Tire Plugger and Slime Compressor

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If anyone is considering a puncture repair / inflation solution for their bike, here's my experience with Stop n Go plugger (the little rubber mushrooms) and a Slime mini-compressor.

My current rear tire is nearing (some might say past!) the end of its life, but before I took it in I decided to try out my repair kit, which I'd never used. I'd prefer to get some experience with at home in the garage, as opposed to at night, in the rain on the side of a freeway trying to work out how the damn thing works.

I punctured my rear tire with a screw, let it deflate and then got to work.

The Stop n Go plugger kit was really easy to use. I followed the instruction sheet step by step, taking my time to do it right. From start to finish I'd say it took me 9 minutes to plug the tire. Next time I think I'd do it in 5-6 minutes.

I already had the seat off the bike, so I connected the Slime compressor to the battery, put the hose on the tire valve, started the engine and turned on the compressor.

(I could have left the bike off, but didn't want to take any chances running the battery down).

I let the pump run for 7 minutes. I'd read on Gadget's website that in 8 mins he had over 40 psi. When I switched it off after 7 minutes I had about 37 psi. 8 mins is supposed to be the max running time for the compressor, followed by a 20 min cool down period.

So all in all, the job was completed by a first-timer in under 20 mins. I figure on the side of the road it would be a 30 minute job - including removing the seat, finding the puncture location, doing the repair and packing up.

From what I've heard these plugs hold extremely well. Mine only has to make it 15 miles to the dealer to fit the new rear tire.

Brian