The upcoming Ryder Slug Plug is the most affordable tubeless tire repair kit on the market, coming in at just $10 for a complete pre-loaded kit that includes a refill pack. The body is a tough plastic and encapsulates the stainless steel tool tip so it won’t poke you or your gear while riding, and it’s designed to make plugging a tire puncture quick, easy and safe, too.
Ryder Slug Plug low-cost, tubeless tire repair kit
The kit comes with one tool (shown here twice, once closed up and once open and ready for action), and a refill kit with a five pack of both thin or thick “slugs” to close different sized holes. So, you get 10 slugs per kit, which makes this an even better deal. The slugs are stored in the included envelope to keep them clean, and you can preload one into the tool and keep it safe with the cap in place.
Two features make the Slug Plug easier to use correctly. First, when folded into place, the slugs are longer than the needle so there’s always going to be a little extra sitting above the handle’s tip. And there are two grooves on either side to let the plug nest into place.
Second, the handle bottoms out on the tire before you can push the slugs all the way in, so there’s little chance you’ll push it all the way through and have to use another slug.
One last little feature is the built-in tire valve core remover at the end of the handle, making it easy to add a little more sealant when needed. The Slug Plug starts shipping later this year with a retail of $10 with a lifetime guarantee. Additional refill kits will be sold, too.
Tire plugs have been around for decades and I’ve been using them on tubeless for years. You can get the same kit at the local auto parts place for $3 including the tool. Refills might be $2. Nothing like reinventing for the bike world and jacking up the price.
Automotive tire plug tools are about four times the size of this. Horses for courses.
The bicycle version, same size as these if not smaller, has been around for years. I have owned three.
after seeing this in person at interbike I can say it seems like a good add ton item to new bike purchases and new tubeless setups. My only concern with the tool is the needle has a very wide sorta of spade head that is much bigger than both size plugs. There was no demo at the booth to actuy try it so I have no idea how well it actualy works versus something like the genuine innovations plug kit which IMO is a bench mark for all plug kits
Here a video of the Slug Plug, Youtube RYDER SLUGPLUG
Safety cap (I have poked myself on the GI kit), decent amount of plugs, built in valve core remover, and bottom-out that matches the plug length. For the price, this is certainly a well thought out version of a common product. Not bad!
I’ve been happy with the Genuine Innovations version – I’ve used them successfully on Clement CX tubulars. Valve tool, case, and pre-load are all nice details.
I’m with ya. If I lose the GI version, I would be tempted to pick this up. Or even just grab it anyways if I see it in person. I have 3 or 4 different flat/tool kits and the GI tubeless kit is about the only thing that gets moved between bags.
Maybe it was a thin year at Interbike, but I thought this was one of the best new product announcements.
The video cleverly shows the valve core tool being used on a valve sans wheel. Looks super useful without a bunch of pesky spokes in the way. Maybe the production units will have the tool right at the end so you can actually use it?