Which brand of puncture repair kit do you use?

**caspernz** · 8th July 2014, 20:49

Hey guys'n'gals, just curious which brand of puncture repair kit you're all stashing in your kitbag? Mine is coming up for replacement, and I can't find the same brand name...which might be a good thing, seeing as I've only used it once

**AllanB** · 8th July 2014, 20:57

Do they have a shelf life? Presuming you mean those co2 powered ones? Just get new cartridges if needed. I can't see the plugs degrading if they are kept in the dark.

**Ender EnZed** · 8th July 2014, 21:58

Originally Posted by AllanB

Do they have a shelf life?

I hope not.

I've been carrying around half a bottle of blue shit labelled "TIRE SEALLANT' that once cost $ 24.20 for quite some time.

**Gremlin** · 8th July 2014, 22:58

Genuine Innovations I think. Dog turds plus tools. I carry a compressor as the cylinders wouldn't be sufficient, plus they're use once.

**awayatc** · 9th July 2014, 07:20

Cylinders? Compressors?

I have a wee bicycle handpump..small handy and inexpensive.

fixed at least half a dozen punctures at side of road

works a treat.

**caspernz** · 9th July 2014, 11:07

Originally Posted by AllanB

Do they have a shelf life? Presuming you mean those co2 powered ones? Just get new cartridges if needed. I can't see the plugs degrading if they are kept in the dark.

Yep, dog turds with toolkit and CO2 cans. I got spare CO2 cans but the dog turds seem to have melted and gone off despite being kept in the dark. Add your own mushroom joke here...

Originally Posted by Ender EnZed

I hope not.

I've been carrying around half a bottle of blue shit labelled "TIRE SEALLANT' that once cost $ 24.20 for quite some time.

Dog turds and blue shit...I can see a trend here

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Genuine Innovations I think. Dog turds plus tools. I carry a compressor as the cylinders wouldn't be sufficient, plus they're use once.

Yeah I'm sure I've had a Genuine Innovations one as well at some point. The one I've got now has patches for tubes included and reads Tip Top on the patches. Nothing to do with bread though

Originally Posted by awayatc

Cylinders? Compressors?

I have a wee bicycle handpump..small handy and inexpensive.

fixed at least half a dozen punctures at side of road

works a treat.

Ah yes, almost sounds like a support vehicle is in order doesn't it?

Cheers guys for your comments

**awayatc** · 9th July 2014, 11:47

Originally Posted by caspernz

Ah yes, almost sounds like a support vehicle is in order doesn't it?

Maybe I used to ride more.....?

**Kickaha** · 9th July 2014, 21:18

Originally Posted by caspernz

Yeah I'm sure I've had a Genuine Innovations one as well at some point. The one I've got now has patches for tubes included and reads Tip Top on the patches. Nothing to do with bread though

Rema Tip Top are one of the big guys in tyre repair products, I've ued a lot of their stuff over the past few decades and like it the best of all the brands I've tried

**swbarnett** · 9th July 2014, 21:31

Found this at motozone:

http://www.motozone.co.nz/products/t...-tubeless.aspx

**swarfie** · 9th July 2014, 21:33

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Rema Tip Top are one of the big guys in tyre repair products, I've ued a lot of their stuff over the past few decades and like it the best of all the brands I've tried

I've got a "Stop and Go Tyre Plugger Kit" for tubeless tyres. Haven't had to use it yet but it looks the go. It has the advantage of being a permanent WOF standard repair whereas those dog turd plugs aren't apparently. http://www.stopngo.com/

**Ocean1** · 9th July 2014, 21:50

Originally Posted by swbarnett

Found this at motozone:

http://www.motozone.co.nz/products/t...-tubeless.aspx

Good find. I've been looking for a kit with just the tool and plugs. I've got a nice wee compressor so I don't need/want Co2 cartridges etc. but they seem hard to come by atm.

**Kickaha** · 9th July 2014, 22:24

Originally Posted by swarfie

I've got a "Stop and Go Tyre Plugger Kit" for tubeless tyres. Haven't had to use it yet but it looks the go. It has the advantage of being a permanent WOF standard repair whereas those dog turd plugs aren't apparently. http://www.stopngo.com/

Systems like that were in use 25-30 years ago, I wouldn't be comfortable using any "permanent" repair method where the tyre isn't removed from the rim to check for internal damage

**Motu** · 9th July 2014, 22:36

Yes, that's the reason string repairs will fail a WoF, the tyre needs to be removed for inspection. Yeah, I know, you've done a million miles with your string repair, but do a few thousand punctures and you'll know why the rule is there.

**swbarnett** · 9th July 2014, 22:39

Originally Posted by Motu

Yes, that's the reason string repairs will fail a WoF, the tyre needs to be removed for inspection. Yeah, I know, you've done a million miles with your string repair, but do a few thousand punctures and you'll know why the rule is there.

So what you're saying is that the "Stop and Go" ones only pass a WOF because the inspector can't tell that the tyre wasn't removed for repair? I was suspicious that this would be the case when I first saw them.