"Trailside" tubeless repair kit

clanton

I understand you can get trailsdie tubeless repair kits - a gadget that allows you to seal a small hole in the tyre (that sealant isn't dealing with). The chap described them as "noodles" but I haven't seen them.

I am hoping to do some riding in South Africa soon where I beleieve tubless is sessential and these repair kits too. Any idea where I can source these things here? Don't know what they are called so not sure what to look for!

Horton

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/weldtite/tubeless-patch-kit-ec012005

Allows you to 'plug' the hole if it's a bit too big for the sealant.

Don't know why you think Tubeless is essential for S.A. though, would have thought normal puncture repair kits/inner tubes would be easier to come by, as would normal tyres if you slash the sidewall.

clanton

Horton wrote:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/weldtite/tubeless-patch-kit-ec012005

Allows you to 'plug' the hole if it's a bit too big for the sealant.

Don't know why you think Tubeless is essential for S.A. though, would have thought normal puncture repair kits/inner tubes would be easier to come by, as would normal tyres if you slash the sidewall.

Thanks for the link. From what I hear thorns are a major problem - tubed tyres aren't an option.

delta5

Depends where you are riding but if there are acacias trees, you will encounter a few thorns.

cavegiant

I just use a normal puncture repair kit.
dry off the inside of the tyre near the hole (using mtb shorts is the norm)
then glue the patch in place, the vulcanising stuff is OK, but if you want to do it properly may I recommend a good contact adhesive (not cheap, and for a reason).

pump up and go!


p.s. Why do anti-tubeless people miss the point that tubeless avoids 99% of the punctures, and when you do finally puncture beyond repair, you can just stick a normal inner tube in!

Anonymous

cavegiant wrote:

Why do anti-tubeless people miss the point that tubeless avoids 99% of the punctures, and when you do finally puncture beyond repair, you can just stick a normal inner tube in!

Maybe because we've tried it and found it to be far less successful than the claims, and far messier?
Your experiences don't count for everyone's. Try and remember that.

cavegiant

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Your experiences don't count for everyone's. Try and remember that.

lol

I do happen to notice the trend that my experiences the things tend to work, and in yours they tend to fail =-)

Anonymous

Such as?

As far as I can recall from the top of my head, I have half-given up on tubeless, and I can't abide SRAM chains. That's pretty much it.
I'd love to hear more of your idea. You seem to be wanting to start a habit of making me laugh, in the same way that people laugh when they see someone walk into a lamp post.

cavegiant

=-)

cooldad

Delta5 wrote:

Depends where you are riding but if there are acacias trees, you will encounter a few thorns.

Haven't seen any of those for a while. Evil things.

rhialto

I used to ride in a thorny area and was getting punctures every other ride. The problem with thorns is that you can get multiple punctures in a single ride so you can potentially go through a couple of tubes or patches in one outing. I got so fed up that I installed some tire liners. They were called Mr Tuffy and they were a flexible polyurethane strip that sat between the tube and the tire. After that, I didn't have a single puncture from thorns again. The downside is that they added over 100g of rolling weight to each wheel. This was years ago but I think they are still around.

Anonymous

cavegiant wrote:

=-)

so, more baseless bollorks, huh? Who'd have thunk it.

tyre liners can be very effective. I used to suffer from thorn punctures back in the days of smoke and dart tyres, and then later on with velociraptors. I found some Kevlar liners, by panaracer I think, which completely eliminated the problem.
These days, tyres seem to be much tougher in general, so I don't suffer that kind of puncture, but yeah, those SA ones look pretty fearsome!

stu8975

Weldtite one is poo for the money, you only get 3 strips on the kit.

Panaracer one is better, 1 massive patch that can be cut into approx 20-25 strips (its the one i use).

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/panaracer-tubeless-patch-kit/

cavegiant - i would recommend you try the external kit, no need to remove the tyre from the rim.
Once you've located the hole, simply push the needle tool through to clean any obstruction, then glue and insert the strip, wait a few mins for it to dry, trim it, inflate, go ride! no mess.

ollie51

Electrical tape and an ikea pencil does the trick for ripped sidewalls. Just remember to wack in a new tube.


How can you slate tubeless; I haven't punctured in 26 months.

cavegiant

ollie51 wrote:

How can you slate tubeless; I haven't punctured in 26 months.

But we have not tried YEEHAAMCGEE's special expert implementation of tubeless ;-)

Stu,
That kit looks interesting, might give it a closer look.

Anonymous

cavegiant wrote:

ollie51 wrote:

How can you slate tubeless; I haven't punctured in 26 months.

But we have not tried YEEHAAMCGEE's special expert implementation of tubeless ;-)

Stu,
That kit looks interesting, might give it a closer look.

You really think I'm the only one who found it to not be as effective as claimed?
Awesome.

cavegiant

nope, but you are the most fun to tease

Northwind

cavegiant wrote:

I just use a normal puncture repair kit.
dry off the inside of the tyre near the hole (using mtb shorts is the norm)
then glue the patch in place

Needs the tyre dismounted though, the tubeless "worms" don't. I know I can't re-seal a tubeless tyre with the pump I carry in my pack and I've had varied results with CO2 cans too, so the worms are a good option. Interior repair is better though... I think most of my tyres have patches, not from punctures but from holes that wouldn't seal in the first place (non UST tyres)