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Tire Repair Tool Feedback Request

cormacewindu

cormacewindu

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Oakland, CA
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2023 KTM Super Adventure R
2020 Husqvarna 701 Supermoto
Name
Cormac
Hi Barfers,

I designed a new kind of tire repair tool as I was frustrated that none of the existing solutions on the market had all the tools needed to fix a flat tire.

I'd love your thoughts on it.

Thanks.
 

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Nice, I would suggest a longer rasp and fork to save your knuckles but otherwise, I would buy one.
Have you used a prototype yet?
 
Looks like a much more elegant option than jamming the cheapo t-handle kit somewhere.

I would want some radius on the right angles where my fingers/palms/gloves would be applying force. A squishy storage sleeve would cut down on sliding/rattling.

Overall, I like it a lot. Please post up when it hits the market or if you wind up doing one of those kickstarter things.
 
Good feedback on the tools. Here is another photo which shows them a little longer. I ordered prototype parts and am waiting for them to arrive. I can't wait to try it out. What would you guys say is a fair retail price for a tool like this? I was thinking $39.99.
 

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I'd buy it. If there was some way to have the rasp and fork connect in a way to utilise the full span of the tool when unfolded for more leverage that would be swell.
 
Having struggled with 30+ worm repairs, I believe the weak point to be where your "fork" for installing plug screws into the T-grip. Often, a lot of heaving and shoving is called for to fight the steel cords on the way in and that joint may fail.
$6 competition with more robust joint
 
A $4 pair of pliers and $6 tire repair kit is a more realistic solution. You'd have to sell those for $65 to make it slightly feasible to produce.

But I like the effort :)
 
Good point about heaving and shoving. It can get pretty violent :laughing

kuksul08 said:
A $4 pair of pliers and $6 tire repair kit is a more realistic solution. You'd have to sell those for $65 to make it slightly feasible to produce.

But I like the effort :)
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He can sell the idea to slime and THEY'LL mass-produce it! :thumbup
 
That's pretty nice I have all those tools that I use fairly often but not in one tool. I would prefer a saw in addition to the cutter. Only thing it's missing is the rubber cement.

It would be handy to have screwdrivers, a lot of the punctures I get at least on my light bee is screws and if the head is still good makes removing them easier.

One thing to note is that different tire plugs need different size rasps. I usually stick to the slime ones because they're compatible with the slime rasp.

Also you might be able to combine the rasp with the install tool, I have a slime tool that does that it has the installer on the tip and the rasp is at the base part of the tool.
 
GrifterF3 said:
Good feedback on the tools. Here is another photo which shows them a little longer. I ordered prototype parts and am waiting for them to arrive. I can't wait to try it out. What would you guys say is a fair retail price for a tool like this? I was thinking $39.99.
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I'd pay that. Now if I could.

How many insertion needle would it come with? Would spares be available? If not, could it use commercially available ones like Safety Seal?
https://www.tireresources.com/safety-seal-tools/insertion-needle-auto/

I'd probably want to carry it on the bike with two needles, 1 rasp.
 
I have bikes with frunks so I can carry the full-sized version of everything because steel cords make the job tough and I really don't want to get stranded. And I run Ride-On tire sealant to avoid needing to use them.
 
My world is tube tires, the thread title got me hooked to see what type of bead breaker is used. Motion Pro makes one, but my hand strength is waning, they cramp working tires/tube.
 
Great feedback, everyone. Thanks so much! Regarding the joint between the tools and the handle, it's an M6 thread into stainless steel nut so it should be pretty robust.

That other product looks like strong competition, but the ergonomics aren't quite as good. I think the T-handle grip will be much easier to use when aggressively rasping the hole and installing the rope plug. Also the plier handles look kind of flimsy.
 
OP, your all-in-one tool won't save a significant amount of space compared to the whole kit needed for a roadside plug and go repair. You would be competing against the space occupied by the black handled tools and needlenose, which are cheaper, stronger, and pretty compact to start with.

But I love the CAD work

Everything needed. Dynaplug inflator $60; everything else about $20
Discard the cement after each use and replace with fresh sealed tube. They're cheap.
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in they all go
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Complete kit squeezed into 6" x 4" x 3"
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CDONA said:
My world is tube tires, the thread title got me hooked to see what type of bead breaker is used. Motion Pro makes one, but my hand strength is waning, they cramp working tires/tube.
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I have the Motion Pro beadpro the small version and the large version. Great tool, I use the small ones for my bike tool kit and the large steel ones when I change tires in my garage. Not only do they help uninstall tires they help installing them by keeping the bead in the drop center.

There was a guy we went to Baja with that use it to unseat his R1200GSA tire that's how I learned about it.

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bergmen said:
That's pretty cool. I like the idea of not having the little tube of glue (which is ALWAYS empty or non-usable when you need it most).

Gotta get me one of those...

Dan
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If you keep it sealed it should not dry out or be empty. If you've punctured it and put the cap back on it will dry out. For this reason when I buy a plug kit I keep the tubes of cement and once punctures throw them out then put a unpunctured one in the kit. I keep a large bottle of rubber cement in my garage kit when repairing tires at home, like the ones tire shops use and it'll never dry out.

You're suppose to use the rubber cement not only does it fuse the plug to the tire it is used as a lubricant to drive the plug in.
 
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