Flat tire

[thebatman]

I wonder if this problem occurs with the rubber of a tire.


     Ok, i give... I wonder to...

[glopezz05]

HAHA!  yeah, I've emailed Genuine Innovations and am waiting on their reply.

It might not matter...  You should always check the pressure after fixing a flat.  12-24 hours is sufficient to find a slow leak.

Put a little soap water on the plug site and you'll see if air is leaking from it.  if not, well, you know your Co² slipped away...

They do sell a N² canister...

thats supposed to do away with the problem of losing air.

[Portland Steve]

Well I finally got my repair kit in the mail.  I am ready to plug a flat, I hope.
I ordered the following Genuine Innovations kit from Amazon and it came in a few days.
http://www.amazon.com/Innovations-Cycling-TIRE-INFLATOR-REPAIR/dp/B0012TTAPY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1297792471&sr=8-9

This is a nice, small kit that easily fits in the under seat storage space.
It seemed like a good deal too.

[klaviator]

There was a thread on another forum concerning using the sticky strings available at any auto parts or department store, or the plugs that come in motorcycle tire repair kits.  About 90% prefered the sticky strings.  My own experience bears that out.  I used the plug from my BMW repair kit.  It got me home but was flat the following morning.  I once had the rear tire on my Yamaha venture repaired using the sticky strings.  I put about 140000 miles on that tire without any problems.  I know that plugging a tire from the ouside is supposed to be temporary, but many on the thread similar experiences.  Another time I had a really big hole in a rear tire.  I used 2 sticky strings to plug it.  It got me home and then I replaced the tire.  The plugs in motorcycle repair kits on the other hand have been known to fail.

As for inflating a tire.  I carry the ultraflate and CO2.  1 or 2 cartridges will give you plenty of air to ride to a gas station and add more air if needed.  On my dual sport bikes I also carry a small bicycle pump as a backup.

[Yager200i]

I've heard that if you use nitrogen to air up your tires, they'll hold pressure longer. Not sure if that's true, but there are some stations offering nitrogen instead of air.

[Portland Steve]

There was a thread on another forum concerning using the sticky strings available at any auto parts or department store, or the plugs that come in motorcycle tire repair kits.  About 90% prefered the sticky strings.  My own experience bears that out.  I used the plug from my BMW repair kit.  It got me home but was flat the following morning.  I once had the rear tire on my Yamaha venture repaired using the sticky strings.  I put about 140000 miles on that tire without any problems.  I know that plugging a tire from the ouside is supposed to be temporary, but many on the thread similar experiences.  Another time I had a really big hole in a rear tire.  I used 2 sticky strings to plug it.  It got me home and then I replaced the tire.  The plugs in motorcycle repair kits on the other hand have been known to fail.

As for inflating a tire.  I carry the ultraflate and CO2.  1 or 2 cartridges will give you plenty of air to ride to a gas station and add more air if needed.  On my dual sport bikes I also carry a small bicycle pump as a backup.

My new kit comes with "rope" type plugs, which I assume are similar to sticky strings. 

[klaviator]

My new kit comes with "rope" type plugs, which I assume are similar to sticky strings. 

Same thing.  I have heard them called by several diffferent names.