Tubeless repair kit

I have a Dynaplug which I bought because the Lezyne kit I had before it didn't work.  Sorry to say that the Dynaplug isn't a surefire fix either.  

I tried repairing a road tyre 'at home' with very mixed results.  It's a 'get me home at best' .... as would be a patch and a replacement innertube. You also need to be really careful that the force you need to apply to get the plug through the tyre doesn't then rip the rim tape. 

Have to say I'm not massively convinced that tubeless are the way forward for high pressure, low volume road tyres...I've had instances where they have worked and others where I've been stuck by the roadside covered in slime and spitting blood. 

Dynaplugs have rounded ends to stop rim tape damage, they also provide instructions on how best to plug larger or difficult shapes. Also it is important to insert the plug at the right angle.

I agree about higher pressures - I think you need 32mm tyres to justify it.

peted76 wrote:

I brought the stans when it came out becuase it was cheaper than the dynaplug one at the time and I wanted a contained easy to use unit (after bad experiences with old school slugs).. I still haven't used it.. I'm sorta looking forward to it, one day.. 

The Dynaplug one is supposed to be the one to have, buy that one.

I've used the Dynaplug once and it worked beautifully. Took only a couple of minutes to push the plug in the hole, rotate the wheel a couple of times to slosh sealant around and then CO2 it (with the valve uppermost to prevent the sealant setting from the cold gas). I didn't bother trimming the ends as I figured they'd just get squished into the tyre and worn down soon enough which they did.

Dynaplug when I can afford it, went for lifeline's, only a fiver, bit of a small tool. Difficult to shove in, replaced with muc off, bigger tool and nice pouch, two different size anchovies, and protective thing on prongs.

Gave the lifeline to bloke at work, who had just gone tubeless.

I did try using a Genuine Innovations kit, but I had trouble using the two-pronged tool and it soon became a single-pronged tool which had no chance of working.

I've managed to cover just over 2000km running tubeless (32mm Conti GP5000's) without a puncture as far as I can tell. The whole time I was carrying a tube etc. but have just bought a Ruzer repair kit instead. Was wondering whether to pack a cheap pair of nail clippers to trim the ends of the plug strip if necessary...but by the sounds of it, probably not necessary?

KDee wrote:

I've managed to cover just over 2000km running tubeless (32mm Conti GP5000's) without a puncture as far as I can tell. The whole time I was carrying a tube etc. but have just bought a Ruzer repair kit instead. Was wondering whether to pack a cheap pair of nail clippers to trim the ends of the plug strip if necessary...but by the sounds of it, probably not necessary?

I carry a tube and a repair kit as a big tyre cut would need more than an anchovy. It also means that you can give a tube to a cyclist in need.

Big fat heavy tube and set of park tyre boots. Just in case. Even taking care of the spare tube, talked, tissue papered and multiple plastic bags, will probably replace after 5 years. When you need it in an emergency, you really need it.