Bike Tool Kits
ShapeX Bike Tubeless Tire Repair Kit for MTB Cycling – Reamer, Plug Tool, Valve Core, Bacon Strips
- Bike Tubeless Tire Repair Kit for MTB Cycling – Reamer, Plug Tool, Valve Core, Bacon Strips
$14.88
Will Ramirez –
This is an all-in-one unit for affecting repairs to tubeless tire set ups for Mountain bikes. It would easily fit in a jersey pocket or takes a small amount of space in a seat pack. There are two sets of bacon strips included, the 0.14 inch ones don’t actually fit inside the handle of the tool. They are included in the box but are too thick for the capacity of the handle, I cut the plastic film they are stuck to, so I had two available to carry with me and left the others in the cardboard box in my home toolkit. Speaking of the cardboard box, you may need to keep it anyway as it is the only place the instructions are printed. The included valve core removal tool is for Schrader valves and is the wring size for Presta. That stays home too as only use Presta valves. I have another tool available for removing Presta valve cores. The two tools that I need are mounted behind the threaded cap when deployed giving a strong sturdy handle to operate them with.
I haven’t had to repair a tire hole yet, but this goes with me on every ride in case I need it.
Will Ramirez –
M. Guider –
This arrived today. I had been waiting to fix a puncture as I had lost my previous repair kit. I immediately set about repairing my puncture as I have so many times before. After I pulled the tool out of the puncture I saw that one side of the insertion tool had snapped off inside of my tire! Now there is a sharp piece of crappy metal flopping around the inside of my tire!!! The handle of this tool seems fine, but they clearly skimped on the most important part.
M. Guider –
M. Guider –
This is definitely a compact all in one emergency tire plug kit. The build quality is surprisingly good, and most of the components fit inside the small cylindrical tool. I did end up trimming two of the plugs off the paper so I could fit plugs in the handle as well.
The tool fits easily under the seat of my bike, right next to a tire pump I have, and weighs next to nothing.
The attachments hold well on the handle and do work quite well. However the tool itself is small, just in general. Some people may have trouble reaming because the handle may be challenging to hold. I personally don’t have this issue, but I could see others having some difficulty.
I would argue this is for smaller tires, like bicycles or motorcycles, the idea of trying to ream or repair a large truck tire feels an impossible task. For this reason, I keep it on my motorcycle.
The kit is also for smaller holes, and definitely couldn’t repair larger holes, which, to be fair, plugs really aren’t for large tire repair anyway.
Overall I think anyone looking for a convenient, compact and lightweight repair kit will be very happy with this set.
M. Guider –