Blackburn

Plugger Tubeless Repair Kit

High hopes dashed

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

First off, I'm using this for my road bike, so invariably need higher psi than a mtb repair. I hit a rock today on a park road 30 km from home and got a nice but small hole a third of the way from the center of the tread towards the rim. Pulled out this tool for the first time and the plugs were so firmly glued to their plastic backing that I couldn't remove them intact. Finally cobbled together a decent facsimile of a plug out of two of them, long story shorter, it didn't hold air for even a minute. Can't say it would have worked better if the plugs could have been removed intact, but it was a long walk for me to get home.

small, lightweight and priced right

Blackburn isn't often first to market with kit, but what they do come out with tends to work well and at a consumer favorable price. This is no different. Its got all you need for those tire tears and pinch flat repairs needing 'bacon'. It's mostly plastic construction which no doubt helps with the price point. That said, its a little larger than my dynaplug kit with its CNC machined case/tool--but that comes at 3 times the price.