Prevent A Puncture - Dragons Den

James. · 21-03-2012 06:37AM #1

Prevent A Puncture - Dragons Den http://www.preventapuncture.ie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JwjI4FEr1E

This was on dragons den on sunday night and is on rte player if anyone wants to look.

They say that this is a permanent solution and not the same as the temporary stuff that you get in a spray can.

It only costs 65 euro for all 4 tyres and it seems like a good idea to me.

Has anyone tried this or anything like it ?

Anan1 · 21-03-2012 07:59AM

There's nothing new about that, it's been around for years.

Owen · 21-03-2012 08:21AM

Been around since the early 90s! I remember bike shops having posters up for 'Slime' which did the same thing.

Swampy · 21-03-2012 08:25AM

Sounds very good to me if it does what it's supposed to.

Joe10000 · 21-03-2012 08:28AM

Going to get this done, can anyone see a downside ?

Owen · 21-03-2012 08:30AM

Joe10000 wrote: »

Going to get this done, can anyone see a downside ?

I'd prefer to know if I had a puncture in my tyres rather than have a potential weakness in the rubber hidden by goo holding it together. That way I can have the tyre removed and a plug and patch combo fitted professionally. No matter how good these puncture blocking products are, I wouldn't trust my car or my passenger's safety on the motorway at 120kph to it.

James. · 21-03-2012 08:31AM

Anan1 wrote: »

There's nothing new about that, it's been around for years.

Owen wrote: »

Been around since the early 90s! I remember bike shops having posters up for 'Slime' which did the same thing.

never heard of it and never seen any garages advertising it.

cant understand why its not more popular if it has been around for years.

is it not a good idea ?

Joe10000 wrote: »

Going to get this done, can anyone see a downside ?

i cant see any downside either, seems like a good idea to me

robbie_998 · 21-03-2012 08:32AM

Owen wrote: »

I'd prefer to know if I had a puncture in my tyres rather than have a potential weakness in the rubber hidden by goo holding it together. That way I can have the tyre removed and a plug and patch combo fitted professionally. No matter how good these puncture blocking products are, I wouldn't trust my car or my passenger's safety on the motorway at 120kph to it.

Was thinking along the lines of that myself cos it sounds very similar to the gunk they give you with cars now instead of a spare as a temporary solution.

And then again this prevent a puncture probably doesnt go for blowouts either.

I also dont see how this would improve tyre life by 30% if its on the inside of the tyre ?

shawnee · 21-03-2012 08:33AM

Don't think this product has been around for years , what has been around is the aerosol that gives one a temporary mend but it is a different concept

Owen · 21-03-2012 08:34AM

shawnee wrote: »

Don't think this product has been around for years , what has been around is the aerosol that gives one a temporary mend but it is a different concept

No, this product has actually been around for years.

joeperry · 21-03-2012 08:35AM

Waste of money.........Who gets punctures? I've never had a puncture and i remember reading the average person gets a puncture every 7 years.

Owen · 21-03-2012 08:35AM

robbie_998 wrote: »

I also dont see how this would improve tyre life by 30% if its on the inside of the tyre ?

Snake oil. If there was miracle tyre saving properties to be had, don't you think one of the tyre manufacturers would have snapped it up, patented it, and used it on a slightly more expensive line of tyres to sell to the public?

corktina · 21-03-2012 08:36AM

How often do you actually get a puncture? In all my years I can only recalla couple of times I've had to change a wheel at the side of the road.

James. · 21-03-2012 08:36AM

robbie_998 wrote: »

I also dont see how this would improve tyre life by 30% if its on the inside of the tyre ?

i was wondering about that part myself.
they said on dragons den that it stops the tyre from losing pressure so you dont have to pump it up every now and then.
it is always at the right pressure so maybe thats the reason ?

Anan1 · 21-03-2012 08:41AM

Joe10000 wrote: »

Going to get this done, can anyone see a downside ?

It adds unsprung weight, and I can't see how centrifugal force would allow it to protect anything but the outer margins of the inside of the tyre. It's also very expensive - i've been carrying a €5 can of tyre weld around for the last four years and i've never yet needed it - i'd already have spent €130 on the gunk.

Pique · 21-03-2012 09:07AM

joeperry wrote: »

Waste of money.........Who gets punctures? I've never had a puncture and i remember reading the average person gets a puncture every 7 years.

Damn, I'm due so.
My last puncture was 6 an a half years ago.

piston · 21-03-2012 09:21AM

A con imo. It can't possibly extend tyre life, it may seal a small puncture but a major puncture, I doubt it and anyway, if the tyre is damaged, it's best you know about it and repair/replace it anyway.

MidlandsM · 21-03-2012 09:58AM

...and this crowd reckon they'll make a fortune doing it, .........in dreamland.

Bandara · 21-03-2012 10:04AM

I've been (attempting) to sell this stuff for about 3 years, it works exactly as advertised, however no one wants to fork out money now for something that may happen in the future.

Costs about a tenner a tyre, or you can wait till you get a puncture and pay a tenner to have it repaired. Seeing that a tyre lasts a year or so and most people get a puncture every few years (I'm guessing), then your quite possibly going to got through 12 - 16 tyres before you get a puncture, and if you've used this on each if them tyres you've paid out €160+ already.

So taking the chance and paying the 10 to get puncture repaired seems a better option, and even if the puncture ends up destroying the tyre your still probably better off !!

JoeA3 · 21-03-2012 10:15AM

My first reaction was also "Hasn't this already been invented?"

Also, like others, I never seem to get punctures. I've had those daft space savers for about 10 years and never taken one out of the boot!

I'm out.

Bandara · 21-03-2012 10:15AM

keithob wrote: »

Did any of the dragons invest?

Bobby Kerr

Bandara · 21-03-2012 10:16AM

Infairness, they sell shed loads of these in the states, but it's to the motorhome/caravan market

Genghis · 21-03-2012 10:35AM

corktina wrote: »

How often do you actually get a puncture? In all my years I can only recalla couple of times I've had to change a wheel at the side of the road.

Agree with you 100%. I have never had to call for roadside assistance either, but 10s of 1000s of
people pay AA and others good money every year 'just in case'. (I don't myself).

robbie_998 · 21-03-2012 10:51AM

Genghis wrote: »

Agree with you 100%. I have never had to call for roadside assistance either, but 10s of 1000s of
people pay AA and others good money every year 'just in case'. (I don't myself).

I dont have AA or anything like that myself.

but if i did i wouldnt use them just for a puncture.

I'd use the likes of the AA etc. for breakdowns or battery failure etc.

Joe10000 · 21-03-2012 11:45AM

I do about 1200kms a week and spend about 2k a year on tyres and I am having an awful run of punctures at the moment so that's why I'd be interested.

I hadn't thought of the extra weight and not knowing I had a weekness in one of the tyres would be a concern too. Not having to check tyre pressures though would be a plus.

I wonder would the tracking and alignment have to be done again afterwards ?

corktina · 21-03-2012 12:05PM

Genghis wrote: »

Agree with you 100%. I have never had to call for roadside assistance either, but 10s of 1000s of
people pay AA and others good money every year 'just in case'. (I don't myself).

i'm an ex-AA member.No point now almost every Insurance Co offers breakdown assist. I used to call them out at least once a year, but thats life when you have a habit of touring the UK in 30-40 year old cars!

I used my tyre-weld the other day that I have carried around for years as an experiment to see what it would do for an annoying very slow puncture.

Del2005 · 21-03-2012 12:05PM

Joe10000 wrote: »

I do about 1200kms a week and spend about 2k a year on tyres and I am having an awful run of punctures at the moment so that's why I'd be interested.

I hadn't thought of the extra weight and not knowing I had a weekness in one of the tyres would be a concern too. Not having to check tyre pressures though would be a plus.

I wonder would the tracking and alignment have to be done again afterwards ?

You're doing 1200km a week and thinking about not checking tyre pressures with this stuff in:eek:. With that mileage, the metric never sounds right, you should be checking daily for your own and everyone else's safety

I had stuff like this in my car years ago. Never got a puncture so can't comment on it saving the tyre.
The one thing which sorta annoyed me was that it induced a slight shudder when starting off as it had to spread over the inside of the tyre after the first couple of km's I never noticed it.

RandomAccess · 21-03-2012 07:23PM

The video is potentially misleading as there is a big difference between the relatively 'clean' damage done by a nail and the destruction caused by the vertical shard of glass they show the car striking in the majority of the video.

I hit glass from either a bottle or drinking glass one night as I pulled in to a takeaway, I had literally seconds to move the car about 15m to a nearby forecourt before the tyre fully deflated so I could change the tyre without having to rely on a torch. It was an absolute hurricane of a night and my hands were numb from the winter wind and rain. But that torture aside, the fact is that the tyre was beyond repair with massive damage, and no amount of gel would have made it safe.

Just my 2 cents.

trixyben · 21-03-2012 07:53PM

i personally would prefer to know straight away if there was a lump of glass or a big screw in the tyre, doing 120kph on the motorway and a tyre blowing out wont be so much fun...

as someone said before if this product was so good the tyre manufacturers would be fighting for the rights of it

naughtysmurf · 21-03-2012 08:03PM

Can somebody more technically advanced than myself put up dragon Nora's contribution to their pitch, it was funny

colm_mcm · 21-03-2012 08:44PM

There was a place in ennis called banner ultra seal that did that 15 years ago.

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