406 of 445 people found the following review helpful:
First timer -QUICK & SIMPLE, Apr 08, 2008
Reviewer: John Colyer of Colorado Springs, CO
Reading the directions, I thought, "I have to remove the valve stem? How do you do THAT? Can I do something like that? If I mess up, it means buying a new tube..." Yep, it was scary to think about, but I went for it.
I screwed off the cap (the tool they give you for getting the stem out), put it in to the stem, turned it gently (the only thing I could think of), and behold... out came the valve stem! It took all of 30 seconds.
From there, I put the filler tube on the bottle, put the other end on the stem, and squeezed it in.
I took the filler tube off, carefully inserted the valve, screwed it back down, and gave it a quick spin. I went to the back tire, repeated all the above, inflated both to the right pressure (mine is 85psi), gave each about 20 gentle revs, and I'm ready to ride.
All together, it might have been about 15 minutes from deflating to inflating.
The ONLY suggestion I have is for this specific bottle. It's the 8oz, which takes care of two tires. You use 4oz for each tire... My suggestion is simple: make up a measurement line on the bottle, a halfway mark if nothing else, so you know that each tire gets an even amount.
That said, let me end with noting how QUICK & EASY the whole process is... even if you've never done it before
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63 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
good stuff, Jul 26, 2008
Reviewer: carly of junction ciit, ks
At first i did not understand how to take the valve stem out. So i man -handled it and wore the tool down, i managed to get one tire done once i realized it was a simple twist of the tool, i just need to get another tool to finish the other tire, very easy, if you don't man-handle it!
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48 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
great stuff , Mar 30, 2008
Reviewer: adam of newcastle NSW
stops all minner punchers really good gear
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
47 miles from nearest paved road., Sep 04, 2009
Reviewer: LW Scott of Tahoe City, CA
I was alone at 8,400ft on an agressive dirt trail, 47 miles from the nearest paved road and gas station. Some how a 1/8" allen wrench went into my rear dual sport motor cycle tire. After cutting away enough rubber to get a hold of it and pull it out, I thought I was dead in the water. I slimmed it, pumped it with small hand pump, road it, re-pumped the tire. Made to a gas station and put in 25lbs air. Held for the next two months till I changed front and rear tires. That was over 1,500 miles of dirt trail riding. I have two cycles and both have a jug in the packs on the bikes. Would not be without it.
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33 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
Piece of Cake :), Jun 18, 2009
Reviewer: Ami of Temecula/CA
This was the easiest thing once I realized how to remove the valve system. At first I was a little skeptical when I realized I had to do that but it was a piece of cake! All i had to do was put it in and turn counter-clockwise and out it came! Anyone can do this application process!
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