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Submitted by
Gene Simpson
a Weekend Warrior
from Long Beach, CA
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | LA River Beds | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Anaheim Bike | | Bottom Line: | Gary are you still alive? work number 562 985-0818 Long Beach | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Chin
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Sycamore Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | friend gave them to me | | Strengths: | Light, easy to use, no messy glue, no drying time, small size | | Weaknesses: | none for me, these are great! | | Similar Products Used: | Rubber patches with vulcanizing glue | | Bike Setup: | Used with mountain and road tires from 40-125 psi | | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, Ca
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | 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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fred
a
from Bakersfield, California USA
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | Snyders Bicycle Shop | | Strengths: | They work | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Park-no problems with them either. | | Bike Setup: | road bike with 130psi tires | | Bottom 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!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karkus
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Enchanted Forest | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | 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 rides | | Similar Products Used: | regular patches | | Bottom 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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steven
a Weekend Warrior
from Bucks, UK
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | Irvine, CA | | Strengths: | easy to use and very effective. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT, 26", mountain bike | | Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
Patch Adams
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunny California USA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | thornyflatpopper | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | free - "borrowed" from a friend ;^) | | Strengths: | quick and easy install (follow the directions MORON). good for limping home | | Weaknesses: | none - understand: that this is a temporary fix | | Bottom 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! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fransisco lopez
a Weekend Warrior
from santa ana
Date Reviewed: December 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
river | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
product works great
no glue no mess | | Weaknesses: |
no enough in kit | | Similar Products Used: |
park,skab,import | | Bike Setup: |
gt , rock shock | | Bottom Line: | speed patch is the original glueless and the best
of all on the market | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
arkay
a Cross-Country Rider
from wilmington nc
Date Reviewed: July 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
fast and easy
cheap
takes virtually no space | | Weaknesses: |
none | | 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 | | Bottom 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..... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
LG
a Cross-Country Rider
from Armonk
Date Reviewed: July 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Easy and Fast | | Weaknesses: |
None that I know of | | Similar Products Used: |
Regular glue and patch | | Bike Setup: |
Santacruz XTR Z1 | | Bottom 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. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BJN
a Weekend Warrior
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: March 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Nice idea. | | Weaknesses: |
Doesn't work. | | Similar Products Used: |
Parks. | | Bike Setup: |
My bike has tires. | | 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. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JASON DUNNAHOE
a downhiller
from
Date 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. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Dunnahoe
a
from downhiller
Date 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. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MATHEW
a weekend warrior
from CA, USA
Date 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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Submitted by
wallace
a weekend warrior
from CA
Date Reviewed: January 13, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I USED SPEED PATCH THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I HAD TO
TEST THE PRODUCT FOR MYSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
REVIEWS BOTH GOOD AND BAD. I KNEW SPEED WAS THE ORIGINAL
GLUELESS PATCH AND WANTED TO TRY I. IT WORKS JUST FINE.
I MADE SURE THE TUBE WAS CLEAN, DID NOT TOUCH THE PATCH (IN THE CENTER) OR THE TUBE WHERE THE PATCH WAS TO BE PLACED.
IT WORKED GREAT AND IS STILL HOLDING AIR.
I AM STICKING WITH SPEED PATCH, AFTER ALL THEY ARE THE
ORIGINAL GLUELESS PATCH CO. SPEED PATCH RULES!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MAC
a downhiller
from NOVATO, CA
Date Reviewed: December 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I THINK THEYRE AWESOME. IF USED PROPERLY THEY WORK AWESOME. THEY ARE NOT PERMANENT PATCHES ONLY TEMPORARY TO GET YOU HOME. BEATS OTHER PATCHES OUT THERE BY FAR. DONT LIKE STICKY HANDS. IF YOURE A GRAM COUNTER LIKE ME DONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WEIGHT FOR THESE. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KEN SIMMONS
a cross-country rider
from SAN DIEGO, CA
Date Reviewed: December 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I RUN THE CAL CUP RACE PROGRAM AT CAMP PENDELTON. SPEED PATCH HAS BEEN A GREAT PRODUCT, GIVE AWAYS TO ACTUAL ON THE TRAIL USE. I HAVE USED THE SPEED PATCH FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE COME AND RACE HERE.
WE DONT SPREAD RUMORS WE JUST RIDE AND RIDE HARD. WE CARRY SPEED PATCH WHEN EVER WE RACE OR RIDE. SPEED PATCH RULES. PARK, SCABS AND THE COPY CATS OVERSEAS SUCK!!
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Submitted by
GLIBERT GOMEZ
a weekend warrior
from LOS ANGELES, CA
Date Reviewed: December 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
DUDES,
I HAVE BEEN RIPPING THRU STREETS OF LA , FOR A LONG TIME
SPEED PATCH ALWAYS WORKS FOR ME. I LAUGH AT THE WIMPS
WHO DONT RIDE WHERE BULLETS FLY. THEY ARE THE BEST, THE
ONLY THING THEY NEED IS MORE PATCHES BY THE BULK.
PARK SUCKS, SO DOES SCABS, ALL THE OTHER COPY CATS DONT
GET IT. SPEED PATCH RULES!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike the miffed
a cross-country rider
from MD
Date Reviewed: December 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Chalk up another no-sale for these POS.Man... if there's one thing i hate its having to stop... and stop i did... thru a whole set of these patches. I sanded the tire so thin for the last patch, that I had to replace the tube.I could use the one flaming turd these deserve (for the package) to patch the tube better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a weekend warrior
from calif
Date Reviewed: December 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i have used speed speed patch both the white and the black. they work great
if you clean the tube.
i have over 25 patchces on my front tire. right now!!!!!!
we are having a contest 50 patches = $100.00
SPEED PATCH RULES | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Begley
a cross-country rider
from Fairhope, AL
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
It is interesting to see the how divided the population is on this product. I know these patches work great when applied as directed. Even I had enough sense to double up the patch if it's a big hole you are trying to patch. I think all the one chili pepper reviews show us how many folks have gotten off the path of common sense and onto the path of whining about their sore feet.Take a look at the other end of the spectrum. Five Chili Peppers awarded to speed patch from real riders. They got it right; it worked fine with a little common sense.My story is as follows: Riding to work and back on an ongoing basis left me with a large puncture. I layered two speed patches and kept riding. Months went by and the little temp patches were still going strong.Today those patches are still on my tube, on my bike. Go figure. I say, roast five chili's and I'd roast more if it were an option.Oh yeah, the tin packaging deserves it's own five chili's! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles
a
from Pasadena,California
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had very bad experience with this product. It has not worked for me at all. I followed the instructions carefully. Installed as instructed. But hours on, its flat again. Sometimes, just minutes or seconds. By far, I'm sticking to a glue kit. The time difference is about 5 minutes. No big deal. Rema Tip Top glue kit has been very effective for me. Just like the speed patch, read the instructions carefully. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GARY CANADY
a weekend warrior
from SAN CLEMENTE, CA
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
THIS IS THE TRUTH ABOUT GLUELESS PATCHES.
AFTER ALL I, GARY CANADY, INVENTED THE GLUELESS PATCH.
SPEED PATCH WORKS OVER 83% ON TESTED TUBES.
BRIDGESTONE TIRE, REI, BELL SPORTS, MBA.
I KNOW YOUR SHOCKED. I INVENTED THE PATCH IN 1993.I HAVE BEEN COPIED BY THOSE OTHER BRANDS. IT'S A SHAME
TO READ FAKE REVIEWS BY THE COMPETION.
NED, MISSY, TINKER, JOHNNY T, INSANE, PETER T., HANS,MIKE K
GIAVONNA, GARY FISHER, GARY KLEIN, THEY KNOW SPEED PATCH
RULES!
WE JUST RIDE AND DO OUR BUSINESS, DONT SPREAD RUMORS.
SPEED PATCH IS SYNYHETIC AND NON TOXIC. SPEED PATCH
WORKS ON EVERYTHING FROM TIRES -SURFBOARDS-BODIES,
LEATHER, GLASS. -12 DEGREES SPEED PATCH WILL GET YOU HOME!!!!!!!!!
IF THE TUBE IS NOT CLEAN IT WONT WORK..... I KNOW!!!
ONE FOOT OF SNOW SPEED PATCH WILL GET YOU HOME!IF YOU REALLY HAVE TRIED SPEED PATCH YOU WILL AGREE.
I HAVE FIXED TORN OUT VALVE STEMS AT THE WILDFLOWER
TRIATHALON. THEY WORK FINE.LOOK AT MENS JOURNAL SEPT. 98 ISSUE #1 PATCH KIT
MBA AUG. 98 THEY KNOW WE WORK !!!!MAKE SURE THE TUBE IS CLEAN!
NO GLUELESS PATCH WILL WORK IF IT'S NOT CLEAN!WE KNOW YOU KNOW I KNOW YOURS IN SURF , SNOW, AND RIDE GARY CANADY | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Makuch
a weekend warrior
from Vienna, VA USA
Date Reviewed: October 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
They suck. After filling my tire with air, they blew a hole right through the middle. I think they are called speed patches because of the speed with which they leak. Don't buy them. I give them one chilipepper only because there is no Zero Chilipepper option.
Parks gluless patches are good. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edgar Reinfeld
a cross-country rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Follow the directions and inflate the tube INSIDE the tire. On Specialized standard tubes, they make excellent permanent patches. I like the Park container better, but I got my package of Speed Patches for free, so I'll stick with them (no pun intended). DO NOT TOUCH THE ADHESIVE SURFACE, and be sure to press the patch firmly with your hands, or a tire lever against your knee.
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Submitted by
Jason Dunnahoe
a racer
from United States
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
After using Speed Patches for the past two years I only have rave reviews for it. Riding Mountian Bikes professionally for the past two years I have been given every patch imaginable in my NORBA grab bags. My first real situation with the use of Speed Patches occured at the BikeTrial World Championships at Lake Tahoe. There at the most inopportune time was a five foot boulder in my way and hit it, pinching the tube. Damn, a FLATTTT! I slowly pulled out my Speed Patches and got to work on both of my holes in the snakebiten tube. After finishing my wonderful patching job, I was on the move again to finish in the top ten. My suggestions to those that feel Speed Patches suck, they don't! 1. Scuff the tube until the area becomes a dark matte black. 2. Take OFF you gloves or clean your finger tips on your jersey/shorts. 3. Peel off the backing to the patch and place over area. IMPORTANT!!!
Pinch the patch from opposite sides and then rotate 90 degrees and repeat the process of pinching. DoneTip to the wiser: Keep it real, keep it clean, and leave the sticky side down, oh and don't touch the area to be patched!Hint: If you met the man behind Speed Patch, heard his trials and tribulations, you would use no other patch kits. Call at 949.369.1122 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DNAgent
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Bought some of these patches hoping that they would bail me out sometime when I needed it most. I got stuck with a flat at the Berkeley BART station trying to get home, used a Speed Patch to at least make it the 1.5 miles to get home and the damn thing wouldn't even hold. I wouldn't trust these things to patch a vinyl beach ball, much less a tire. Boogers probably work better than these things, haven't tried it yet but I'll give my review on that and comparisons to Speed Patch later. About the only good thing about this product is it sometimes comes in a small round tin with a kinda cool graphic of a guru on the front. My suggestion: spend the three bucks, chuck the patches inside, and keep the tin to store your stash. That's what I did. I'll give this product two stars for the packaging that keeps my Ganja from getting crushed. From now on, I'll keep a spare tube handy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kwun
a cross-country rider
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: July 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This thing totally sucks. I tried patching my tubes with them and they never stuck! I did everything i can, sand the tube, clean the tube, etc, etc, they come off on the first ride. Luckily, I got these free as a gift in my LBS's sale day. I am going back to Park glueless patch, they never failed me once. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Eckersley
a cross-country rider
from BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
OK people, lets get something strait.
-First of all, when you go on a ride, bring a spare tube poindexter.
-Second, Speedpatches are not permanent patches! They are made so you can get home.
-3rd, you are to put the patch on the tube and then inflate it when it's inside the bloody tire! This way, the patch is held in place mainly by the pressure, like it's supposed to!
-Speed patches are made to patch leaks, not holes.
-And lastly, people are talking of all these green, and white, etc... speedpatches only come in black! So, before you put in another cranky review, realized that this is a patch, OK?
They work great! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ricky Boivenue
a weekend warrior
from sudbury, Ontario
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Pieces of crap didn't have a sticky bottom. Just little pieces of whatever the hell their made of in a little celophane bag. I bought a second pack hoping that they would at least stick to the tube, blew off while I was pumping before the tire even reached 35 psi. Official patch for norba racers. Bullshit.
I wouldn't even give a squirt of piss for another one of these patches. They deserve a rating of ZERO but unfortunatly that can't be done. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Williams
a racer
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These things just really suck. Do not buy them even if they say... These were used by NORBA racers, ya bloody stupid NORBA racers. You can save 3 dollars by licking a leaf and sticking it on your tube, this method works better than the Speed Patch, trust me. Zero chilles, but I can't. Remember rubber side down,
Adam Williams | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean
a weekend warrior
from usa
Date Reviewed: February 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I put these little bastards on my flat tubes (small holes too), the next thing I know, I'm waklin'. THEY SUCK! They shriveled all up like they were in pain. Not like the pain my feet felt after hikin' all through God's Country to get back to the car. A whole pack, worth didly.Park's work fine, I'll use them from now on.S
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Submitted by
Erik
a racer
from NM
Date Reviewed: February 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These patches are the worst! They would stick a hell of a lot better if I ejaculated on my tube to improve the adhiesive qualities. They don't stick worth a hoot. Go with Scabs or the Wrench Force glueless patches... You will make it home. They seem to shrivel up on the tube like my scrodum does during a cold ride. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOE BLOW
a racer
from MEDFORD, WI
Date Reviewed: January 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
THESE PATCHES ARE PRETTY COOL. TRY THE NEW WHITE PATCHES. THEY'RE ROUND AND WORK REAL WELL. THESE SPEED PATCHES WORK ON EVERYTHING. I USED ONE AROUND CHRISTMAS TO PATCH AN INNERTUBE THAT WE USE IN THE SNOW FOR GOING DOWN HILLS. YOU CAN EVEN USE IT AS A BAND-AID. I THINK SPEED PATCH RULES. IT'S TOTALLY COOL, RADICAL, AWSOME. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Alstatt
a racer
from Mesquite Texas
Date Reviewed: January 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
dont waiste your time with glueless patches they fail more than they work
some people have luck with the right comination of patch and tube.I had poor
luck with them. The only use I see for them is to repair a leak on the road/trail
when you get a second flat. All repair at the shop should be with glue.
Since using slime, I have stopped going through so many tubes riding off-road | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe White
a cross-country rider
from Cleveland Ohio
Date Reviewed: December 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I think they suck hard they say on the package new and improved but no no no what they should say is they are worse than when first intoduced, park insant patches and skabs work sooo much better i would never buy them again.The adheasive on the patches is very bad | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
loren
a racer
from Maryland, NY
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I thought these things might be a good idea instead of having glue stuck to your fingers and getting high off the fumes. Well, I put one on tube, and the damn thing peeled back off on its own! This patch does not even deserve a chili, but I guess I have to give one just because I got them for free. Products like these create more useless trash!!!
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Submitted by
Dave Kuhn
a weekend warrior
from Lake Forest, CA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Everyone must use the brand name Speed Patch. The work outstanding. I've used about 10 in the last 6 months and every one worked great. It is amazing I currently have 5 patches on my rear tire and 3 on my front and the tubes hold air like regular tubes. The patches even work after repeated inflations and deflations as shown by the fact that I have more than one on each tube. Those other glueless patches on the market don't work, like Park, Scabs, Innovations, and so on. The adhesives on these copycat brands work for a couple days and then fail. With Speed Patch, the glue seems to bond to the tube after a couple months. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance Hiramaya, Giant Bicycle New Product Manager
a racer
from Rancho Dominguez, California
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is to let you know, in October 97, I tested all glueless patch kits on the market. Speed Patch was the only one glueless patch kit that worked. Don't be fooled by others. It seems many false rumors confuse Speed Patch with other brands. Speed Patch is not red, clear, blue, or purple. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Krinkle
a cross-country rider
from San Jose Ca
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I don't even know what these people are talking about. The patch leaks? Man, when I used a speed patch to fix up a hole I got, I rode for about 3 minutes and a hole blew through the f&!#ing patch! Two words for this product: stay away! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie
a cross-country rider
from ontario
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I figure a little pinetar resin and a leaf might do a better job of fixing a flat than the speed patch. It's just plain criminal. It simply doesn't work. period. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a weekend warrior
from
Date Reviewed: October 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I agree with everyone that these patches are a complete waste of money. They simply cannot even plug the smallest hole w/out leaking. These things deserve a 0 rating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Minh Trinh
a weekend warrior
from Washington
Date Reviewed: October 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
They're about as worthwhile as sticking a Post-It to your tube. They leaked incessantly; I've lost 50psi in about 12 hours. Park glueless patches on the other hand, have worked flawlessly for me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a weekend warrior
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These patches are worthless. They blew-out through the holes they tried to repair. I have these patches to thank for a long, dark walk out of the redwooods. Luckily, we made it to the fire roads before it got too dark. Else, it could have forced an unplanned trail-side camp out. It taught me to always carry a light if you're going to be out any time near dusk. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cbaby
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, they work okay, but dont seem to stick as well as the Park glueless patches I've used. They sell them in local drugstores, here, next to all the sweet Royce-Union accessories. Kind of a tipoff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gomered (that means pissed)
a weekend warrior
from beamsville ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
this really made me! i spent $4 (canadian) and these patcs didn't even
stick on my friggen' tube! and i sand papered that tube like a bat out of hell!
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Submitted by
Dean
a weekend warrior
from Hickory, NC
Date Reviewed: September 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a waste of $2.50. I tried three patches, following the directions each time and each one leaked. This was on a small pinch flat. There is no way these patch will go anywhere with me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross A
a cross-country rider
from Bel Air, Md
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These patches are OK if all you have is a little pinhole leak, but if its bigger than that forget it, they leak. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff
a cross-country rider
from CA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have tried using these with Panaracer Greenlite tubes with little success. As I have been unable to locate a repair kit specifically for the Greenlites, I went back to butyl and Rema kits. It's no fun fixing the same flat more than once in a ride. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kb Turner
a cross-country rider
from Great Valley, Pa.
Date Reviewed: August 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Having tried this product in various conditions, REALLY wanting it to work, I just can't take them on the ride anymore. I'm expecting better results with 3M Post-it notes the next time I flat. Maybe I should stick with good ol' Rema patches. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fred Cacace
a cross-country rider
from Laurel, MD
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Speed Patches suck. After flattiing, I had to change the patch three times because it would not hold air. I followed the directions on the case, and it still did not work properly. I had to borrow a real patch off of someone riding by. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roland
a racer
from Castaic, CA
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These work well. They are much neater than the glue type, which always dry up on me on the trail. I can fix a puncture and be back on the trail in 10 minutes. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
THE SHONK
a racer
from SPOKANE
Date Reviewed: January 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
INSIDE EVERY SPEED PATCH BOX IS A TEENY WEENY PATCH OF SAND PAPER. YOU REALLY NEED TO ROUGH UP THE SURFACE OF YOUR RUBBER FOR THE APPLICATION TO BE TACKY ENOUGH TO STICK. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Kardel
a weekend warrior
from Oakland, CA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I've used them twice and they are still holding air after two weeks. Usually when I get a flat my patch glue has dried up, so it's great having these for just in case. clean the tire really well before using! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted
a cross-country rider
from PA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I got a pack of these last year and slowly went through an entire season
of flats without a single patch holding air. Every time I punctured
I gave the Clueless Patches a fair shot, only to have the &#@! thing
leak like a seive.Stick with vulcanizing patches. Clueless patches simply DO NOT
work. If you want to save time in a race, carry a spare tube. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phillip
a racer
from Greensboro, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: October 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I had a flat in a triathlon and the glueless patch DID NOT hold. The kit was
year old so maybe that had something to do with it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randy Lum
a weekend warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride a fair amount both on and off road and I sometimes get several flats per ride
(the bull thorns are everywhere in Santa Barbara, even on the tarmac). I purchased
a couple of Speed Patch kits from a mail order outfit because I thought that the idea
of a glueless patch was a great idea (no glue to dry out, no waiting for the glue to
dry before applying the patch, etc) and they were a bit less expensive than the
Park patch kit.
The first time I tried a Speed Patch if wouldn't stay on the tube and I had to use my
friend's traditional patch. The next time I had a flat I was alone and the patches
again failed to stick to the tube so I had to use my spare tube, realizing if I got
another flat I was hosed. Yes, I followed the directions very precisely and they
still didn't work.
I ended up just throwing them away, as they were more than useless, they could be
a liability if they are the only patches available and they don't work. The thought
of a long walk out of the mountains is not my idea of fun!
I ended up buying the Parks and I would recommend that you do the same if you
want to use glueless patches. They may cost a bit more but they work every time
and are smaller and lighter than anything else available. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan K.
a
from truckee, ca
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Doesn't stick that well. The thicker, black patch seems to separate quickly and if you're luck it'll stay if you quickly put it in the tire and inflate. Not worth it. Get the Parks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a downhiller
from tulsa,ok
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
A lifesaver a must have and it is real easy
to put on because it is a glueless patch kit. | | Overall Rating: |
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