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Originally Posted by ta-rider
Yes i was talking about serios offroad like streets in India with big holes and sharp edges etc were the tire gets bend. So far a plug never made this very long. First I replaced them again and again but the final solution was allways a tube...
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I get what you're saying!
Baja has many sharp edge holes, embedded rocks and such.
This is one of 3 wheel dents I got from hidden, embedded rocks hit at around 70 mph. Not good.
But tire plug (string plug) held OK and so did bead. Like it never happened, rode another 1500 miles with dented rim.
It could be your technique is not perfect on plug installation. Plug must fit in TIGHT ... with lots of rubber cement used. Some plugs are not good, but I never had a String Plug come out .... I had one leak one time, but not come out. The little mushroom type plugs (Like in the Tire Plug kit) can sometimes come out if they don't fit puncture hole well.
So I think it depends on a few things here ... and why I carry TWO plug kits when riding tubeless tire bikes.
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