How many of you like to have your tire completely flat at an isolated area with 15km back to the previous town and 15km to the next town?. Well it happened to me yesterday on my bike where there is no spare wheel for rescue. I inspected the flat tire but could not find any nail or nothing struct to the tire.
For a long time I kept a flat mate can in my traveling bag in addition to the necessary tool set. I have never tried it and in fact did not have much faith in it. Since there was no alternative I tried it. Bravo, it fixed the thing. It emits a white creamy rubber solution into the tire while inflating the tire with pressure. The cream is supposed to fix all the punctures.
The instruction on the bottle says to travel slowly and fix the puncture within next 15-20km. In the next town I stopped at a tire service place and they said no need to do a separate patch and asked me to continue without any doubt. I traveled about another 30km in high speed and still the tire goes strong. I bought the can for about 800Rupees and it rewarded me at last. Even in a car this is good thing to keep stand by because it prevents you from all the hassle of changing wheels until you go to next service station.
When faced with flat tire
March 15, 2009 by damitha23
Certainly good to have
Have seen those before but never bothered as I never believed it could be true. Thanks.
never heard about this tool b4;)