I had my gravel tire punctured by a screw and repaired it on the road with Dynaplug. Rode home after that for 5 miles. it worked perfectly and there are no leaks so far. Should I now repair my tire properly with a rubber patch from the inside or leave it like that and keep riding?
by Aggressive-Sherbet65
8 Comments
The only thing you have to worry a out with Dyna plug is the next flat. You need to stop as soon as you feel it. Because.. you don’t want that metal tip digging into your rim. Otherwise. Ride on!
You do not need to, particularly for pin/nail holes or in knobby mtb/gravel tires. For road tires or oblong shapes like glass/small tears it is best to remove tire, and use a vulcanizing cement based patch on the inside (after thoroughly cleaning and scuffing area).
The last one I used has stayed sealed for a year so far
Technically, we are supposed to replace the tire. But, the vast majority of riders just ride with plugs in until the tire actually fails or wears out.
Long story short, you should just leave it, especially if you’re using only the small plugs.
If you’re taking the tyre off to use in future you can put some rubber based superglue like loctite power flex on the inside if you really want but it should be fine as it is. You can also use pliers to squeeze the metal tip off the plug on the inside to keep anything from being accidentally damaged in case you need to put a tube in one day.
Once they seal the puncture, they stay sealed. The only reason I stopped using them and went back to regular bacon strips is the need to remove the dyna plug if you have a bad day and need to resort to inner tubes.
No need.
I would remove the dyna plug once home and use a rubber mushroom plug and rubber cement to vulcanize in the tire.