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mustardbeak
Reskin.
Chris Bennett used it on North Cape - Tarifa last year and raved about it.
https://triduffer.wordpress.com/2018/07/28/north-cape-tarifa-race/
I bought some and it arrived a few days ago. I got a rectangular sheet of it rather than the special arse-shaped patches, which was maybe a mistake, but we'll see.
I experimented with it for the first time yesterday. I had a sore patch and cut a small bit out. It felt ok but, by the time I got to my destination, the edges had curled over. So I smoothed it out, and rode to the next place I was going. By then it had moved completely off the right patch and was sticking to my leg. I replaced it for my ride home and it was then ok.
Reasonably encouraging but I'm not sure if it will stay in place in all the places I might want it. Next I'll test with a bigger bit and see if that stays in place better. Maybe it is only their shaped patches which will stay in place.
Just remembered I left the patch sticking to the tiles in the shower last night - must retrieve it before wife or cleaner come across it.