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SteveC
a Cross Country Rider
from Southeast MassDate Reviewed: December 26, 2009
Strengths: Quick. Easy. Small. Doesn't dry out like the glue in the vulcanisation kits. Still good after 10 years in the Camelbak.Weaknesses: wouldn't necessarily trust at real high psi(over 100) on the road bike, but other than that noneBottom Line: You gotta keep it clean when applying. sand the tube good.. center and apply without getting your fingers(body oils) on the tube or the patch.
Favorite Trail: Any
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Dave's Bike Infirmar
Similar Products Used: Park. Same review
Bike Setup: road and mtn
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Gene Simpson
a Weekend Warrior
from Long Beach, CADate Reviewed: March 28, 2009
Bottom Line: Gary are you still alive? work number 562 985-0818 Long Beach
Favorite Trail: LA River Beds
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: Anaheim Bike
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Sam Chin
a Cross Country Rider
from Los AngelesDate Reviewed: October 31, 2005
Strengths: Light, easy to use, no messy glue, no drying time, small sizeWeaknesses: none for me, these are great!Bottom Line: At first, I thought these patches were terrible and leaky. Then, I read the instructions closely. They say to roll the tube and patch between or fingers after application. This step makes a really tight seal over the hole. Since I've been doing that, they've made my tubes as good as new.
I even use them on my road bike now. Even the high pressures I put in those tubes won't make them leak.
Favorite Trail: Sycamore Canyon
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: friend gave them to me
Similar Products Used: Rubber patches with vulcanizing glue
Bike Setup: Used with mountain and road tires from 40-125 psi
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Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CaDate Reviewed: September 16, 2003
Bottom Line: There are those who gripe about the people who made bad reviews on SpeedPatch. To those defending this product, what the heck is the use of this product if it is only a TEMPORARY fix? Nevermind if it is suppose to get you home. I would rather have a patch that would get me home AND be a permanent solution to my flat tire. Better that than spend $ on another tube.
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
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Fred
a
from Bakersfield, California USADate Reviewed: July 1, 2003
Strengths: They workWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: I just cannot figure out the complaints in regards to these Speed patches! I started using them about 5 to 6 years ago and never had one failure and they lasted. This is a MTB tire review where most MT bikes run lower pressure than road bike and yet they work for this application too. You do have to clean and sand the tube just as you would for a normal patch before you apply. Look you all, I do not race professionally, I am not a bike mechanic or work in a bike shop, I'm just a frickin normal guy that rides for fitness. But after moving to the area I now live in I began to experience on the average of 4 flats a week and started to use the Speed Patch; I have now used at least 80 of these patches and never had one fail, and I don't use them as temporarily fixes-they are permanent and even work of seams!!!
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Snyders Bicycle Shop
Similar Products Used: Park-no problems with them either.
Bike Setup: road bike with 130psi tires
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Karkus
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder, CODate Reviewed: May 8, 2002
Strengths: Quicker and less messy than regular patches
Allows you to finish the ride (in some cases)Weaknesses: Fails either immediately or after a few ridesBottom Line: I bought speed patches about 3 years ago, and after several failures, I gave up and went back to regular patches which work great for me.
Last month in Moab, a friend tried using a Speed Patch. I figured maybe they had solved the problems from 3 years ago. We were making jokes about the "3 step speed patch installation method" - 1) Install Speed Patch 2) Take off speed patch because it leaks 3) Use regular patch to fix the hole. Sure enough, the Speed patch leaked shortly after the guy pumped up the tire, and he then used a regular patch.
Favorite Trail: Enchanted Forest
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: regular patches
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steven
a Weekend Warrior
from Bucks, UKDate Reviewed: May 30, 2001
Strengths: easy to use and very effective.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: Before I left So. Cal. to England, my local bike shop recommended the pre-glue "speed patch." I had never used one before and was reluctant. But the shop owner told me that he had used it for many years and was very happy with it.
At any rate, I went biking in the countryside last weekend, and got both my bike tires flatted when crossing a dense woody path. I replaced one with a spare and patched the other using the "speed patch" following the simple instructions behind the tin box. Less than 30 minutes, the patched tire flat again. Like most people I cursed the "speed patch," and used my last spare to put me back on the road.
After returning home, I was curious about the patch because it seemed to be firmly glued to the tube when I examined it during the replacement. I filled the air into the patched tube then submerged it into a bucket of water inch-by-inch. I was surprised that the patch was OKAY! It took me another 20 minutes before I found the second hole that was so tiny unless I squeezed very hard and looked the bubbles extremely careful, I would miss it. I patched the second hole and the first flat tube with the "speed patches" and put them back on my bike. Since then both tubes have been working just like new.
So, either the tube had two holes when it went flat the first time, or it got the second hole after I patched it.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$4.00
Purchased At: Irvine, CA
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: GT, 26", mountain bike
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Patch Adams
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunny California USADate Reviewed: April 9, 2001
Strengths: quick and easy install (follow the directions MORON). good for limping homeWeaknesses: none - understand: that this is a temporary fixBottom Line: As others have said, "this is a temporary fix". Carry a spare tube on the trail. If you are forced to use a speed patch - or any other freakin' patch, get a new tube when you get home! and please, stop your whining!
Favorite Trail: thornyflatpopper
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: free - "borrowed" from a friend ;^)
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fransisco lopez
a Weekend Warrior
from santa anaDate Reviewed: December 30, 1999
Strengths:
product works great
no glue no messWeaknesses:
no enough in kitBottom Line: speed patch is the original glueless and the best
of all on the market
Favorite Trail:
river
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
park,skab,import
Bike Setup:
gt , rock shock
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arkay
a Cross-Country Rider
from wilmington ncDate Reviewed: July 20, 1999
Strengths:
fast and easy
cheap
takes virtually no spaceWeaknesses:
noneBottom Line: I put on two speed patches after flating at France Park, IN last week. Neither patch has leaked. I don't know why others have had problems. My patches have been sitting in my bike bag for at least two years. I cleaned the puncture with spit, sanded well, wiped it off again, and kneaded the patch in place with my thumbs, then remounted the tire. I did not rolll the patch as suggested in the instructions. Maybe these patches need a thin, pliable tube to work well, like the standard Specialized. Maybe others have not checked for multiple punctures. Who knows.....
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
standard glue on patches
Bike Setup:
96 trek 850 frame
lx/xt drive
answer sx tpc fork
panaracer smoke/dart, specialized tubes
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LG
a Cross-Country Rider
from Armonk Date Reviewed: July 20, 1999
Strengths:
Easy and FastWeaknesses:
None that I know ofBottom Line: These things work fine! If I flat I don't even clean the area, I just sand it press the lttle bugger on and off you go.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Regular glue and patch
Bike Setup:
Santacruz XTR Z1
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BJN
a Weekend Warrior
from Salt Lake CityDate Reviewed: March 19, 1999
Strengths:
Nice idea.Weaknesses:
Doesn't work.Bottom Line: Does anyone else find all the rave reviews for these things a bit suspicious? Why do all these So. Cal guys leave caps lock on and use multiple exclamation marks? Hmmm? Just to balance it out, I give these one chili... that really is about how well they work.
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used:
Parks.
Bike Setup:
My bike has tires.
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JASON DUNNAHOE
a downhillerDate Reviewed: January 20, 1999
Bottom Line:
I really like these things and hate to see the bad wrap that they get and would love to see these things out of the bad wrap list that they are in. MY personal opinion of them began in my first year of racing when I recieved my first Norba Grab Bag. There they were a six pack of black squares. I used them they didn't work, I used them more they didn't work! Then I went do and met the man that did it all. He showed me the SECRET! and it has never left me flat again. He showed me that you have to SCUFF the tube until it was a dark matte balck, then you place the patch on there and stretch the patch from opposite corners just like you do on a normal patch to get the plastic cellophane strip off. Voila!!! Patched.
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Jason Dunnahoe
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from downhillerDate Reviewed: January 15, 1999
Bottom Line:
These things rule, I use them all the time to help get me through the rides that I go on. Nothing sucks worse than when you get out there and you need to fix it fast and get back on the road. I use them also to help me with things that rattle on my bike like brake cables, so I wrap them up in it and it pads them from clanking against the frame.
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MATHEW
a weekend warrior
from CA, USADate Reviewed: January 15, 1999
Bottom Line:
I HAVE BEEN USING SPEED PATCH FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE YET
TO HAVE A BAD DAY WITH SPEED PATCH. THE REASON IS THAT I CLEAN MY TUBE AND DO NOT TOUCH THE AREA TO BE PATCHED. I NEVER TOUCH THE CENTER OF THE STICKY SIDE. SPEED PATCH HAS
AN UNREAL ADHESIVE IF USED PROPERLY. I WAS RIDING IN THE SNOW AND IT WORKED GREAT!!. THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST
SPEED PATCH RULES!!!!! IT'S FLY GET SOME WWW.SPEEDPATCH.COM
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