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BlakeB
a Weekend Warrior
from Port St. Lucie FLDate Reviewed: February 3, 2012
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: Neither the patch nor their glue works as advertised.Bottom Line: Don't buy the product or accept it as a gift. A good friend gave me the patches after he found that they were junk. I have tried every possible way to get them to work, but to no avail.
Walmart sells this crap as well as the Slime glue. I bought the glue thinking that it had to work as advertised. Wrong. Apply a rubber patch using the glue, wet or fully dry, and it still won't hold.
Worst product ever. I galls me to have to give it a 1 rating.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: Gift from a friend?
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mountain-goat
a Cross Country Rider
from Northumberland. U.KDate Reviewed: December 23, 2011
Strengths: Quick and easy to useWeaknesses: none so farBottom Line: Follow the instructions properly and they'll do the job. Nothing better than a glue on patch.
Favorite Trail: Glentress
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Halfords
Bike Setup: Specialized Pitch Comp
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jon
a Cross Country Rider
from IllinoisDate Reviewed: August 2, 2011
Weaknesses: the skabs don't work under higher pressuresBottom Line: I bought these today thinking they should do the trick nicely. Wrong! within 10 minutes of patching the tire it was flat as a pancake again. The product costs the same amount as a tube, just buy the tube. I only put one flamin' chili because I have to.
Favorite Trail: any and all
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: walmart
Bike Setup: Giant Kronos
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Hiker1965
a Weekend Warrior
from Elizabethtown KYDate Reviewed: July 23, 2011
Strengths: Pretty green color!!Weaknesses: Does not work!!Bottom Line: I bought a package of these for trail use. After I got a small puncture, I tried them out. All of them!! The first one would not stick, the second would not come off the paper, and the rest stuck but would not hold. So I used an entire package on one small puncture with no success. Nice to have to walk my bike all the way back to the TH because these "great" products left me high and dry! I have tried the tire sealant as well and so far both Slime products suck. I will not buy another slime product, and you would be smart not to as well. I have started just keeping an extra tube in my accessory pouch on my bike. Less hassle, and the right quick fix! Maybe a nice name brand patch kit will be added as well. But I am done with Slime, no more for me!!
1 Flamin Chili is too high of a rating for these products!! Absolute junk!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At: Target
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Katy
a Cross Country Rider
from UkDate Reviewed: May 3, 2011
Strengths: Very goodWeaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I have read lots of bad comment on this product, and after trying them I totally disagree. I have found these skabs to be fantastic, quick and easy to use and I would definitely recommend to a friend.
Favorite Trail: Dalby forrest
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$3.00
Similar Products Used: General puntire repair kit
Bike Setup: Hard tail
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gs
a Weekend Warrior
from CanadaDate Reviewed: September 5, 2010
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: don't work- is there any other weakness that matters?Bottom Line: This product should be taken off the market. It gives the rest of their products a bad name - I for one will never buy a product of any kind of theirs....so actually perhaps this was a good cheap try so I know what not to buy next time..i.e nothing related to Slime.
I have used the entire package and cannot get any one of the patches to stick beyond reinflation.....actually the first one got to reassembly and the end of the driveway...
Do not waste your money on these.
They don't rate even on flamin' chilli...although you would be better of burning them.
I am a commuter - no catagory for us that actually "use" our bikes rather than pay with them
Favorite Trail: roads
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At: Bike store
Similar Products Used: many other patch types that do work
Bike Setup: two wheels
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Mike Lutz
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, NYDate Reviewed: August 28, 2010
Strengths: Easy to applyWeaknesses: None so farBottom Line: Excellent product. I don't have the problems others have with slow leaking (at least as compared to glued on patches, which also break down over time), and I ride with my tires at 115-120PSI. I've also used these on my 80PSI hybrid with no failures.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Amazon
Similar Products Used: Park glueless patches - these do not work.
Bike Setup: Specialized Sirrhus (25 years old) road bike
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TheIslander
a Racer
from Wales, UKDate Reviewed: June 20, 2010
Strengths: Quick to applyWeaknesses: Quick to bubble leak and fail - These things do not work!Bottom Line: If you're going to blow $5, blow it on anything but these little green stickers
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At: Halfords
Similar Products Used: Proper patches with glue, sand paper and french chalk!
Bike Setup: Yes it is thank you.
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CheyneJ
a Weekend Warrior
from Norfolk, MA, USADate Reviewed: May 23, 2010
Strengths: An alleged quick, simple fix for a flat tube.Weaknesses: -----------> Does not work! <-------------Bottom Line: These patches don't work.
Skabs conveniently already have glue on them except for the important point that the glue that doesn't harden. As great as the glue may be, it's not going to hold against high PSI without hardening!
My bike was flat at the house. I've patched it multiple times, waited and not waited to pump it back up to 60psi, let it sit under no performance stress and walked back moments later to find the tire completely flat again. The actual puncture is like a hair's width and maybe 1/4-1/2" long. The directions are simple and easy to follow, the product does not work. The bike wasn't even in use.
On this bike I have Slime self-healing inner tubes and a Slime patch kit, I don't intend to purchase Slime products again. The benefits of these products have so far only turned out to be wishful thinking.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Daniel299
a Cross Country Rider
from Sugar Land, Texas, United StatesDate Reviewed: January 28, 2010
Strengths: Portability, ease of use, price, no glue.Weaknesses: Must deflate tube for these to work.Bottom Line: I've heard a lot of bad reviews about these not working especially at higher pressures than 80psi. I followed the instructions and deflated the tube so that it was flat when I applied it. It held up for a 15 mile test ride today and I have yet to see how long it will last. When using the metal scraper, I actually made the hole bigger going from pinhole sized to 1mm diameter. These worked on my road bike which runs at 100psi.
If you're into no hassle, cheap fixes. This is the patch for you.
If not, then I don't know what to tell you. Keep gluing!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Wal-Mart
Similar Products Used: Bell Glue-less patch kit.
Bike Setup: 1991 Diamondback Interval TG.
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Frmtber
a Downhiller
from QueensburyDate Reviewed: January 27, 2010
Strengths: StickyWeaknesses: expandnessBottom Line: Cased a 5 stair bad, and a curb real bad and the patch is still holding a steady 50 psi, this was in cold weather,
Favorite Trail: Sweet rd
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: wally world
Similar Products Used: umm
Bike Setup: 08 eastern, kenda tube and tire
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Rob
a Racer
from new zealandDate Reviewed: June 14, 2009
Strengths: none reallyWeaknesses: 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
Favorite Trail: the Akas
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$2.00
Purchased At: probikekit
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markedconn
a Racer
from los angelesDate Reviewed: May 22, 2009
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.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).
Favorite Trail: china flat
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: free fron trade show
Similar Products Used: none are similar
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FmsBobDavis
a Weekend Warrior
from schelldm@msn.comDate Reviewed: November 4, 2008
Strengths: Cheap, seems to work so far (I run my pressure between 40 and 50 psi), lighter than an extra tubeWeaknesses: Can be hard to peel offBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: still looking
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Wal-Mart
Similar Products Used: patch kit
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tgold4321
a Cross Country Rider
from Somerset,MA USADate Reviewed: October 1, 2008
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.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.
Favorite Trail: All of them
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$2.00
Purchased At: on line
Similar Products Used: 3M Glueless Clear
Bike Setup: Old School Trek 970 hardtail, Rock Shox Q21, WTB Nano's WTB devo Carbon
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