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Submitted by
Rob
a Racer
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | the Akas | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | probikekit | | Strengths: | none really | | Weaknesses: | I've used 10 of these skabs and have to say they are a waste of time and money.
Under 100 psi the air eventually escapes or the pressure creates an air bubble that just gets bigger and bigger until the air finds its way out.
I've wasted hours on these things a suggest you save yourselves time and money.
Very frustrating - Im going back to the tried and proven patch products. | | Bottom Line: | they are a waste of time and energy | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
markedconn
a Racer
from los angeles
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | china flat | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | free fron trade show | | Strengths: | If the tube is clean, then a good emergency patch to get you home. Will hold enough pressure to get you home on rad and mountain tires. | | Weaknesses: | Not intended for permanent use. Will crack and fail over time. A Rema glued on patch is a permanent patch. | | Similar Products Used: | none are similar | | Bottom Line: | Good for emergency use especially when the glue in a Rema patch kit is dried out (because you used the glue once before). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FmsBobDavis
a Weekend Warrior
from schelldm@msn.com
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | still looking | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal-Mart | | Strengths: | Cheap, seems to work so far (I run my pressure between 40 and 50 psi), lighter than an extra tube | | Weaknesses: | Can be hard to peel off | | Similar Products Used: | patch kit | | Bottom Line: | Over the last couple of weeks I can not seem to ride without catching a goat head, for fear of geeting stranded I began looking for something more compact than two extra tubes and came across these. I have patched several holes and check my pressure daily and they seem to be holding up nicely. The only down side is that sometimes the paper backing comes with the patch when you try peeling it off hence the 4 star rating. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tgold4321
a Cross Country Rider
from Somerset,MA USA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | on line | | Strengths: | Quick and easy temp repair to be made on the trail or road. Remember, its only a sticker. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to peel of the backing paper. Kit has a little metal scraper, rather have a small square of sand paper, much more flexible. | | Similar Products Used: | 3M Glueless Clear | | Bike Setup: | Old School Trek 970 hardtail, Rock Shox Q21, WTB Nano's WTB devo Carbon | | Bottom Line: | This is a quick fix to get back on the ride. I have fixes dozens of thorn flats with this patch. One tube had 5 patches before I replaced the tube. My son was getting a lot of flats on his bike. Till I slimed his tires. Prior to using this patch I would carry a spare tube (still Do) I got a flat, changed out the tube, and shortly after that got another flat down the trail, bummer. "This patch works GREAT" Much less expensive than new tubes, very quick and easy to do. I would recommend to try them and aleast carry them in your seat pack or stick them in your seat post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jrg227
a Downhiller
from Flagstaff AZ
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Elden | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal-Mart...figures | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | too many
| | Bottom Line: | don't buy these...no joke. i made the initial mistake of assuming these would work, and when I got a flat on the top of a mountain, they failed miserably.
lessons learned: bring tubes always
never buy these, they are worthless | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Very easy to apply. | | Weaknesses: | High PSI. | | Bottom Line: | Worked on my girlfriend's mountain bike tires at ~40 psi, but failed miserably on my road bike tires at ~100 PSI (didn't even survive being reinflated). The material simply stretched and tore from the air pressure. To be fair, the tear was not a pinhole (1.5mm maybe). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Rubie
a Weekend Warrior
from Armidale
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Completely useless - will not hold air at reasonable pressures (i.e. 90Psi) | | Similar Products Used: | Cyclops vulcanising rubber patches | | Bottom Line: | Worst. Patch. Ever.
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Submitted by
Henry
a Cross Country Rider
from West hartford
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | dunno yet holmes | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Dicks | | Strengths: | Hmmm, well I couldnt get it to work soo, NONE | | Weaknesses: | They just didn't work for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Many other "normal" patches | | Bike Setup: | M80, with avid mech. disks. | | Bottom Line: | I just could NOT get these to work. I used the WHOLE package on one tube, it didnt get past 20psi. I followed the directions as carefully as possible, didnt touch the bottom with my fingertip, cleaned the tube as best I could. Nothing worked. The concept is great, cheap quick patches. Too bad they suck.
1 flamin' poo cause I cant get lower. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal*Mart (Venice, FL 2002) | | Strengths: | Funky green colour, fast, easy to apply, came with tire levers and a good price. Excellent for sealing holes from pin hole to 1mm in size. | | Weaknesses: | Sealing holes larger then 1mm in tubes that are inflated to 80psi. | | Similar Products Used: | Park Glueless Patch Kit GP-2. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk, 1996 GT Ricochet. | | Bottom Line: | I have a Bontrager SuperLight Narrow 26"x1.5" innertube with a presta valve & 4oz of slime that I inserted on the rear wheel of my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk. I also put a Skab Patch on it for extra protection. I repaired, re-installed and re-inflated it to 70psi and after 3 weeks it's still in perfect condition.
Bottom Line: In conjunction with Slime tire sealant my tube is healed now to brand new with extra internal protection.
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Submitted by
ILBF
a Downhiller
from Gadsden, Alabama
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | hmmm....I like them all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | Washington Bike | | Strengths: | Uhhhh... Not quite there was no strength trust me there will be no chance of me ever buying them again I had to use duct tape because they would not hold up for 10 minutes | | Weaknesses: | Does not stick.....What other weakness could there be | | Similar Products Used: | Park glueless recomended and Topeak they were great also | | Bike Setup: | Well it just got stolen and I will be getting a weyless soon hahaha like youll care | | Bottom Line: | If I was on the trail and a rider rode by and offered me one I would rather keep on carrying my bike I ride farely hard but this product would not stop a pinch flat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Hole
a Cross Country Rider
from Wa.
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | The whole product SUCKS! | | Similar Products Used: | Bell patch kit, this works | | Bike Setup: | none of your f---in' business | | Bottom Line: | It SUCKS! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Wadsworth, TX
Date Reviewed: November 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
...haven't found it yet... | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
quick, easy to use | | Weaknesses: |
none yet | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
GT Saddleback | | Bottom Line: | Had both tires go flat...put the Skabs on that night and pumped 'em to 50psi, and they held like champs. Includes tiny piece of sandpaper and two chintzy little tire levers, but they work great and fit in my under-seat bag. I think I got 'em at Target....yahoooooo!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
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