Originally Posted by Reid2 .
I like the idea of the self-stick patch, and can see how it works, as noted by another,
air pressure of the tube against the casing 'sticks' that thin patch in place.
I would try the glueless patches someday, but, I have a supply of regular kit patches,
and all my punctures are slow leaks at worst, (big fat tires don't go down very fast, not during a ride, not often)
A sample video of the old style patch, to find and patch a leak without pulling off the cruiser bike's three speed rear wheel,
fwiw (but! I would try "glueless" too!)
Alvaro at THD rides twenty four miles per day (round trip to work and home).
He runs high pressure road bike tires. I asked him if he patches tubes, and he laughed,
"Sure, always! For at least ten patches, then I will replace the tube. They hold air fine."
((I don't know what type of patch he uses, will ask))