Regarding sealant messes: The other day I got some sort of puncture in my front Elk Pass that 3-4 fl oz of Orange Seal would not seal after 2 stop-'n'-pumps-'n'-spins. So I stopped a 3d time and swapped out the tube for 1 of the 2 pre-sealant-added spares I carry.
When I removed the old tube, the tire had a small lake of Orange Seal at the bottom. Yes, a bloody mess. But I carry a cheap bandana in each of my kitbags for just such occasions: use it to clean up the inside of the tire after decanting the superflous sealant into the grass. The bandana easily has enough absorptive capacity to produce a pretty dry and clean tire casing. If it weren't for goatheads, I'd not bother with sealant for road use; lightweight tubes and proficiency with a patch kit would, all told, be the easier choice. But for off road -- 60+ mm tires, 200+ gram tubes, low pressures -- I rather think I'd stick with tubeless and sealant. Speaking of sealant spray: I've had larger holes in tubeless tires spray sealant as I ride, flecking the frame and my legs. The little "rubber band"-type plug systems work well in such cases, since the reduce the size of the hole to one which sealant can seal. (Indeed, sometimes, at least on dirt, if you just keep riding a bit longer, the spitting sealant collects enough dirt at the hole to plug it, and all you have to do afterward is to trim the ugly bolus with the little knife I am sure that you all carry with you on all rides. On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 7:52 PM, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I think I'm over tubeless, too (for now). I like the idea as a > concept, and having a puncture seal up after a few seconds was a neat > experience, but holy cow that was a mess to clean up later (yes, fenders > would've helped). > > When I had my Lightning Bolt and pondered making it more dirt-oriented > with knobby tires I realized I didn't know jack about how to change the > tires, and the YouTube videos didn't lead me to believe I was going to > enjoy it much. I guess I'm just old and like what I know so now I have a > perfectly useless bottle of sealant, a (very pretty blue) tool for > unscrewing a valve stem, and a very expensive set of tire plugs. Yay me! 🙃 > > -- > 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 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
