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Genuine Innovations Tubeless Tire Repair Kit


The simplest and lightest repair kit on test only contains a small forked needle insertion tool and five small tyre plugs. Despite this minimalism, we were able to successfully repair punctured tyres with it, at a fraction of the price of its competitors.

A range of plug sizes would be useful and less fiddly than inserting multiple plugs into a single large puncture. It can be hard to get purchase and apply much force to the small insertion tool when repairing small holes.

Price $9

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