TL;DR...
If you run tubeless and have had to use a tire plug tool to fix a flat that was too big for the sealant to fix, which tool worked best (or worse) for you?
The longer story...
While my bike is stuck on the indoor trainer for the next few months, I'm re-evaluating what tools I have in my bike's downtube storage. I had a few stick-on tube patches as my back-up plan for if I got a tire puncture that the sealant couldn't fix, but I have since learned that a stick-on tub patch is
not going to help me fix a hole in the tire. The stick-on patches work fine for a dry tube but there's no way they'll stick to the inside of a slimy tire... and even if it did, the sealant would quickly work it's way under the patch and pull it off. One would need a real tire patch with the appropriate adhesive in order to work, but even that would be a pain to use road-side as the tire would need to be cleaned and dried. Hence, I figure a tire plug kit is probably a better Plan B.
Quite a few of the tubeless plug kits either seem
way too bulky or are way too expensive IMHO. For example, Dynaplug brand plug kits seem to be popular, but are they worth $50+ for something that may never get used? I'm looking for something relatively small and inexpensive, but of course it has to actually work. I typically have a Plan C of calling someone to come get me, so I don't expect the tire plug kit will work for every case, like if I get a slash in the tire that can't be plugged.
Here are two tire plug kits I'm considering as they're relatively inexpensive. If you have either and love/hate it, let me know...
The one thing I don't like about the above kits is that neither has a way to cut-off the excess "bacon" after the tire is plugged. Is that an issue? Should I carry another tool to cut the plug?
