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#23 ·
I've now used my Stan's Dart twice and I will say that I find it better than bacon strips due to the shape. Only once have I had a bacon strip not work and only twice have I called the Dart into duty, so not much of a test though. The shape and form of the Dart just seems more suitable to plugging a longer puncture than a bacon strip. I hold out next to zero hope that the two Dart plugs will have chemically bonded with tire (two seperate punctures on the same tire, same ride) and the tire will be in the garbage can on Monday morning. We shall see.
 
#24 ·
Yeah. I don't think they chemically bond per se, they kinda catalyze the latex in the sealant into curing, so you have the foamy plug material filled and stuck to the tire by cured latex. I haven't actually tried it yet so don't know how that will stand up.
 
#26 ·
My first use with Dart this weekend sealed a sizeable hole, combined with Muc-Off tire sealant. I can't say if success was due to the size of the dart tip or it's special chemical secret-sauce, but I made it home and so am satisfied.

it was a large snakebite. The second part of the tear along the sidewall was patched with a cheap bacon-type plug
 
#28 ·
Used mine for the first time last night. Slow leak I picked up this weekend. Sealant itself kind of sealed it but not very well. I was just going to use a regular plug but remembered I had one dart left(after the broken rod above). Jammed it in the hole, way too easily it seemed, and not deep enough I felt, but checked this am and the tire was still holding the same pressure as last night. We will see how it holds up on a ride... but seems to work.
 
#30 · (Edited)
I went a little too fast into a creek bed in late June, puncturing both tires and slightly denting my front rim. The rear (Ground Control Grid) was in the middle of the tire and the front (Butcher Control) was at the base of a center knob. I added fresh sealant when I got home but both tires kept leaking.

I tried the Dart and both holes sealed right away. I have 11 rides and 130 miles with no issues on rocky Front Range trails, so the Dart will definitely be staying in my pack.
 
#31 ·
Picked up a nail (parking lot?) on first ride out on new tire. Used the Stan's dart, and has held up for 2 months now, about 200 miles on that bike. I'm satisfied enough to keep using them. Refills are pricey, but application is so quick and easy, to me it's worth it.
 
#33 ·
I bought my Stans DARTs back at Christmas time and they've been in my riding pack ever since. I keep my pack in the garage, which can get very hot (easily mid- to upper-90s during hot summer days). I used one for the first time about a month ago. It sealed a decent sized puncture in the tread of a friend's tire easily and has held ever since. The three people on that ride went out and bought them afterwards. Overpriced? Probably. But it was perhaps the easiest tire puncture repair I've experienced, and its durability seems to be better than what I've seen out of bacon strips. I'll definitely keep carrying these, and so far would buy refills when I go through the first set that I purchased.
 
#34 ·
Surprised about this as I heard it was not compatible with Muc-Off, I think in the WWC video.

The Squeaky Wheel said:
My first use with Dart this weekend sealed a sizeable hole, combined with Muc-Off tire sealant. I can't say if success was due to the size of the dart tip or it's special chemical secret-sauce, but I made it home and so am satisfied.

it was a large snakebite. The second part of the tear along the sidewall was patched with a cheap bacon-type plug
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#35 ·
I like how we got tubeless tires to cure all the flats (you can run over a 2x4 full of nails!), and then we got bacon because the sealant doesn't actually work, and then we got stans weird plugs because the sealant and bacon both don't actually work.

Next we're going to get circular butyl rubber air containing devices to fully insert into our tubeless tires to contain all the air without leaking out.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Steelma...n-1-8-in-Tire-Repair-Patch-Plug-Combo-25-Pack-JSG381/303437705?modalType=drawer

I have those that I want to try out, but not bad enough to puncture my own tire on purpose. If it happens, I think thats the best long-term solution (albeit not a trailside repair). Its just one extra layer of sealing over a normal patch, and they do seem to bond better in my car-tire experience.
 
#37 ·
One Pivot said:
I like how we got tubeless tires to cure all the flats (you can run over a 2x4 full of nails!), and then we got bacon because the sealant doesn't actually work, and then we got stans weird plugs because the sealant and bacon both don't actually work.

Next we're going to get circular butyl rubber air containing devices to fully insert into our tubeless tires to contain all the air without leaking out.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Steelma...n-1-8-in-Tire-Repair-Patch-Plug-Combo-25-Pack-JSG381/303437705?modalType=drawer

I have those that I want to try out, but not bad enough to puncture my own tire on purpose. If it happens, I think thats the best long-term solution (albeit not a trailside repair). Its just one extra layer of sealing over a normal patch, and they do seem to bond better in my car-tire experience.
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You forgot the foam tire inserts to prevent punching holes in our tires. But I haven't had a flat on my bike yet this year, which is a first for me - I call this progress!
 
#38 ·
Finally got to use my Darts.

1st attempt I couldn't put through the leaking puncture with the dart. So the second one was a success and sealed right up after pumping the tire back up and let Orange seal do its thing with the dart.
 
#39 ·
I’m deciding between the Stan’s Dart or the Dynaplug. Yep the bacon 🥓 strips are way cheaper and would probably work with most puncture flats but why not try a more efficient product that seems like it would work on bigger punctures.
I’m not expecting any plug to be a long term fix. When I get punctures in my tires, if they’re newer I repair them with a patch and glue from the inside. The smaller holes from thorns seal up fine with my tire sealant but sometimes I use the glue just to reinforce it. I’ve repair sidewall holes near the bead and still using those tire set up tubeless with Rimpact inserts.
 
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#40 ·
I tried using these today with pretty sad results. Just wouldn't really seal and that's after topping up with some fresh sealant.

I think just the idea that they need sealant to work bothers me- it's quite possible with a bad flat that much of your sealant will end up on the trail. So now what, also bring a little container of sealant around with you? Just seems goofy.

It sealed right up with an automotive bacon strip coated in rubber cement.

Has anyone tried using these in conjunction with rubber cement or some other glue?

I do think the shape makes more sense versus bacon strips since they will "fan out" to fill cuts.

I'm thinking dart with rubber cement might be the best of both worlds, unless rubber cement attacks the dart material in some way.
It would possibly create more of a true "chemical patch" since rubber cement is sortof re-vulcanizing the rubber.
 
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