What sealant did you use? (Should have asked this with the earlier email.) On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 5:46 PM, Tim Gavin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tim -- wouldn't the sealant eventually form a "skin" inside the Pari >> Motos, and seal the tape seams? >> >> > I wish it did! But, 6 weeks in to the tubeless experiment, I still had to > pump up the tires every hour or so, and froth would result from the > sidewalls. After all that frustration -- and two falls due to low pressure > -- I gave up on running the Pari-Motos tubeless. > > I tried tubeless because: > * I had tons of flats with the previous tires (Lierres), and I got a flat > within the first 50 miles of the Pari Motos with tubes. > * The PL23 rims are tubeless-ready > > What's funny is that since got a new set of Pari-Motos and ran them with > tubes, I've had zero flats in ~1000 miles. I did put some sealant in the > tubes to be safe, but I've had no punctures to test it (I'm OK with that). > > > On my fat tires, the tape was heavy .014 mil vinyl and it had some > wrinkles upon application (too heavy to lay down completely smooth). The > sealant worked its way into those wrinkles and wet the adhesive enough to > keep the channels open. I'd get sealant leaks up through the rim holes. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://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/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
