[tgrass]

Plugging a tire is simpler than fixing a bike tire in most cases. I can plug a tire without taking it off the vehicle. It costs $5 and less than ten minutes. It took me less than five minutes to teach my son when he was six.

It is a sad state because tires are not a black box. This is not an anachronistic tool or bit of knowledge. Flat tires are common. If one finds it necessary to buy a replacement tire (which most people will) for $100 instead of plugging (or even patching) the old one - this is a sad state. It is wasteful of one's time and money.

[kahawe]

Even for something simple like plugging or patching a tire you need knowledge and expertise to really do it WELL and to know when NOT to do it - and most DIY kind of guys just got some "lore" (often wrong) passed down and follow it blindly... and then you blow a front tire on the highway and go off the deep end. No thankyou very much.

[tgrass]

? From my experience, the worst thing that can happen with a plug failure is a very slow leak?