Flat tire, replace it?

[majicmaker]

Mushroom plug kit sucks imho. After it let me down several times I switched to sticky strings and they work much better.

It might be just you Scooter. I've bailed about a half a dozen friends out of trouble with it and they've all rode the tires down to the AIR! Just Sayin'

 

[SkooterG]

Mushroom plug kit sucks imho. After it let me down several times I switched to sticky strings and they work much better.

It might be just you Scooter. I've bailed about a half a dozen friends out of trouble with it and they've all rode the tires down to the AIR! Just Sayin'

It ain't me. Keep on using the POS. It is just a matter of time before it will let you down. The plug is too soft. The wrong type of puncture will cut it and it will fail.

NEVER had a problem with sticky strings.

Do a search, I am not the only one who had issues with the StopNGo kit. It's been talked about before.

 

[majicmaker]

Mushroom plug kit sucks imho. After it let me down several times I switched to sticky strings and they work much better.

It might be just you Scooter. I've bailed about a half a dozen friends out of trouble with it and they've all rode the tires down to the AIR! Just Sayin'

It ain't me. Keep on using the POS. It is just a matter of time before it will let you down. The plug is too soft. The wrong type of puncture will cut it and it will fail.

NEVER had a problem with sticky strings.

Do a search, I am not the only one who had issues with the StopNGo kit. It's been talked about before.

Well Then, It must be Me who is the Lucky one! Not going to argue with the Mighty Purveyor of Crooked Fact! :agree: :specool:

 

[SkooterG]

Not going to argue with the Mighty Purveyor of Crooked Fact! :agree: :specool:

You are a wise man.

 

[majicmaker]

Not going to argue with the Mighty Purveyor of Crooked Fact! :agree: :specool:

You are a wise man.

I Know!

 

[wheatonFJR]

...All of these should be prefaced with "round punctures only." If the tire has a linear cut, scrap it.

I agree with the above...that is the most common puncture, and the kind I assumed. Linear cuts, you try and make it until you can get to a tire shop...if that is possible. If not, then time hitch a ride to a tire shop with your wheel...

Also, my response was based on a puncture on the bottom, not on the sidewalls at all.

 

[majicmaker]

...All of these should be prefaced with "round punctures only." If the tire has a linear cut, scrap it.

I agree with the above...that is the most common puncture, and the kind I assumed. Linear cuts, you try and make it until you can get to a tire shop...if that is possible. If not, then time hitch a ride to a tire shop with your wheel...

Also, my response was based on a puncture on the bottom, not on the sidewalls at all.

This is Absolutely True. If it's a Slice instead of a Nail Puncture, It's Toast!

 

[Patriot]

...All of these should be prefaced with "round punctures only." If the tire has a linear cut, scrap it.

I agree with the above...that is the most common puncture, and the kind I assumed. Linear cuts, you try and make it until you can get to a tire shop...if that is possible. If not, then time hitch a ride to a tire shop with your wheel...

Also, my response was based on a puncture on the bottom, not on the sidewalls at all.

This is Absolutely True. If it's a Slice instead of a Nail Puncture, It's Toast!

some guy stuck the edge of a stebel horn into a cut with some silicon glue to get home

I'm sure I heard that somewhere

 

[Powerman]

I never had any luck with the mushroom type. Sticky string, and I soon quit worrying about them.

For three years I got a flat on every new rear in the first week or two.

Then no flats for six years. (Rub the rubber chicken on them)

Ask Intech about sheet metal screws that are on the siding on the power plant.

They fall out and shoot down the rain gutter pipe onto the parking lot.

 

[JustHoward]

I fixed a rear nail puncture in the center of the tread with a mushroom plug from a BMW kit. It lasted 200 miles. I fixed a flat with a sticky string. It lasted for thousands of miles.

I have been told that the strings will 'vulcanize' to the tire itself, and become 'melted' into the tire, where the mushrooms just sit there. My mushroom repair failed likely because the mushroom stalk got cut by the steel belts.

FWIW.

Howard

 

[FJRMGM]

Repair it. I've got thousands of miles on simple sticky-string repaired tires. Have ridden them past the wear bars many a time.

Same here - never, ever had a failure on any of my bikes or cars and I've done a bunch of them.

 

[FJRMGM]

Repair it. I've got thousands of miles on simple sticky-string repaired tires. Have ridden them past the wear bars many a time.

Same here - never, ever had a failure on any of my bikes or cars and I've done a bunch of them.

 

[GPRIDER]

I've had good luck with the Stop and go mushroom plug.(Sorry Scoot. You just aint holding your tounge right when you use yours) A little tricky loading the plug correctly in the gun. Once you get that down, it's not so bad. I always run the plugged tires till the end of their life.

GP

 

[GPRIDER]

I guess I should add that even with the success I had with the Stop and go on my bike quite a few times and even on my car, some sticky string repair as a backup wouldn't be a bad idea. Ya never know when the old faithfull standby is not going to work like it should. So far though I haven't had a failure with the Stop and go.

GP

 

[crumpadump]

Hey guys it's been a month now since i fixed the tire. I decided to go with sticky string and worked just fine hasn't lost a bit of air since. Thanks for all the comments this is a great site for all us newbies and have a Merry Christmas!

 

[GPRIDER]

Sounds good crumpadump. Glad it worked out for you.

GP

 

[Recreate]

I used a sticky string to repair a nail hole on a new rear tire with 500 miles on it. It started to leak about 5 lbs. of air pressure a day after a couple of thousand miles riding. A friend suggested that I try a little of my Slime bike tube sealant with sticky string plug oriented towards the ground. I added about 2 or 3 oz. of Slime, aired the tire up, let it sit overnight with the plug toward the ground. I have put another couple thousand miles on the tire and it only needs enough air now to replace normal leakage. YMMV

 

[Road_Runner]

Had a nail in a brand-new tire two tires ago, which I had a string-type plug put in. Didn't leak. Last tire (also when it had less than 200 miles on it) I picked up a brad. Tiny hole, so I decided to try Ride-On sealant and balancer... basically a non-slimy version fo Slime if you will. Even though it was a very small hole it did not seal it completely and I lost a couple of pounds a week.

I wish I could find a shop that would do a patch. After 2:2 on tire punctures on my last two tires, I now carry a string-plug kit, a small compressor, and a "AAA" card.