Stop & Go CO2 Tire Repair - is it good?

[FJR_ski]

Has anyone heard anything possitve or negative about this product.
http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=192

[Bowtie76]

I've got one, but I only paid $20 for it but it didn't include the CO2.  I like it, it's small and light so it is easy to carry on any bike.  The plugs are small so they only fill small nail or screw holes, if you get a tear or slice in the tire you are SOL, I think the worms would be better for that.

The nice thing is the kit includes everything you need.  And you can put a plug in in a couple of min.  

I've had one hold in my wifes nighthawk for over a year now, YMMV.

Look around for a better price at a bike show or something.

[FJR_ski]

Thank for the reply.

[Scratch33]

I myself would recommend using a small electric air compressor (such as the one Slime sells) over CO2 cartridges.   The advantage of an air compressor is that it can fully inflate a tire after repair.  

[FJR_ski]

Do you have the link to the air compressor?

[Scratch33]

Sure thing - I was looking for it as you responded.  It's a quality item:

http://www.gadgetjq.com/slime_pump.htm

Takes up less room in my kit than the # of CO2 cartridges required to get my tires up to rideable pressure.

[FJR_ski]

Two questions.
How long does it take to fill up a tire to 44PSI and I have a FJR which has a DC plug with 3AMP fuse.  Is it better to plug in the pump to battery or the DC plug?

[Scratch33]

I've inflated a Gold Wing rear tire from 0 to 42 PSI using one of those Slime pumps in about 5-8 minutes; using an SAE ('prong & plug') connector that was wired directly to the battery with I believe a 5 Amp in-line fuse.

[MadMax96]

My buddy got this one with the spring loaded gun like this:



He repaired his ZRX rear tire and rode on the plug for the better part of a season.  The plug was in the recessed part of the tread so wasn't making contact to the road.

Being that you're in IL, you might be able to just get one locally - they're out of Crystal Lake, IL

http://www.stopngo.com/../../../contact.asp

I wouldn't bother with CO2 cartridges, it takes too many to fill up a tire.  The small electric pump like the Slime is your best/cheapest bet.  I have one (slime pump) but thankfully haven't had to use it.

[Scratch33]

My buddy got this one with the spring loaded gun like this:

That's the kit I have.   I've used it about 6-7 times over the years.  

Some riders prefer the regular 'glue string'-type plugs over the mushroom-head plugs; there have been anecdotal accounts of the mushroom type plugs either being spat out or cut by steel belts.   I've only had one fail on me thus far though.

[Thunder7]

I've got the Stop-N-Go pocket model and it works great along with the Slime pump. Its a constant in my left pannier.

[RickC1957]

I have used the Stop & Go CO2 repair cut more than once, its great! My only complaint was the CO2 cartridges are a pain to pierce. You have to wear gloves, and you must have strong hands, I had a bad wrist and didn't have the strength to twist them. A guy riding a Z1000 stopped he was a big strapping young lad, he had no problems what so ever. I know carry a small compressor that I bought at Harbor Freight Tools (in the latest flyer they are on sale $5.99) and that works, its a little slower than I anticipated, but worked. Yosh, Vivid and Jammin were with me when I repaired a flat coming back from a Meat and Eat in Clearfield, PA. I still carry CO2, in case the compressor breaks, Vivid's did, or at least the switch did.

[RickC1957]

I have used the Stop & Go CO2 repair cut more than once, its great! My only complaint was the CO2 cartridges are a pain to pierce. You have to wear gloves, and you must have strong hands, I had a bad wrist and didn't have the strength to twist them. A guy riding a Z1000 stopped he was a big strapping young lad, he had no problems what so ever. I know carry a small compressor that I bought at Harbor Freight Tools (in the latest flyer they are on sale $5.99) and that works, its a little slower than I anticipated, but worked. Yosh, Vivid and Jammin were with me when I repaired a flat coming back from a Meat and Eat in Clearfield, PA. I still carry CO2, in case the compressor breaks, Vivid's did, or at least the switch did.

[Global Rider]

Has anyone heard anything possitve or negative about this product.

I just saw that product being demonstrated at the bike show last weekend...mind you, he wasn't plugging tires, but was showing how the plug got pushed through the insertion tool.

I wonder how hard it would be to run that rasp through a small hole in the tire and then insert the insertion tool into the small hole left by it. I'd bring some silicone grease in a tube.

I'd go for the one without the CO2 cartridges and get an ultra-compact Crank Brothers Power Pump in place of them. Once those cartridges are empty...they're empty.

[littlefield]

By the looks of the Stop n Go you'd think it would work great but I've got a lousy success rate with mine. I carry it just because it may work on a slit and the sticky rope won't.  Stick rope works every time on a simple puncture and is cheaper to boot.
For an air pump I use a Walmart 12v piece with the plastic covers removed.

[doodah man]

I've probably had more flats than most on this site.  It started with getting a flat in the first week of owning my first street bike in 1995 and peaked in 2007 when I had three flats in one year.  I have tried every single product, starting with the aerosol slime, then using worms and contact cement with CO2 inflators, to self-adhesive worms and a compressor from Aerostich.  

The worms have worked every single time, never failed to completely plug the hole, and have lasted up to 10,000 km (I know, temporary use only, 80 kph max. speed, blah, blah).  I swear by them.  I also ditched the CO2s because 5 of them would only get my rear tire up to 15 psi.  So now I swear by the compressor as well.

Then in 2008, my "lucky streak" continued except this time I was riding my friend's BMW and he was ahead of me on my Triumph.  Sure enough I had punctured the rear not 30 minutes after trading bikes.  He sailed on ahead but I knew he had a Stop and Go and the same compressor as me so I just got to work on it.  It was an average hole of a size that I have plugged successfully with worms several times.  The Stop and Go worked slick enough after I read the instructions and figured it out.  But it didn't hold.  He was plagued with a slow leak and paid full retail for a new rear (nothing like being at the mercy of a dealer when you're far from home) a couple of days later because he was tired of pumping up the tire.  I am convinced with a conventional plug that he could have finished the trip on the tire (it had plenty of tread left).

So I continue to stick with my worms, and won't be buying a Stop and Go.