Decided to save/put a few more miles on the tire and put a radial patch on the puncture after I seen the Stans plug slowly make its way out to the next day after a ride…
Would you have?
by enigmo76
Decided to save/put a few more miles on the tire and put a radial patch on the puncture after I seen the Stans plug slowly make its way out to the next day after a ride…
Would you have?
by enigmo76
10 Comments
I only use plugs temporarily and Always replace them with patch when I get home.
I still use a bit of that rubber bacon to plug on my GP5000 tubeless tire. Works ok.
If I’m lazy I use plugs, works permanently if you do it right. Sometimes I dissasemble everything and I put a normal patch for tubes on the inside. Both work.
I’ve been on a tubless journey with some GP5000 S TR 32’s. After about 9 months and more issues than I would like, I have decided to go back to inners, but going for TPU instead of butyl. The mess, the time and the hassle with tubeless outweighed the apparent benefit. Bike gets covered in sealant, bacon plugs fail at times, etc.. !
At first I thought you had a stick lodged in your tire. Is that a Stans Dart? I’ve yet to hear a single person speak positively about them. Dynaplugs and Bacon Strips save many tires. Darts just don’t seem to work well for most people.
Nothing wrong with that patch. If it holds air overnight, you’re good to go. A good trick is to clamp the tire in a vice, or mount it on the rim with a tube to keep it pressed as it cures. If you have doubts about the patch even though it’s holding air well, run the tire on the rear. In most cases sudden rear flats are much easier to handle than sudden front flats.
I recently started running a tube in my back wheel of my MTB. I didn’t know I’d miss it. Tubeless isn’t always the answer
I patched the holes on my tubeless tires with Rema Tiptop SC-BL glue and their universal patches.
Tubeless for mountain: yes
Tubeless for road: only if you race
Typical of Contis – your TWI shows more than 50% tread remaining but the sidewalls look really worn. I had a flat on my 650b Schwalbe TL which I was unable to seal with a dynaplug even though the hole wasn’t very big. It was frustrating, then had to walk the bike home. I’m now running it with a tube to get the remaining life out of the tire.
I’m still not convinced on TL for road bikes.
Dynaplugs work great on most things. Shove two or three in there if it’s bad.