i use UST and ghetto. both work really well (with you're rims, just go ghetto). the sealant does its job, and once you've got how to do it sussed, its pretty easy... not had ay punctures on either set of wheels yet.
i still don't understand why he just doesn't fit the inner tube as per normal and fill it with the wheel milk. I've run it that way and haven't had a flat in the last year. Had to mend a few holes in the inner tube when swapping tyres, but much rather do that every tyre change than faffing around cutting inner tubes.
Oops I spoke too soon. I've just punctured in my tubeless Nokian. It was only a small hole but the stans fluid completely failed to seal it up. There was a fine spray of fluid from the hole and when I took the tyre off, there was still fluid in it. Not happy! My old Kenda is back on the 819 with an innertube.
Oops I spoke too soon. I've just punctured in my tubeless Nokian. It was only a small hole but the stans fluid completely failed to seal it up. There was a fine spray of fluid from the hole and when I took the tyre off, there was still fluid in it. Not happy! My old Kenda is back on the 819 with an innertube.
How long had the stans liquid been in the tyre? it does seperate after a while, and should be replaced every 2-3 months.
It was done freshly about 5 weeks ago by my local shop. I guess they could have used so old Stans liquid. I'll have a big chat with them about it this week. There was a big lump of congealed latex in the tyre (looking a bit like a half an octopus).
i find it best to take the wheel off and let the solution flow to where the hole is and then shake the wheel about so that the solution sloshes about. ime a fine spray will come out until a larger piece of gunk finds the hole, this can take a few attempts.
i must have three or four holes in my rear tyre that have all sealed.
i recently had two large holes that where too big for the solution and the tubless repair kit, it kept firing the things back out at me when i reached any sort of pressure. so i tryed these that seem to be working very well;
they are for repairing punctures in car tires, i smeared the green section with normal bike puncture repair glue and you then pull em through the hole and then cut the stem off. they look a little strange but they seem to work.
When opunctured if it doesn't self seal tehn I just rotate teh wheel so the hole is at the bottom (sealant now leaking) and put my finger over it for 30secs. Once the finger is removed the leak is fixed...
Did that - didn't work. Ps. You know how Dyke is slang for Lesbian? Well does anyone know if that is derived from sticking a finger in??? (Naughty topic - but a serious question nonetheless)
iirc dyke is dutch for dam, and in dutch folk lore there is a tale that a young girl stuck here finger in a hole in a "dyke" saving the village below from flooding...
