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If your puncture is too big for a normal patch, then it’s time to reach for a puncture plug. They’re an on-the-go way to repair holes in road, MTB or gravel tyres. Read more
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The two in one puncture plug/reamer tool is lightweight and easy to use. It has a tough, durable handle that ensures you can make light work of flats. Check out the video for a full explainer.
When a puncture is simply too big to seal, the Muc-Off Puncture Plug Repair Kit is the ultimate backup tool that’s lightweight and easy-to-use. The tough and durable handle and 2-in-1 puncture plug/reamer tool comes with 5x thick plugs and 5x thin plugs packed all packed together in a handy storage pouch. Compatible with all tubeless road, MTB and gravel tyres. Refill packs with 10 repair plugs (5x thin and 5x thick) available separately.
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The best puncture repair kits will give you a speedy, durable fix to a punctured inner tube that will save you from having to throw it away, maybe letting you get years' more use from it.
Even if you just fit a new tube while out on the road, you can make a repair when you get home.
With flats being a constant threat to cyclists – although they actually occur relatively infrequently if you've fitted the best road bike tyres, best winter tyres or best puncture-proof tyres to your bike – we've loads of advice on how to keep moving.
If you're not sure how to repair an inner tube, read our piece on how to fix a puncture. We've also got the lowdown on bike inner tubes to make sure you get what you need if you do need to buy a replacement.
Finally don't forget the option to go tubeless if you have a tubeless-ready rim and tyre combo; we've detailed advice on how to set up tubeless tyres properly. Dispensing with your tubes and using the best tubeless sealant will protect you from many flats, but if you do get one; our guide to the best tubeless tyre puncture repair tools will help you to sort it quickly and easily.
Here are our picks of the best puncture repair kits and below that is our buyer's guide to help you choose.
Why you can trust Cycling Weekly Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.
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Best glueless solution
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: Yes
Extras: Sandpaper
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Very compact
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Stick well at moderate pressures
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A bit pricey
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Prone to wrinkle
The Park Tool Super Patch kit is really compact and comes in a neat plastic box, so it's easy to stash away. There are six patches included, along with a sandpaper square to pre-roughen your tyre.
If you get it right, a patch should see you home, although it may not hold at higher pressures.
It's also quite easy to get a wrinkle in the thin patches, leaving an instant conduit for the air in the tube to escape to the outside world. They're quite expensive per fix, although with luck you may not have to use many.
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Best value puncture repair kit
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: No
Extras: Sandpaper, glue
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Secure glued repair
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Inexpensive
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Only four of the smaller round patches
Lifeline offers a classic glued puncture repair kit with two different patch sizes and the usual glue and sandpaper in a handy rectangular plastic box that's easy to stash away and carry with you.
As with all glued kits, you need to look out for the glue drying up, or you could end up stranded.
The small number of patches means that you may need to buy extra - fortunately Lifeline will sell you another 10 of the more useful round patches for next-to-nothing.
Lifeline accessories are sold through Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle, so it's easy to add this kit to your order to help bulk it up for free carriage.
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Best traditional puncture repair kit
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: No
Extras: Sandpaper, glue
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Classic glued kit
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Six round patches and no oval ones
The Rema Tip Top puncture repair kit is a classic with its little green box, and is a feature of many a bike shed. Inside, you get the usual rubber solution plus sandpaper combo to prep your tyre.
Rather than an assortment of different shapes, there are six round patches - certainly the most useful shape.
The Rema kit is a bit more expensive than Lifeline's but you get more useful patches and the box is a little more compact.
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Best compact option
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: Yes
Extras: Scuffer, tyre boot
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Super-compact
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Scuffer is more durable than sandpaper
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Includes a tyre boot
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Quite small patches
Even more diminutive than the Park Tool kit, the Lezyne Smart puncture repair kit packs six glueless patches into a thin, wallet-like plastic sleeve, making it super-easy to carry with you.
Like the Park Tool patches, the Lezyne ones are quite thin and you need to take care not to get a wrinkle, which is even more important here as the Lezyne patches are smaller.
That also makes it even more important to make sure that you've hit the hole centrally so that there's as much patch as possible on all sides.
Rather than sandpaper, the kit comes with a metal scuffer which should prove more durable and less likely to lose its abrasive qualities. There's even a tyre boot included in case your outer tyre suffers significant damage.
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Best for weatherproofing
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: Yes
Extras: Abrasive sheet, space for a chain link
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Waterproof
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Space for a chain link
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Six colour options
The Topeak Rescue Box provides a compact, waterproof aluminium casing (in six colour options!) that helps keep your puncture repair goodies contamination-free.
Open it up and there are six glueless patches and a small abrasive sheet. The box also has a divider that gives you space to keep a spare chain link and a couple of chain pins, so you can make running repairs to your chain too if you're carrying one of the best multitools with a chain tool attachment. At 18g it won't weigh you down excessively either.
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Well lasting repair solution
Number of patches: 6
Glueless: Yes
Extras: Scuffer
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Very tacky patches
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Lasted well without wrinkling
Slime Skabs come in a case slightly larger than some of the others, but measuring 52mm x 38mm x 12mm and weighing 10 grams they're still easily pocketable. The patches are really tacky to the touch. The metal scuffer will last the life of the pack too.
The patches measure 25mm in diameter and applied nicely. After testing it was still stuck firmly and hadn't moved or wrinkled. It felt like a pretty permanent repair. One of the best on test but it is still an unpleasant product name!
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Number of patches: 6
Glueless: Yes
Extras: Abrasive sheet
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Small & lightweight pack
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Not as tacky as the name implies
The Rehook Gooeys patches came in a pack that was very similar in size and weight to the Park GP-2's and they were the largest square patches on test (just) measuring 26mmx26mm. This gives more glued area to contact with however, on a narrow 20-28mm width road inner tube, the patch overhung the tube edges. I needed to roll the patch around the tube to get it to stick on fully.
The patch held pressure throughout the test but on checking the inner tube afterwards the edges of the patch hadn't stayed glued. The central section (over the hole) had though. So it did get me home, but would've probably needed another repair to keep reliable.
Sometimes the body of the tyre gets a hole which needs fixing to get you home, and this is where a tyre boot can help out. They are applied inside the tyre between the tyre and inner tube (if used) and can stop that hole or slash from allowing other road debris into the tyre causing further problems.
If you have any tubeless sealant inside the tyre carcass it must be thoroughly cleaned off first as the glue won't stick otherwise. I used a Clean Streak aerosol cleaner which worked well and all 3 patches stayed put during the test.
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Great tyre repair patch
Number of patches: 3
Glueless: Yes
Extras: None
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A great 'get you home' tyre repair patch
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Quite large and may need to be cut down
The Park Tool TB-2 are quite large at 45mm x 75mm but I cut one down to roughly 45mm x 30mm to fit it into a 25c tyre.
It stuck well (after thoroughly preparing the tyre) and it held well throughout the test.
It would certainly be a useful thing to carry one with your spares while out riding and leave the other two at home. Park Tools say that the "TB-2 is designed for emergency use. A patched tyre should be replaced as soon as possible" which is sensible advice.
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Best traditional glued tyre repair
Number of patches: 4
Glueless: No
Extras: Scuffer and crayon
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Patch applied nicely and stayed put
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Would like some chalk
The Velox Tubeless Repair Kit uses vulcanising glue and patches to repair the tyre. You'll need to ensure that the tyre is well prepared and clean before glueing but the patch went on easily and stayed in place for the ride.
It worked well.
The pack is quite big so it's more of a stay at home repair set I'd say. I would've liked to have had some chalk in the kit as you'll need to dust the repair afterwards to stop an inner tube sticking to the glue/patch.
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Best pre-glued tyre boot
Number of patches: 1
Glueless: Yes
Extras: None
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Included in the Lezyne Smart kit
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Worked well
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The Lezyne Smart kit (inner tube repair mentioned above) also includes a tyre repair patch. It was the only kit on test to do this. The patch measured c. 50mm x 30mm and it applied to the tyre well. It was reassuringly sticky and stayed in place for the ride. As with the others on test you must ensure that the tyre is prepared well and is clean for the best adhesion to occur.
As the Lezyne kit has both a tyre boot and inner tube patches, both of which are the match for anything on test, it comes highly recommended.
The main choice with the best puncture repair kits is whether to go for the traditional patches that need a separate tube of rubber solution or the newer glueless patches.
In our experience, patches which need to be glued on give a more durable repair than glueless patches. But for on-the-road repairs it means more to take with you, while the rubber solution itself is emblazoned with Harmful notices in big letters. It probably won't hurt you much the amount most cyclists will be using it, but it's something to bear in mind.
The other consideration is that the solvent in rubber solution will dry up quickly. A sealed tube has more longevity, but once opened you may find that it's either a viscous liquid or solid by the time you want to use it again.
Even a sealed tube can dry out, particularly if you let it get hot.
Most glueless patches, on the other hand, have almost limitless longevity, so they'll be there for you when you do get that puncture. They're also a lot more compact than kits with glue, so they're much easier to carry around.
Most patches are round, but glued kits often contain oval patches too. These tend to be of limited use - almost all punctures are point piercings of your tube, so a round patch will work just fine.
You shouldn't need a large patch either, provided you get a good seal, although glueless patches tend to be less airtight than glued ones, so some extra material around the point of piercing may be helpful. A larger patch will also help if you don't aim well and the actual hole is off-centre from the patch.
One case where a larger, oval patch might be better is a "snakebite" puncture, caused by the tyre bottoming out on the wheel rim. You'll see two parallel cuts a few millimetres apart.
Here, a slightly larger patch should work better.
Almost all repair kits contain either sandpaper or a metal scuffer to roughen the tube around the puncture before you try to stick a patch onto it. Use it, as it will remove any contaminants on the surface of the tube and the rough surface will adhere much better to the patch. Just don't abrade so hard that you make another hole in the tube.
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Park Tool Super Patch Kit
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LifeLine Puncture Repair Kit
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Lezyne Smart Puncture Repair Kit
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Perhaps no responsible driver will set off on a journey without a "reserve" - you never know what surprises prepared by Mrs. Fortune and our notorious roads. However, the spare tire takes up a significant amount of space in the trunk, and you don’t want to bother with a replacement because of any trifle. That is why more and more modern motorists, in addition to a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher and tools, are purchasing special first aid kits for a punctured tire - repair kits and tire sealants. We will look at how these miracle remedies work, how to use them and what to look for when choosing, in this article.
Tire repair kit and sealant - an alternative to a spare tire or an addition?
To begin with, both the repair kit and the sealant are devices for restoring the integrity of the tire in an emergency. It is emergency - you can drive on tires “patched” in this way not far, on average, no more than 15 kilometers (exceptions are only the smallest punctures). It is important to understand: the main "mission" of all repair kits is to allow the motorist to easily reach their destination or service station, where professionals will take care of the affected wheel.
However, the common purpose is, perhaps, the only thing that unites the repair kit and sealant. Since in everything else: composition, principle of action, method of application - these useful inventions differ greatly.
DIY Tire Repair Kit: DIY Patch
The Classic Tire Repair Kit is a set of tools and accessories for DIY manual repair of a punctured tire or tube.
The “magic” case includes: a tool for expanding the puncture (awl), a tool for inserting a tourniquet, a set of tourniquets made of rubber or nylon fibers, a knife. The mechanism of operation is very simple: first you prepare the puncture site, giving it the desired size and shape, and then literally plug the hole with a tourniquet. Rubber bands are stronger and more durable, however, during installation, they must first be lubricated with glue (as a rule, in such cases, the type of glue is indicated in the instructions for the repair kit). After the "patch" is delivered, you will need to restore the pressure in the tire - and that's it, you can go!
IXORA recommends: Tubeless Repair Kit in AIRLINE Case – This handy, stylish kit includes everything you need to repair any tubeless car tire. The kit includes: tools with “file” and “needle” tips, a replacement needle tip, 20 raw rubber bundles, a knife, a hexagon and the plastic case itself, which allows you to compactly remove and transport all the contents.
Tire Sealant: Spare can
A completely different story with sealants. They are special solutions that envelop the hole from the inside and form a dense film at the puncture site or simply "clog" the hole. The difference in composition: some sealants are based on latex, which instantly hardens upon contact with air, while others have synthetic or natural fibers in the structure, which fill the hole.
According to the scope of application, sealants are preventive and repair. As the name implies, the former are used in intact wheels to prevent possible punctures (for example, if the car runs over a nail, the sealant pumped into the tire will automatically close the puncture so that the driver will not notice the incident). As for repair sealants, they are designed specifically for the “treatment” of already damaged tires.
How tire sealant works
The principle of operation and, accordingly, the algorithm for working with sealant is as follows:
However, be aware that sealant is not a panacea, it is a serious drug that can have a strong effect on wheels. So, for example, if you violate the speed limit (after using a repair sealant, it is not recommended to drive faster than 50 km / h), you risk “earning” wheel imbalance due to the fact that the sealant can “gather” into clots. Therefore, before use, carefully read the instructions and follow all the instructions: wheels are safety, and jokes are bad with safety.
How to choose a tire sealant
When choosing a sealant, pay attention to the following criteria.
IXORA recommends: GUNK and MOTUL Tire Repair Sealants - modern effective aerosols that allow you to restore the integrity of both tubeless tires and tubes in a matter of minutes. The compositions are universal, easily cope with holes up to 5 mm, are absolutely safe and do not disturb the balance of the wheels.
Why a sealant and repair kit should be in every car
Without a doubt, a repair kit and sealant are indispensable tools, especially if you have a long road ahead of you. Changing a wheel on the side of the road in the wilderness and driving around dusty country roads in search of at least some kind of tire service? Or bring along an emergency kit and a can of liquid "reserve"? I think the choice is obvious.
And finally: a general tip for working with repair kits and sealants - both of them are most effective for sealing small punctures (about 5 mm, some sealants up to 10 mm, but no more!). In addition, the sealant will be useless if the damage occurs not in the tread area, but, for example, on the side. Therefore, it is reasonable to have options in the trunk for both cases: a repair kit for manual repairs, and a sealant - especially since the price of the issue is more than affordable, and the benefits are obvious.
You can always buy a repair kit and sealant for tires, as well as pick up any other spare parts and accessories in the hypermarket network IXORA .
Our staff will be happy to help you with your choice!
You can get professional advice when choosing a product by calling 8 800 555-43-85 (the call is free within Russia).
The presence of the Done Deal kit is a guarantee that a puncture will never take you by surprise.
The spare tire is not always available, not always in good condition, and it also threatens to be punctured. And left alone on the road, knowing how to use a tubeless tire repair kit is the only thing you need.
Contents:
Done Deal Tubeless Repair Kit includes:
With an extra professional set of tubeless tire repair harnesses on hand, you'll never stop on the road for a banal nail and spend money on a tow truck.
What to look for when buying. The kit comes in a package, and you need to make sure that it is intact and has not been opened in the future. Make sure the expiration date has not passed. It is five years from the date of issue. Please note that you will use the repair kit for more than one month, and there should be a margin of time. Check. So that the packaging contains all the necessary attributes, so as not to run into a fake.
Done Deal Kit
The Done Deal professional kit allows you to restore the tightness of a car or truck tire without removing the wheel and disassembling it. Brief instructions are available on the back of the kit. If you don't have it on hand, to repair a tubeless tire for a car or truck, follow these steps:
Done Deal Kit
Done Deal Professional Tubeless Tire Repair Kit does not require special knowledge or skills.
However, it makes sense to watch a video on how tire workers do it.
Keep the tube tightly closed at all times to prevent the glue from drying out. Don't leave it in the sun. Frost, like overheating, can cause drying. Storage conditions are indicated on the packaging. Store the rubberized strips included in the kit in a plastic bag. Protect all components from contact with chemicals. It is better to put a tube of glue in a place where nothing will put pressure on it. Otherwise, it can be pierced or crushed. If any of the components is lost or has become unusable, you can replenish the kit by purchasing the missing one.
Done Deal Kit Instructions
The manufacturer of Done Deal states that there are conditions that must be met in order to achieve safety. The best reviews of those who constantly use this kit, and those who tried to make repairs for the first time, are similar in that the whole procedure takes no more than five minutes.
