dunc723
Peter D
I go back to my experience repairing car tires (admittedly, about 30 years ago) - a plug is usually a good **temporary** fix, long enough to get you to a permanent solution. IMO a patch is a pretty good long term fix for small holes, but highly dependent on good surface prep and the location, so it may not really be long term. Think about the physics - a plug is trying to keep air from leaking around it while the tire continuously flexes; a patch is actually blocking the hole, but the adhesive is subject to continuous flexing; an intact tire is, well, fully intact. Compound that with the high level of dependency your safety puts on two little tires (exponentially higher than a car). Finally: a large part of the cost of a new tire is R&R, which you are also paying for with a patch anyway, QED you are generally better off just getting a new tire as soon as you can.