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Patching a bike inner tube...

Hey all you bike riders out there, I need some advice.
I was out the other day and not paying much attention to where I was riding and rode over a piece of 'wire' as best I can describe it.



Of course it went 'POP' and then it went flat. I keep 60 psi in the tires for easier rolling resistance so it didn't have a hard time getting in there.

My tube is one of those thick, thorn resistant tubes that is actually thicker than the tire tread itself.

I'd like to patch it as it's been a great piece of mind tube when riding at the beach.
This is the first time I've had a tire actually go flat from running over something.

I'm wondering who makes the best kit for patching the tube.

I'm up and running already on a tube I bought to replace my front thorn resistant tube which developed a bubble around the stem, probably from the high pressure I keep in them.

Any advice on the repair kit would be appreciated. (I really like this old tube, which still looks like new, except for the hole in it.)
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