Originally Posted by
Crwban
Which are best?
I've been enjoying self-sticking patches for about 20 years now. I have never had one fail. Furthermore, the little tube of glue won't dry out before the second patch because.....there is NO glue tube. Also the box of patches is TINY in my seat bag.
I would be more concerned with self sticking patches on high pressure road bike tires but I don't own road bikes anymore. 50 psi is my max these days.
As others have said here, glue on patches will last forever. It's NOT GLUE anyway. It's a welding chemical that makes the tube and the patch as one (if you do it right). The patch can NOT come off. That said, my no-glue patches have lasted the life of my tires.
Get the surface of the tube prepped properly and you are golden either way. Just don't stick a glue-on patch onto the "glue" until it is completely "dry". Remember...it's not glue.