After two bacon failures (road tubeless) I bought a Stan’s Dart kit. It pained me to spend $25 on 1 ounce of plastic with only two darts but I don’t want to get stuck. I have some bacon strips as well and a tube just in case.
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I carry bacon strips but I have touch wood only used them twice (and only once on my own bike).
The once I used them on my bike the trimmed down repair was good for circa 30 miles of reasonable speed group riding. After that it gradually started to fail in increasing frequency.
The other time I used one was on a mates tubeless disk. At first he was insisting to use s CO2 canister the a track pump to get his tyres rock hard and it kept blowing out but when he accepted that we just use the track pump and not go quite as hard, psi wise, the repair was good and held for a 20min 10 miles TT.
I’ve used Dynaplugs with mixed results, mostly because they’re fiddly to load and often end up being too big for the holes I’m dealing with. On rare occasions it seems like the brass/aluminum tip is actually opening a larger hole than the tail can fill, unless you work fast enough to fray the fibers out.
The Dart looks pretty sweet, though admittedly the cheap plastic body is kind of a turnoff. I’m going to try an aftermarket OneUp EDC mount for them and see how they fare, as this is a way more integrated solution: Plug Buddy | EDC Stan's Dart Add-on – Jank Components
Bacon strips… not my favorite, but sometimes they’ll do in a pinch
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Hi Dario, have you got the threaded EDC top cap on any of your bikes?
I’m really keen to hear from anyone that’s used the EDC setup in their steerer and any reasons to stay away. Particularly, does the top cap provide enough preload to the headset? Does it come undone? Have you had issues with the top cap being damaged from install/removal?
I used to have the V1 EDC tool on my Anthem but it was stored in the 70cc pump on the frame. I have now got a Lezyne pump that is light and has a flexi hose, but I still like the idea of having the tools much handier and I could put the Stan’s tyre plug in the end which would be a lot more accessible than the bottom of my hydration pack.
I had the same experience. The plastic bit that holds the plug broke off on separate occasions when I tried to use it. The dynaplug is vastly superior to the dart and bacon in my experience
I had an EDC-tapped fork on a couple mountain bikes for about two years straight, and despite seriously heavy use and abuse, it never came loose on me. I almost expected to have some sort of issues with it, just because it’s such a deviation from what we’re used to, but frankly it just works.
The only reason I’m not using the tapped system now is that I prefer to just stick everything in a 100cc pump so I can swap a single item between bikes.
Having quick access to the Dart is sweet, definitely makes a difference as you can plug a hole before too much pressure is lost.
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I bought some Dynaplugs after skimming this thread and have used them once in anger so far. Took 3 to plug the hole and I had to stop every 5km to add air but I got home. Was 55km away from my house so my wife would not have appreciated a call + it was raining and windy. So I have bought some more. Previously I have used sticky strips but they always pop out after a while so you have to patch inside. They wouldn’t have been able to sort out the hole on that ride.
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I saw Keegan uses bacon strips and dyna-plugs. Anyone know why you’d carry both?
I believe the bacon strips are for sidewall slashes where sometimes jamming a couple of them in will get it to hold. If the hole is big, like from a slash, it can be tough to get with multiple Dynaplugs.
Honestly after some of the worst Sidewall and tread gashes in a race the other week, dynaplugs are a sham.
Just get fatter bacon strips - dynaplugs are ok for pure punctures (if you don’t get the head loose on the inserter - fuck doing that in a hurry) the doubling means that they will plug a wider gash.
I use 2* Mariposa tappabuco on the race bike. 1.5mm bacon’s in the handlebar, 3.5mm fat ones in the crank recess. Lighter than a dynaplug as well.
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Just had a DynaPlug success story over the weekend. Doing the Seattle to Portland ride, picked up a screw in my tire right after the first big climb. Popped in a DynaPlug, a few shots of CO2 and I was back on the road in under 5 minutes.
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Yeah, I’ve had great experience with Dynaplugs in road tyres - GP5000 S TR, had two big punctures in the last 3 weeks, 1st one complete loss of air and tyre came off the beads. Stuck in a dynaplug, CO2 shot and was absolutely fine. Topped up sealant back home and has been holding air like normal since. Second puncture very similar, a big glass slash. Was a little more prepared and the puncture not quite as catastophic, quickly smashed in the dynaplug and was then able to top back up with hand pump, all good again.
Wanted to bump this thread and see if there’s anything new on the market that’s working pretty well. I lost my Dynaplug Pill and need to replace it. I’ve had pretty good luck with Dynaplugs over the last 3-4 years. Used bacon and Stans darts in the past, but never had very good luck with them.
I’ll probably just replace the Dynaplug, but at $60 for the pill kit I wanted to see if there’s anything new worth looking at.
I’ve seen those inexpensive heads that you can use with bacon strips. (I’ll have to search for it.)
WTB Rocket is one:
I’ve seen another one that is cheaper and the heads are plastic - cheap enough that you don’t need to go find the heads at the end of the tire’s life.
Also, does anyone have experience with patches on the inside that actually stick and hold? I’ve tried numerous things including gluing cut up tube patches but they usually never hold up very well.
I’ve seen these - never tried them.
The thought of getting the tire so clean and dry so that you can sand the inside such that the glue sticks sounds daunting.
I’d think that a standard old Rema self vulcanizing patch should stick just fine if you follow all the prep steps - sand, glue, let glue dry, apply patch.
I wonder about tying a knot in a bacon strip and installing it from the reverse or even from the top with an install tool.
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I’ve never had an issue with regular patches with vulcanizing cement applied to the interior of the tire. Even on pretty nasty sidewall cuts. Just completely dry, clean, and scuff prior to patching.
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That reminds me I need to source more DynaPlug darts as I have only one left. Ive used worms in the past with short term success only, the DynaPlug darts offer longer term success.
Dynaplugs are the way to go. I’ve ridden a tire with three dunaplugs in it to end of life. The cost of the Dynaplug is cheaper than a new tire.
Bacon strips fall out. Stan’s dart (the earlier version; new one may be different) are worse than worthless. The plastic spindle thing broke trying to plug a hole. Couldn’t even get the thing into the tire.
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Dynaplugs are 100% worth the spend. Have used a number of them in my commuter tyres in London - GP5000 AS TR as permanent fixes with no issues at all. Even used one to plug a major sidewall cut from hitting a rock on a decent and it lasted the remainder of the year no issues.
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