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Re: [St] Not quite a tire thread.......
- Subject: Re: [St] Not quite a tire thread.......
- From: "Rupert Galea" <rgalea@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:53:19 -0500
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:30 PM, John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> George,
>
> You want three things. First, go get the Plug and go
> compact kit. Not sure if that is the exact name or
> not, but its close. They have a mushroom plug that
> inserts from the outside and then spreads out, like a
> toggle bolt, on the inside of the tire, and an
> ingenoius little tool to get it in there. This is your
> most expensive purchase, at about $40. Aerostitch has
> them. Next, get a cheap regular rope patch kit, throw
> that stuff in the plug and go bag, that's another
> $3-5 bucks. And also a pressure gauge. Now go buy a
> small, cheap 12v compressor from a place like Harbor
> Frieght. Their's in particular works great for this
> application. Another $6-7 bucks.
Plug and Go kits with mushroom plugs work well if the hole was made
with something nail like.
The sticky rope kits work well if you have a small slit.
I went with a compressor. See
http://www.rgalea.com/bikes/inflator/index.html
Rupert
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