Do you add the sealant as a road side repair? Or change tires and add sealant at home? Alan
> On Apr 1, 2020, at 4:29 PM, Bill Schairer <commut...@gmail.com> wrote: > > “Tell me about sealant and tubulars. Do you mean pressurized sealant in a > can like Vittoria, once you flat,or sealant you add preventively as routine?“ > > Alan, I’m using effetto mariposa caffelatex. It has no ammonia. I was told > ammonia (in Stans?) will dissolve latex tubes. > > I’ve read some use it preventatively but I wait for my first puncture before > adding it. After that, it seems to do very well as a preventative although > there have been times where I’ve lost enough air that I had to add more air > on a ride and then the tire does just fine. In one case, I was taking a > break with a friend and all of a sudden I heard the air escaping from a > previously sealed tire. It didn’t go all the way flat so I spun it and aired > up again and finished the ride. Figured the sealant gave way but then was > able to re-seal? I don’t know if I am just lucky or if latex tubes generally > hold air after a puncture better than butyl but most of the punctures I have > had were not evident until the day after my ride. Does anyone know about > that? I’ve never added sealant on a ride and, like I said, only had to change > one tire on the road due to puncture. That was a cut that I had to patch. > > Bill S > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gc_Gbfxh4ww/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b7c2517e-0593-4c7e-9f9a-52d9ee89b47f%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B83E570E-8EE6-4550-9705-56EC9E96B6A1%40gmail.com.
