Pro Patch Inc.

What Pro Patch Inc. does

Pro Patch Inc. (also operating as Pro Patch Custom Accessories) is a privately held, vertically focused custom branding and promotional products company serving independent U.S. bicycle shops. Founded in 2000 and headquartered at 2390 Crenshaw Blvd. #339 in Torrance, California, the company has operated for 25 years with no disclosed institutional investors, parent organization, or funding rounds. Its core catalog spans custom-printed wide-mouth water bottles (21 oz / 25 oz), vinyl bike-frame and service stickers in multiple shapes and metallic finishes, USA-made fat bike and e-bike tire liners, threaded CO2 refills in 16/21/25 gram sizes, drinkware (custom pint glasses, travel coffee mugs), and apparel (T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hoodies, aprons). The underlying technology stack combines vinyl printing, screen printing, and UV coating for weather-resistant stickers with an in-house art department that delivers free proofing and mock-ups within one to two business days.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer running on a BigCommerce storefront, supplemented by toll-free phone and dedicated email ordering (Orders and Art department inboxes). Revenue is generated entirely through one-time unit-priced sales with volume discounts typically at 300, 600, and 1000 units; logo printing and standard setup fees are bundled free on most products, while vector artwork recreation and additional imprint colors or print locations incur surcharges. Shipping is calculated separately by weight and destination, with flat-rate options such as a $22 sticker ship fee. The customer base is segmented vertically to bicycle shops / bike retailers in the United States, and the company carries two sub-brands — USA Tire Liners and EARTHGUARD Tube Protectors (made from 100% recycled materials) — alongside organic social presence on Instagram and Facebook and an email newsletter channel for promotions.

Name

Pro Patch Inc.

Legal name

Pro Patch Custom Accessories

Website

https://propatch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pro Patch Inc. is a privately held, 25-year-old custom-branding supplier that designs and prints cycling accessories, stickers, tire liners, CO2 cartridges, apparel, and drinkware exclusively for independent U.S. bicycle shops through an e-commerce storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Cycling Accessories and Promotional Products

NAICS

Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing (336991)

SIC

Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751), Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts (5013)

akta.pro primary industry

Cycling & Bike Retail (Sales, Service & Accessories) (CRAMABAH)

Keywords

• Custom cycling accessories
• Promotional bike merchandise
• Custom tire liners
• Custom printed apparel
• Cycling promotional stickers

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Branded Products Sales: Sale of custom-branded accessories including bottles, stickers, tire liners, CO2 cartridges, apparel, and drinkware. Products are sold with logo printing included at no additional charge. Revenue generated through per-unit pricing with volume discounts available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pro Patch designs, prints, and supplies custom-branded promotional accessories for the bicycle industry. Its catalog spans custom-printed water bottles, weatherproof UV-coated stickers (circle, oval, rectangle, square), USA-made tire liners and tube protectors, threaded CO2 refills with full-color shop labels, custom apparel (T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hoodies, aprons), and drinkware (pint glasses, travel mugs). Every order includes free logo printing and a no-commitment proofing system delivering mock-ups within 1-2 business days.

Product overview

Pro Patch Inc. is a custom branding and accessories company serving the cycling industry, operating for 25 years. The company offers a portfolio of customizable promotional products including water bottles, stickers (in Circle, Oval, Rectangle, and Square shapes), USA-made tire liners and tube protectors for standard and e-Bikes, CO2 cartridges, apparel (T-shirts, Long Sleeve Shirts, Hoodies, Polo shirts, Wicking T's, Aprons), and drinkware (Custom Pint Glasses, Travel Coffee Mug). All products can be customized with customer logos via the Custom Art Upload service, with free proofing and mock-ups provided. The core offering centers on helping bike shops brand themselves through promotional accessories and merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• USA Tire Liners: Tire liner products for fat bikes and e-bikes, including tube protectors in various sizes (2XL, 3XL, 4XL) and colors (Lime, Tan, Teal).
• EARTHGUARD Tube Protectors

Products and services

• Custom Bottles Custom-printed wide-mouth screw-top water bottles available in 21 oz and 25 oz sizes with multiple color and cap options, printed with customer logos or events at no additional charge. Sold to bike shops starting at $2.95 per unit with quantity breaks at 300, 600, and 1000 units.
• Custom Stickers Full-color vinyl stickers available in Circle, Oval, Rectangle, and Square shapes with weather-proof UV coating that will not shred or peel. Designed with coated surface for use with permanent markers, suitable as bike frame and shop branding stickers. 500 stickers priced from $281.00 with flat-rate $22 shipping.
• USA Tire Liners (Fat Bike Tire Liners and E-Bike versions) Fat bike tube protectors and tire liners made in the USA, available in 2XL Lime, 3XL Tan, and 4XL Teal sizes, plus e-Bike-specific versions with permanent adhesive for high-speed riding. Priced from $29.75 per package (2 per package), with bulk discounts available.
• Custom CO2 Cartridges Threaded CO2 refills with full-color custom labels featuring shop name, logo, location, phone number, and website. Available in 16 gram (from $1.35/unit), 21 gram (from $1.75/unit), and 25 gram (from $2.15/unit) sizes with quantity-based pricing tiers.
• Custom Pint Glasses 16 oz Crystal Libby Glass pint glasses made in the USA, custom-printed with customer logos in White or Black, with optional laser engraving. Available in 24, 72, or 288 unit orders starting at $3.99 per unit.
• Travel Coffee Mug Vacuum-insulated travel coffee mugs in 20 oz and 30 oz sizes with free printing, free artwork, and free screen. Priced at $10.00 per unit.
• EARTHGUARD Tire Liners (Bulk) Tube protectors made from 100% recycled materials, sold in bulk batches without individual packaging for in-store installations. Compatible with ATB, ATB Narrow, BMX, Road, Racing, and 27.5/29er tires. Priced at $2.99 per unit.
• E-Bike Service Stickers Custom service reminder stickers with coated surface for permanent markers, designed for E-Bike frames. Available in Standard (2" x 1.5") and Large (3" x 2") sizes, starting at $291.00.
• Long Sleeve Shirts 100% cotton long-sleeve shirts with extra-long body and no shrinkage. Priced at $12.99 per unit with 1 imprint color and free setup included; $2.50 upcharge for 2x-4x sizes.
• T-Shirts 100% cotton T-shirts in men's and women's cuts across multiple brands (Gildan, Next Level, Bella + Canvas). Pricing starts at $11.99 at 25 units down to $9.99 at 100 units, including 1 imprint color and 2 print locations with free setup. Additional colors +$2.50; additional prints +$1.50.
• Hoodies Gildan Heavy Blend hooded sweatshirts made of 50% USA-grown cotton/50% polyester, 8 ounce pre-shrunk with double-lined hood and pouch pocket. Priced at $22.99 per unit.
• Amazing Handlebar Wrap High-friction handlebar tape for road bikes that dampens road vibration, maintains grip in wet conditions, and fits all Racing and Aero Bars. Kit includes 2 wraps, 2 bar plugs, finishing tape, and instructions. Priced at $11.95 per single set or $10.95 per set in packs of 12.
• Custom Art Upload Service Service allowing customers to upload custom artwork to add on to any branded products. Includes free mock-up generation within 1-2 business days, with vector artwork recreation fees potentially applying if the submitted file requires reformatting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pure Fix Cycles: Pure Fix Cycles is a direct-to-consumer bicycle brand and adjacent cycling retailer. While not a custom-decorator peer, it sits inside the same cycling ecosystem as Pro Patch's bike-shop customers and represents a channel/distribution adjacency rather than a direct competitor.
• Park Tool: Park Tool is the dominant bicycle tool and shop-supply brand sold through IBDs. It is not a direct competitor but shares Pro Patch's distribution dependency on the same independent bike shop channel, making it a meaningful channel-overlap peer for industry health monitoring.

Broad incumbents

• Crestline Promotional Products: Crestline is an established broad-line promotional products distributor covering apparel, drinkware, stickers, and accessories. It competes with Pro Patch for the same business-customer promotional merchandise budget, though across many more categories than Pro Patch's cycling-focused catalogue.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Vistaprint is a mass-market custom printing platform covering signage, apparel, drinkware, stickers, and promotional products. It is the dominant scale competitor on Pro Patch's apparel, sticker, and drinkware SKUs and sets the price benchmark for online custom decoration.
• Quality Logo Products: Quality Logo Products is a large online promotional products retailer offering custom bottles, apparel, stickers, and drinkware. It overlaps with Pro Patch's general merchandise SKUs and serves the same SMB/promotional-buyer segment, though without Pro Patch's cycling specialization.

Direct peers

• 4imprint: 4imprint is a major promotional products distributor offering custom bottles, stickers, apparel, and drinkware. It competes head-on with Pro Patch on the same SKU categories (bottles, stickers, mugs, t-shirts) targeted at small-business and dealer customers, and represents the larger-scale competitive benchmark.
• Custom Ink: Custom Ink is a leading online custom apparel and promotional products platform serving groups and businesses. Like Pro Patch, it offers custom-printed apparel, drinkware, and accessories with online proofing — directly competing on Pro Patch's t-shirt, hoodie, and pint glass SKUs to small-business buyers.
• DiscountMugs: DiscountMugs is a custom drinkware specialist offering printed bottles, travel mugs, and pint glasses. Pro Patch's Custom Pint Glasses, Travel Coffee Mug, and Bottles lines overlap directly with DiscountMugs' core offering.
• Sticker Mule: Sticker Mule is an online custom sticker specialist offering die-cut vinyl stickers with fast turnaround. Pro Patch's Circle, Oval, Rectangle, and Square vinyl stickers with UV coating compete directly with Sticker Mule for the same bike-shop frame-sticker and label buyers.

Emerging players

• Ortlieb: Ortlieb is a cycling accessories manufacturer known for panniers and bags. It overlaps with Pro Patch's accessories and locks lines from a product/category standpoint, though it is a branded manufacturer rather than a custom decorator and serves a different buyer (consumer vs. bike-shop merchant).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/propatch.custom.accessories
• Instagraminstagram.com/propatch.custom.accessories

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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