patches most bike shops and tire fitters use, and the TT 00 is its bicycle kit.

What the manufacturer publishes

A REMA TIP TOP bicycle repair kit “TT 00”, twelve pieces, with a hole finder. Superior quality. Robust design.

Finding the hole

The genuinely hard part of a home tube repair, and the reason a kit with a hole finder is worth having. A pinhole in black rubber is effectively invisible. The methods are inflating the tube and passing it close to your lips or ear, or submerging it in water and watching for bubbles — and then marking the spot immediately, because you will lose it otherwise.

Why the materials matter

A patch is a chemical bond between two rubbers. The quality of the solution and the patch decides whether it holds for years or lifts in a month. This is one of the few areas where a century-old specialist genuinely is different from a generic alternative.

Availability

Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

The questions riders ask

What is a hole finder?

A means of locating a puncture you cannot see — usually a marking crayon and the method of inflating the tube and listening or feeling for escaping air. Finding the hole is the step people give up on.

Why REMA TIP TOP?

The company has specialized in rubber repair materials for around a century and its patches are what much of the tire trade uses. It is a materials reputation rather than a marketing one.

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