What to carry for a flat tyre on a long ride?

[greminn]

Hi There,

Looking at getting one of these:

http://www.motul.co.nz/product_line_up/fork_brake_others/others27.html

Which will temp repair a flat tire, but not inflate it 100%, been trying to look round for a small pump, but cant seem to find one... Would a mountain bike pump work? Does any one have better suggestions?

Thanks

Simon

[James Deuce]

Stay away from that crap unless you intend on helping the poor bugger who has to replace your tyre clean up the inside of your wheel.

Look at these instead

http://www.sounddistribution.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=4216

You can get them through: www.kenma.com.au, who are rather more local.

[vifferman]

Hi There,

Looking at getting one of these:

http://www.motul.co.nz/product_line_up/fork_brake_others/others27.html

Which will temp repair a flat tire, but not inflate it 100%, been trying to look round for a small pump, but cant seem to find one...
That will work only on small punctures. Better to get what JimX2 suggested, or a similar product.
There are compact electric tyre pumps available at reasonable price. I've got a "Slime" one (came with a bottle of green slimy goop similar to what's in the Motul product) that I bought at Repco. It's smaller in size than two softdrink cans, and plugs into the cigar socket under my bike seat.

[scracha]

Telecom + vodafone mobile phone, credit card and AA card is a much better solution.

[Hitcher]

The dog turd kits, as advocated by Mr Deuce, actually work. I have used such successfully.

Pando is a waste of time.

[BMWST?]

Hi There,

Looking at getting one of these:

http://www.motul.co.nz/product_line_up/fork_brake_others/others27.html

Which will temp repair a flat tire, but not inflate it 100%, been trying to look round for a small pump, but cant seem to find one... Would a mountain bike pump work? Does any one have better suggestions?

Thanks

Simon
mtb pump would work but you would be there for some time...and the tyre would have to be seated...mtb would be a top up tool for the co2 cylinder

[Max Preload]

The dog turd kits, as advocated by Mr Deuce, actually work. I have used such successfully.

And until some clown at the LTSA got his knickers in a twist, were a perfectly acceptable puncture repair. Now they must be plugged from the inside, although I've never had a string repair fail.

[TLDV8]

This product has a good name and works in both tubed and tubeless tyres.

http://www.ride-on.com/prod_mot.asp


A bit more involved when you have spoked wheels with tubes.

A Slime pump is around 120mm x 95mm x 45mm.

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/manurewa/Slime.jpg>

A big thanks again to Mike (98TLS) for sending over a set of Buzzetti levers. :niceone:

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/manurewa/Buzz.jpg>

Back home on the TL i carried one of the tubeless kits from Motomail with the big Co2 canisters,forget the brand though.

[pete376403]

Tyre levers, a 19" tube (for 21" and 17" wheels) and one of these compressors, less than $20 at Mitre 10 or Supercheap.

[MaxCannon]

I had a flat some months back
Pulled the nail of the tyre.
Used the Motul tyre repair can.
Rode the bike to the nearset bike shop.
Was told it couldn't be repaired once "it's had that crap in it"
So - new tyre for me.

$28 for a can of tyre repair and $300 for a new tyre.

Now I have a proper repair kit with the CO2 cylinders and a mini foot pump.
Probably much more effort (haven't has to use it) but definitely less cost.