Round holes are easy to fix. Where tubeless falls down is when you get a straight cut in the tyre and the Dynaplug will open up the slit. I have had good experience with tubeless (milKit is a great sealant as it doesn't dry and contains fibres - whereas Silca is way too thin, and dries the fibres onto the inside of the tyre), but if you ever need to put a tube in it is a very messy affair! Is TPU tubes the better choice now. I think so if you're looking for lightness; not only is the tyre/tube setup lighter, but you also carry less tools.
The other game changer part of using these, is that you no longer even need to remove the wheel to repair the tyre, which is massive when in a race (I don't have a team car:( ). My last repair was ~30s to fix and I lost about 5psi between puncture and repair, so no air required either.
@@JulietElliottsChannel I just realized you're so close to 100k subscribers! Love all your content. It's nice to look at a series where someone travels with their bike right. You and Francis Cade are scratching my itchy for travel feet. It was people like you and Christie Brinker who helped me choose Sufferfest when I realized I was going to be doing a lot of indoor cycling. Hoping to pay it forward and sharing your videos as much as I can.
I know you did this video forever ago but it was just what I needed today, 2 years later, to feel confident in fixing a puncture on a long ride planned this weekend. Thank you!
I also carry a five dollar bill. After learning the trick of using a dollar bill as a "sleeve" or "boot" to temporarily seal a sliced tire, placing the dollar bill between a fresh inner tube and the inside of the tire, I decided to carry at least a five dollar bill on the theory that it would be that much more likely to do the trick.
Perfect... Just what I needed! I was just about to search for how to repair tubeless and like magic this video just presented itself! Just ordered a dynaplug (and airshot). Cheers, Julie!
Bought a dynaplug a while back. Excellent piece of kit. Quite pricey though even for extra darts but it works so well and wouldn't go out without it. I don't bother with the c02 I was told it reacts with the sealant but don't hold me to that .
Thank you for demonstrating it how easy is to push the dart to the tire, even a woman can do it without difficulty. I wasn't quite sure if it takes a lot of strength to push through the dart. As I saw you do it, it looks not that hard. So if you can do it, I can do it too. Thank you again for demonstrating it
Superb & very helpful...have all the gear ready but yet to need to plug a tyre but seeing you do one has reassured me that it's not as complicated as I first thought...fingers crossed I don't ever get to have to use it 🤞🏼 Keep the great content coming!
Hello Juliet. You could make us all very happy (OK you could make me very happy) by simply, going out riding throughout the West Country but telling us where you are and where you are going so we can follow you on a map. You can take your mate, Laura. Keep the videos coming Juliet. Good luck and keep happy xx
Hi John, I thought I did tell you where I was and where I’m going? I’ll have to try harder! Have a look at my Strava account as all my routes are on there. Seeing laura today and we are planning some bikepacking soon!
@@JulietElliottsChannel Thanks for your kind reply Juliet. There's a bit of a clue in the word "map"! Moet electronic devices defeat me and that applies to Strava although my daughter has tried to explain it to me. Best wishes x
Thing with tubeless and punctures is that results seem so random to me. I've had punctures where a piece of glass made a puncture the size of venus and that sealed in a few seconds, and ones where you couldnt even see the hole if it wasnt for the sealant fountain, but just wouldnt seal at all...
Agree. A couple of tubes and a few self adhesive patches that's it. Sealant, darts and crossed fingers that the tyre will reseat just isn't worth it, I'm no luddite but if it isn't broke don't fix it.
Running tubeless isn’t just about less punctures. It allows a lower tire pressure too. I also don’t usually have to even take the wheel off to plug the tire.
Haha, that cat sound always gets me because I worry it's gonna piss my cat off. She's very territorial. Also, thanks for this video, good to see this in practice.
Only punctures I have had in tubeless are either big ones so needed a tube installing or micro ones that spat the gooo out in a spray. I quickly got the hole side of the wheel down against the road and it sealed, one I put my finger over it and it sealed even faster. I have never used the plugs I carry........YET.
@@Bungle2010 no. Getting the tube in is no different to normal. There is a bit of mess with the goooo all over the place but needs must. The benefit of tubeless so far has been those micro punctures that would leave you with a flat now don’t happen. Larger punctures are a problem in all tyre types setups. Higher pressure set ups may be a drama as the goo comes out fast but I have a technique for stopping that with my finger of the hole. Tiny punctures seal fast though. ALL tyres take a short while to get the goo coated across the bike tyre initially to stop loss of pressure. So a day or so or two or Three rides and it’s fine. It won’t stop or avoid the inability or incompetence to repair a puncture on the riders behalf or fit a tube.
Tubeless doesn’t make you puncture proof. You can’t go out of your way to prove how puncture proof you are. Low pressure tyres can mean you get the rim hitting the tyre and a pinch flat. ( I had one of those ) so for me the over riding benefit is the micro punctures that are a hassle have gone away. Slashed tyres on glass or metal is no different “it’s flat”. I am currently trying it on road 32mm tyres at 90psi. I had a pinch flat but only on so far in 1000km.
Another thing I tried first was to put the goo in an inner tube and sort of judge how long I got before I had a puncture it was months. On gravel and countryside routes with lots of detritus on the tracks and thorns and other sharp sticks and rubbish on the side of the track.
Hi. What I always wondered: if you repaired once with a Dynaplug, and you ever get a big rip on another place in your tire? Suppose you will be forced to use your spare tire. But what does the sharp cone from the Dynaplug with your inner tire at that moment?
I’d repair the tyre, either with a tyre boot/patch or my sewing it. The tip of the Dynaplug stays inside the tyre, it’s never been an issue seeing as there’s no inner tube
I’d repair the tyre, either with a tyre boot/patch or my sewing it. The tip of the Dynaplug stays inside the tyre, it’s never been an issue seeing as there’s no inner tube
Good demonstration of how it works. I don't have any tubeless setups atm and I only really know things have gone pear-shaped when a tyre's fully deflating and rolling on a rim. Bit late for plugs by then - or do tubeless setups with sealant not do this?
Let’s just hope you didn’t damage the rim tape and compromised your tubeless setup ;-) The way you stabbed the tire and the sound it made hitting the rim, you may have punctured it as well, both when you made the whole, and when you repaired it. Nonetheless, great demonstration!
Juliet, it sure sounded like it from the video, but maybe I’m wrong. It’s definitely a good practice avoiding hitting the rim tape when inserting plug in a tubeless setup! By the way, I really enjoy your content. Keep it coming.
Garden cries for a shrub Juliet 😦 Plastic money notes make good patches if you get a sidewalk tear. You looked so trepidatatious I felt your nervousness.
Thank you for the video. I use Dynaplugs on my MTB's but haven't gone tubeless on the roadie.Given you tend to be going quicker on a roadie, do you find you end up getting sprayed with sealant on the roadie when you get a larger hole and is the sealant hard to get off the bike once you get home? Cheers, Mark.
It’s the same as what I was doing with the syringe. Remove the valve core using the small tool I showed, inject more sealant it, put the valve core back and inflate
@@darrenelbrow5144 do you get more than one pointy end with the repair kit then in case of further punctures? And does it stay attached to the “worm?” I’ve got visions of it rattling around inside the tyre!
They sell them as a single piece with the metal bit and rubber bit attached to each other. If the plug stays in, the metal bit shouldn't rattle around.
On the darts I use they are hard plastic with a soft surround that does the sealing. When I next service the bike I remove the dart and seal it properly with a small motorcycle mushroom patch for tubeless tyres.
Why not just use plastic inserts between the the tube and the tire. I have not punctured in 8 years. Or use Schwalbe or Continental Gator Skins with the plastic strip already built in. I really fail to see the point of using tubeless if you need to have all of this paraphenalia with you.
Why not have a friend stab the tire why you are straddling the bike? Then get off the bike and grab your dyna plug from wherever you keep it when you are riding so we can see how long in a real world situation it takes? You’re not going to be walking down the street rolling a wheel 😊
Never thought about taking a bowl before!! Would be able to take loads of bananas!!
Be careful poking that thing in a road tire. I accidentally went in too deep once and went through my rim tape via a spoke hole. No sealing that.
I had a 4mm split sealent spewed out, eventually sealed 5 mins , added 10 ml of sealent back pumped up job done.
Round holes are easy to fix. Where tubeless falls down is when you get a straight cut in the tyre and the Dynaplug will open up the slit.
I have had good experience with tubeless (milKit is a great sealant as it doesn't dry and contains fibres - whereas Silca is way too thin, and dries the fibres onto the inside of the tyre), but if you ever need to put a tube in it is a very messy affair! Is TPU tubes the better choice now. I think so if you're looking for lightness; not only is the tyre/tube setup lighter, but you also carry less tools.
The other game changer part of using these, is that you no longer even need to remove the wheel to repair the tyre, which is massive when in a race (I don't have a team car:( ). My last repair was ~30s to fix and I lost about 5psi between puncture and repair, so no air required either.
True! Forgot to mention that
Very cool experiment! GCN would be lucky to have someone like you making content for them.
Thanks, you’re very kind. GCN are great
@@JulietElliottsChannel I just realized you're so close to 100k subscribers! Love all your content. It's nice to look at a series where someone travels with their bike right. You and Francis Cade are scratching my itchy for travel feet. It was people like you and Christie Brinker who helped me choose Sufferfest when I realized I was going to be doing a lot of indoor cycling. Hoping to pay it forward and sharing your videos as much as I can.
I know you did this video forever ago but it was just what I needed today, 2 years later, to feel confident in fixing a puncture on a long ride planned this weekend. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I also carry a five dollar bill. After learning the trick of using a dollar bill as a "sleeve" or "boot" to temporarily seal a sliced tire, placing the dollar bill between a fresh inner tube and the inside of the tire, I decided to carry at least a five dollar bill on the theory that it would be that much more likely to do the trick.
Haha, good theory!
Thank you :)
Aye, that's a good move. I carry a UK £5 note (feel stronger these days) in the seat or top-tube bug for the same reason + emergency cash.
I've been using these sort of plugs on motorbike tyres for years. Glad they're becoming more available for bicycle tyres. Enjoy some Spring riding!
Plugs are ok for temporary fixes.
Brill liddle video, thanks Juliet! I've got all the gear but no idea, these videos are a huge help
Thanks so much, that’s nice to hear
Perfect... Just what I needed! I was just about to search for how to repair tubeless and like magic this video just presented itself! Just ordered a dynaplug (and airshot). Cheers, Julie!
Awesome! You’re welcome
That was great Juliet. I have a dinaplug in my kit and demo gave me the confidence to use the plug. Thanks
You’re welcome!
That was cool, thanks. I did not know about Dynaplug. What an excellent product. You channel is really joyful. Thanks, much appreciated.
Bought a dynaplug a while back. Excellent piece of kit. Quite pricey though even for extra darts but it works so well and wouldn't go out without it. I don't bother with the c02 I was told it reacts with the sealant but don't hold me to that .
First time I’ve heard that, interesting!
Best to read descriptions of things, the mucoff sealant is fully co2 compatible :)
Thank you for demonstrating it how easy is to push the dart to the tire, even a woman can do it without difficulty. I wasn't quite sure if it takes a lot of strength to push through the dart. As I saw you do it, it looks not that hard. So if you can do it, I can do it too. Thank you again for demonstrating it
Superb & very helpful...have all the gear ready but yet to need to plug a tyre but seeing you do one has reassured me that it's not as complicated as I first thought...fingers crossed I don't ever get to have to use it 🤞🏼
Keep the great content coming!
Hello Juliet. You could make us all very happy (OK you could make me very happy) by simply, going out riding throughout the West Country but telling us where you are and where you are going so we can follow you on a map. You can take your mate, Laura. Keep the videos coming Juliet. Good luck and keep happy xx
Hi John, I thought I did tell you where I was and where I’m going? I’ll have to try harder! Have a look at my Strava account as all my routes are on there. Seeing laura today and we are planning some bikepacking soon!
@@JulietElliottsChannel Thanks for your kind reply Juliet. There's a bit of a clue in the word "map"! Moet electronic devices defeat me and that applies to Strava although my daughter has tried to explain it to me. Best wishes x
Thing with tubeless and punctures is that results seem so random to me. I've had punctures where a piece of glass made a puncture the size of venus and that sealed in a few seconds, and ones where you couldnt even see the hole if it wasnt for the sealant fountain, but just wouldnt seal at all...
Dynaplug should pay you for this demo and free advert. Love your vids! 🚴❤
A totally different vibe to KK video today, great stuff!
Funny thing with tubeless is, you end up carrying even more stuff than with a tubes setup.
Not necessarily, but even so, bringing a dart is no big deal
Agree. A couple of tubes and a few self adhesive patches that's it. Sealant, darts and crossed fingers that the tyre will reseat just isn't worth it, I'm no luddite but if it isn't broke don't fix it.
Nah! Stans dart works well. Plastic tip safe on carbon wheels
Running tubeless isn’t just about less punctures. It allows a lower tire pressure too. I also don’t usually have to even take the wheel off to plug the tire.
@@Colleenann61 Yep I'll give you those points. Still sitting on the tubes side of the fence but I may just give it a go. 👌
Thanks for puncturing your tire for us to watch how to plug. Cheers!
Tremendous fabulous Moto-X Fox retro Jersey.
I don’t get it. So if the baking skewer is removed and there are no bits of sealant stuck to it, it’s done?
🤣🤣🤣
Haha, that cat sound always gets me because I worry it's gonna piss my cat off. She's very territorial. Also, thanks for this video, good to see this in practice.
Only punctures I have had in tubeless are either big ones so needed a tube installing or micro ones that spat the gooo out in a spray. I quickly got the hole side of the wheel down against the road and it sealed, one I put my finger over it and it sealed even faster. I have never used the plugs I carry........YET.
@@Bungle2010 no. Getting the tube in is no different to normal. There is a bit of mess with the goooo all over the place but needs must. The benefit of tubeless so far has been those micro punctures that would leave you with a flat now don’t happen. Larger punctures are a problem in all tyre types setups. Higher pressure set ups may be a drama as the goo comes out fast but I have a technique for stopping that with my finger of the hole. Tiny punctures seal fast though. ALL tyres take a short while to get the goo coated across the bike tyre initially to stop loss of pressure. So a day or so or two or
Three rides and it’s fine. It won’t stop or avoid the inability or incompetence to repair a puncture on the riders behalf or fit a tube.
Tubeless doesn’t make you puncture proof. You can’t go out of your way to prove how puncture proof you are. Low pressure tyres can mean you get the rim hitting the tyre and a pinch flat. ( I had one of those ) so for me the over riding benefit is the micro punctures that are a hassle have gone away. Slashed tyres on glass or metal is no different “it’s flat”. I am currently trying it on road 32mm tyres at 90psi. I had a pinch flat but only on so far in 1000km.
Another thing I tried first was to put the goo in an inner tube and sort of judge how long I got before I had a puncture it was months. On gravel and countryside routes with lots of detritus on the tracks and thorns and other sharp sticks and rubbish on the side of the track.
@@Bungle2010 give it a go, in your tubes. Nothing to lose that way. Micro punctures/flats should be a thing of the past.
very informative Juliet thank you, not to mention loads of fun to watch!!!
My anxiety level went through the roof watching you puncture a tyre with a cake skewer 😱
A practical demo of how to repair tubeless tyres and required kit ....perfect 🍺
That was fun to watch! Just wondering how much air pressure you lost in those 15 or 20 seconds.
Thanks!
I see you are getting close to 100k subscribers! Best wishes and hope it happens soon. Always enjoy your upbeat and fun videos.
You're brilliant J, you know all the terms and everything...
Great video, really good to see how it works. Keep the videos coming. cheers
I use Stans Dart for the holes that the sealant won't fix. The handle of the dart insertion tool also contains a valve core remover. Enjoy the ride.
It’s too big really for road tyres. Great for MTB tho
Cool video, good info if I ever go tubeless. I admit I winced a bit as the tyre was stabbed, like waiting for a balloon to pop!
Just cleaned my adventure bike today, tomorrow I will clean the road bike and replace the bar tape with a fresh red one. Spring!
Hi. What I always wondered: if you repaired once with a Dynaplug, and you ever get a big rip on another place in your tire? Suppose you will be forced to use your spare tire. But what does the sharp cone from the Dynaplug with your inner tire at that moment?
I’d repair the tyre, either with a tyre boot/patch or my sewing it. The tip of the Dynaplug stays inside the tyre, it’s never been an issue seeing as there’s no inner tube
I’d repair the tyre, either with a tyre boot/patch or my sewing it. The tip of the Dynaplug stays inside the tyre, it’s never been an issue seeing as there’s no inner tube
Morning!
Yeah it's actually spring now.... for reals! woot!
Nice tool, but what do you think about the sharp metal point in your carbon rim?
I've got one they're the best thing for fast repairs. Brilliant idea to share on your channel :)
"get your dart, shove it in the whole" ooooh matron.
wishing you to have 100K subscribers pretty soon! always learn something with your smiling 😊
Thanks so much!
Perfect! Thanks so much Juliet. That was really helpful.
I knew it was Spring - it was the hail, rain, snow, wind and rain...
that was some great info, thanks juliet
Nice one Juliet 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good demonstration of how it works. I don't have any tubeless setups atm and I only really know things have gone pear-shaped when a tyre's fully deflating and rolling on a rim. Bit late for plugs by then - or do tubeless setups with sealant not do this?
Personally I’d plug the hole before that happens... it’s pretty obvious when you get a puncture so stop and deal with it rather than keep rolling!
Hi would hear what you would recommend as a beginner gravel bike, and with what gearing on the bike, best regards Kim from Denmark
Helpful video, thanks! Love all yr vids 🚵🏻♀️🦋❤️
Thanks so much Jennifer
Let’s just hope you didn’t damage the rim tape and compromised your tubeless setup ;-) The way you stabbed the tire and the sound it made hitting the rim, you may have punctured it as well, both when you made the whole, and when you repaired it. Nonetheless, great demonstration!
I didn’t hit the rim, not sure what you heard there!
Juliet, it sure sounded like it from the video, but maybe I’m wrong. It’s definitely a good practice avoiding hitting the rim tape when inserting plug in a tubeless setup! By the way, I really enjoy your content. Keep it coming.
Garden cries for a shrub Juliet 😦
Plastic money notes make good patches if you get a sidewalk tear. You looked so trepidatatious I felt your nervousness.
Wow nice very helpful video thanks!😊
50 ml of sealant in a small bottle standard pump, co2 isn't good mix with sealent
Good job!
Im in Colorado..cold, snowing, and deadly all at the same time. Need to leave this hell.
I feel like I’m asking a really stupid question here but does the spike with the rubber in end up in the tyre just floating around?
I just got one of these but it's insane how pricey it is.
you dont need to plus hole that small the sealant can seal it.....only plug it if sealant cant seal it
Thank you for the video. I use Dynaplugs on my MTB's but haven't gone tubeless on the roadie.Given you tend to be going quicker on a roadie, do you find you end up getting sprayed with sealant on the roadie when you get a larger hole and is the sealant hard to get off the bike once you get home? Cheers, Mark.
That’s not happened to me but sealant is not that hard to get off
The metal tip of the dynaplug stays inside the tire?
It does
easier said than done
Can you do a video for topping up sealant?
It’s the same as what I was doing with the syringe. Remove the valve core using the small tool I showed, inject more sealant it, put the valve core back and inflate
I can't believe she's doing the transcontinental... I'm nervous and excited for her. I'm going to be following her little dot on the map.
nice tool, just one question, where that metal spike go when you put rubber "worm" in tyre?
Ah, I was just about to ask that exact question,. It must be on the inside, right?
Me too!
It stays in the tyre until you eventually replace the tyres
@@darrenelbrow5144 do you get more than one pointy end with the repair kit then in case of further punctures? And does it stay attached to the “worm?” I’ve got visions of it rattling around inside the tyre!
They sell them as a single piece with the metal bit and rubber bit attached to each other. If the plug stays in, the metal bit shouldn't rattle around.
That’s a hoot.
what about doing a 'roadside' cable replacement video?
Nice
@Juliet Elliott Actually nop... just stay with us the next premiere and try to answer the questions the people ask in the chat box...
Will do!
Looks like your # of subscribers is going up! 😊
So is the steel spike left in the tyre? So when you get home you have to take the tyre off to retrieve it?
leave it in there until the tyre is worn out completely, it does no harm
On the darts I use they are hard plastic with a soft surround that does the sealing. When I next service the bike I remove the dart and seal it properly with a small motorcycle mushroom patch for tubeless tyres.
Where did you get the dart to repair your tyre didn’t see the link in the description...
There’s no way of saying this without sounding rude and I’m not intending it that way... but you could Google it
Stan's Darts. 100% all the way
good stuff 🥰
Can't go wrong with a pump! I too take one as a back-up to my CO2.
That was interesting 👍
Did you ever use the back up inner tube? 🤔
I always take one
@@JulietElliottsChannel yes but did you ever need to use it? 🤔
now you have a hole in the rim tape as well
I don’t... otherwise the tyre wouldn’t stay up
@@JulietElliottsChannel yes, the sealent would seal it
How about a chain repair please ? 🚲 👩🎓
Nice in theory but most of my punctures have been unpluggable. Plus, it takes time to find where the puncture is
Usually you can hear it or see sealant squiring out
I read that inflating with CO2, which is cold, can negatively affect the sealant inside the tire. The recommendation is don't do it.
"OH THE HUMANITY!"
Oh no, you saw me stab your tyre 🙈 I’m so sorry 😆
Why not just use plastic inserts between the the tube and the tire. I have not punctured in 8 years.
Or use Schwalbe or Continental Gator Skins with the plastic strip already built in. I really
fail to see the point of using tubeless if you need to have all of this paraphenalia with you.
@@Bungle2010 Different strokes for different folks.
Microsoft edge does what pouch does gratis.
Obiglatory Algorithm Comment.
Chocolate CAKE!
Evening 😛
How do you not get covered in.....stuff?
luck mainly. Either that or the sealant has dried up!
@@JulietElliottsChannel Thank you. Be safe.
Had to rescue my wife from tubeless failure, she had spare tube but could not break seal of tyre to fit tube.
Thay can be awkward to break the bead on a trail agreed.
Hope you cleaned that skewer afterwards! I wouldn’t want sealant or rubber to get near any of my cakes :P
❤️....me.. to. you... ❤️
2nd account :)
Dang it. Only 14 minutes in and I’m still not the first comment 😂😂
Why not have a friend stab the tire why you are straddling the bike? Then get off the bike and grab your dyna plug from wherever you keep it when you are riding so we can see how long in a real world situation it takes? You’re not going to be walking down the street rolling a wheel 😊
And...is that a permanent fix?
You’ve not watched the vid! 🙈 As I say in the video...
Yep. My back tyre is still holding air from last year.
@@JulietElliottsChannel I did. I swear. But. That plug will stay in the tire forever? You don’t need to change it when you get home ?
@@spuggy9ify Really? That’s cool. Thanks !!
@@cb6866 correct, it stays in the tyre for the life of the tyre
mmmmm 5 min of blah blah blah before you get to the point , sorry !!!!