Fast puncture repair

The Rookie

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... conds.html

Thoughts?

surrey_commuter

best to assume the truth is the opposite of whatever you read in the Daily Mail

so a rough translation would be that this is a tool for randomly stabbing your tyre

freezing77

Surrey Commuter wrote:

best to assume the truth is the opposite of whatever you read in the Daily Mail

so a rough translation would be that this is a tool for randomly stabbing your tyre

^^^^^^^^^ +1 ^^^^^^^^

The Rookie

My such cynicism! I'm sure I can find the same in a less controversial publication, would that help?

surrey_commuter

The Rookie wrote:

My such cynicism! I'm sure I can find the same in a less controversial publication, would that help?

definitely!!!

dhope

Surrey Commuter wrote:

The Rookie wrote:

My such cynicism! I'm sure I can find the same in a less controversial publication, would that help?

definitely!!!

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/wheels ... 17728.html
Has some comment from the designer.

Still sounds bollocks. Claiming they stretch a 0.5mm tear to 4mm to apply a patch through. And that apparently that doesn't do any damage to the structure of the tyre. Hmmmm

The Rookie

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/patch ... 00666.html
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2014/07/02/fix ... -the-tire/

Can we now have a discussion about the product and not the publication!

Kieran_Burns

That Yahoo article is a poorly disguised advert.

The Rookie

Its a rehashed press release, how many publications work - you don't expect journalists to WRITE do you?

monkimark

Its designers claim this 'groundbreaking' method saves money and time as cyclists don't have to replace the tyre.

Am I supposed to replace the tyre after a puncture? Silly me, I've just been patching the tube all these years.

It looks suspiciously like something that definitely not going to work when you need it to. The difference between pushing the needle into the inner tube and pushing it straight out the other side would be difficult to judge at the best of times, let alone when you're cold and wet and in a rush by the side of the road.

mudcovered

monkimark wrote:

It looks suspiciously like something that definitely not going to work when you need it to. The difference between pushing the needle into the inner tube and pushing it straight out the other side would be difficult to judge at the best of times, let alone when you're cold and wet and in a rush by the side of the road.

I'd agree with that as well. Not to mention that you have to find the hole first.

The suspicious part of me says how much are they going to charge for a patch pod?

It only comes with 2. Given that I can by a puncture repair kit for a couple of quid and extra patches for 1 pound it seems like a potentially expensive solution. I think I'll stick to carrying spare tubes and patching them once I get home.

Mike

MisterMuncher

If you've got a spare tube, the time consuming bit is reinflating the tyre afterwards anyway. For the sake of £15 a pop I'll take the extra 3 or 4 minutes it takes to whip the tyre off and stick in another tube.

beanpie

Can't beat a quick finger round the inside of the tyre to check for debris then a new tube in. Surely anything else is just too fiddly for the side of the road during a commute?

desweller

It says it's not a sealant as such... And the tool comes with a 'leak detector'.

I may buy one just to see how it works. I don't mind swapping tubes (goodness knows I've had enough practice), but it's far from convenient in certain situations and to certain people. We've all encountered tyre/rim combinations that have given us a hard time.