Crafty plugger

[NorthWestern]

The mushroom dropped into the tire?  Was it flat?


I have to say, I have been plugging tires with mushrooms for decades, cars and bikes - although granted not as many times as a tire fitter would have.  I have never had any issues with plugs coming out.  In fact, when replacing the tire after it has worn out pushing the mushroom out to have a look at it does take a bit of doing, even when the plug has cratered on the outside due to it being softer rubber than the tire - there is still over 5 - 10 mm of "plug" held into the tire mechanically, plus when the tire is inflated it has the pressure pushing it hard up against the inside of the tire.  I can't really see how it could fall into the tire based on my own experience.


I guess that personal experience is the moral of the story really.  I have had to fix new tires, old tires etc, sometimes tires end up with a few plugs dotted around them, no issues and I have never seen issues of friends who have done the same.  That said I probably wouldn't do a track day with a plugged tire...