July 4th, 2011, 12:42 AM | #1 |
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Ideal Tire repair kit and portable air pump recommendations?
Going to be riding down to SoCal to visit some friends but havent had the chance to prepare a toolkit. What do you recommend for tire repair and a portable inflator? I've heard people use CO2 cartridges, are those any good?
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July 4th, 2011, 01:51 AM | #2 |
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I've had good luck with the "stopngo" kits over the years. The CO2 cartridges are better than nothing, but they will only get enough pressure to get you to the next air station. Having a tiny electric pump on board is much more useful, and makes you that much more self sufficient if you do get stuck out in the middle of nowhere. But - it takes a little more space.
With electric pump: http://www.stopngo.com/products/TUBE...URE-PILOT.html With CO2 cartridges: http://www.stopngo.com/products/Pock...Inflation.html
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July 4th, 2011, 03:59 PM | #4 |
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Both have their fans. I like the mushroom plugs. Others swear by the gooey string type.
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July 4th, 2011, 08:55 PM | #5 |
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I always keep a tire repair kit in my rear seat cowl. It's a Bike Master kit and users CO2. Can't tell you how it works thankfully.
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Is there another air compressor you would recommend instead of the stopngo kit? At $60 It's a little steep for me right now. Anything decent around $20? |
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July 5th, 2011, 12:55 AM | #7 |
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Haven't seen one in the $20 range. Here's a link on the aerostich site with a bunch of different ones. I have the "cyclepump" one, which was thrown in on a used bike I bought awhile back. I hadn't realized how pricey a new one was going for at this point, but it works great.
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This is the one I carry:
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1...&item=INN_2425 Compressors, hand pumps and CO2 inflators all have their advantages and disadvantages. If you go with CO2, I recommend that you get one like above that uses regular CO2 cartridges. Most of them that I have seen use special threaded cartridges. It takes about 2 cartridges to fully inflate a Ninja tire. |
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I have heard that whatever plug you use, its just to get you to the tire store and not for regular riding. Again, I don't know if that is true or not. I would love to hear what people say here about that. |
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