IMHO not worth it. The time used to get sealant in tubes is royal pita. You would be better going with a tubeless ready tire and tire sauce. As I have stated before, you ride a lot, experiment with making your own,, if you ride less than 100 miles simply use one of the many available sealants. VTW
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 9:30 AM Brett Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the notes, very helpful. Did you remove the valve cores from > another set of tubes, or are they available as a part on their own? > > On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:22:33 AM UTC-8, DarinM wrote: >> >> I have used sealant in tubes for 6-8 months. I use standard Stan's >> sealant in Schwalbe tubes for 26x54 and 650bx42 tires and have not had a >> flat I had to stop and deal with since starting. The tubes have removable >> cores, which I remove and then use the Stan's injector to add 2-3oz. I >> think I topped them off once before a tour as a precaution. >> >> I've been using sealant with Compass standard and various Schwalbe, >> including the Liteskin casing which is very thin. I think it's been pretty >> effective. >> >> I've noticed that the sealant is still very much liquid when handling the >> tube while changing tires, so longevity hasn't been an issue for me. I have >> had to swap valve cores on one set of tubes when pumping started taking a >> little too much effort. >> >> Darin >> >> On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 7:53:44 AM UTC-8, Brett Callahan wrote: >>> >>> Friends, I know it has been discussed here before, but I'm awful with >>> the Google Groups search function. Would anyone be willing to share about >>> their experience using Stan's or Orange Seal in tubes? >>> >>> I've got a set of Compass tires that I'd like to ride, but it seems they >>> always have a slow leak from a small puncture. From what I gather, sealant >>> in the tubes may help combat that. >>> >>> Specific questions are: which sealant do you use? Which tubes do you >>> pair it with? With a tube with a removable valve core, do I need to do >>> anything specific to get it in, or just up end the bottle? How much do you >>> put in in a go? >>> >>> Thanks for any willing to share their knowledge. I appreciate the brain >>> trust that is this group. >>> >>> Brett, PDX >>> >> -- > 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. > -- *VIctor R. Hanson* *Gen Mgr* *Schmier Industrial Properties* *o: 510-652-0800* *c: 510-207-8593* -- 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.
