50 psi in tubes with sealant has worked very well for me, better with Orange Seal, even, than with Stan's, so I can't add anything useful to your conundrum.
In many thousands of miles of tubeless and sealant (Stan's, later OS) I've had 1 puncture that Orange Seal could not seal securely; this was caused I think by a sharp pebble, and resulted in a hole that was certainly larger than a goathead prick, but also certainly less than 2 mm in diameter. When it happened, the Furious Fred had less than 25 psi in it, and pumping and spinning sealed it after several "pump 'n' spin" cycles -- I lost a lot of OS and added more when I got home. But a few weeks later, when, for some reason I forget, I pumped the tire to 35 psi, it blew out in a gusher of fluid after I had ridden no more than 1 mile. This was in a tire that had over 2K miles in it using sealant, so a skin had plenty of time to form. FWIW, there are plug kits made for such bicycle tubeless tire punctures, similar to those for car tires. I keep one in my Matthews's kitbag, though I've not so far used it. On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 9:58 AM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Patrick, I was running around 50-55 psi in the tube. The puncture happened > while on chip seal. The Hilsen is now re-imagined as a fenderless, mixed > terrain bike now with the Snoqualmies (which, incidentally, fit by just a > tiny hair, maybe 2mm, and an out of true wheel will bring me to a grinding > halt.) I've got Velocity Synergy wheels so not sure if they're tubeless > compatible. On another note, about the lower pressures needed for tubeless, > I think I've decided that it is my weight (230 +/-) combined with my > propensity to run my Compass at the lowest possible pressure, that has > caused me so much grief with worn out sidewalls, so I think for now I'm > going to run a bit more pressure than in the past. I may get more wear that > way (rear Babyshoe Pass on the MAP lasted about 1500 miles before sidewall > cut appeared.) Hopefully I can get the sealant thing dialed in and learn to > love it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
