Reviews over the
Stan's NoTubes Dart Tool
4 / 5
Works well on its own, using common sense
Only previous experience with 32mm race tyre (Conti 5000S TL). After a puncture, still got home with 2 bar (the seal did not want to hold more pressure). Then at home first experience with this tool: the hole is very tight and small (because it does seal at ~22 bar), so the first prop did not go with it and the tip did go into the tyre. No success, then. Good thing I was home. Then folded the prop a few times, put it on the hole and got the tip into the hole after all. So the supplied prop is of strong quality. Then put 6 bar in again without any problems. Drove another 500km with that, then opened the same hole on the way, took out the prop. Now, on the road, I managed to get a new prop in the same way (2 min work), pump it up (6 bar) and off again. :) Both times (at home and on the road) gave me a lot of confidence to continue with tubeless and to keep using this tool on the road, without biba. I think I will use race sealant next time to reduce the chance of having to get off the bike again in case of a puncture; preferably let the sealant do its job. :)
Pros & Cons
4 / 5
Handy to have
This product has a lot of 1 and 5 star reviews, I give it 4 because the product is not completely foolproof but ultimately works and is still a better solution than trying to get a tubeless tyre off the rim on the side of the road and reassembling it with an inner tube. For smaller holes that the sealant just won't hold, product is a bit tricky the first time. I needed 2 tries the first time because the filler came back out when retracting the tool, almost all 1 star reviews describe the same problem which happens mostly for smaller holes. The second attempt when I held the spring back when pulling it out succeeded and the road bike tyre now stays at a good pressure (6 bar).
Pros & Cons
4 / 5
Handy thing, fixed my tyre with it.
Watched video of Stan's. Looks easy and it is. Top product!