I've used various brands of sealant in tubes (you can get it into presta valve even if the valve does not have a "removable" core: just force the locknut off, let the core fall into the tube, fill, locate the core by feel and work it back up to and into the stem -- it's no big deal) both on and off road, precisely for this purpose, only to have, inevitably, a larger puncture make a huge, slimy mess of goo inside the tire casing -- and of course you are left with a useless tube; at least I've never been able to clean the punctured area well enough to get any patch to adhere. Overall, using a tire like the Big Apples with its pretty effective, but not ride-harming belt, is less work.
Regarding the original question: gave up after one traumatic incident after having applied 12 patches with many more still needed. Once counted well over 30 patches on a (skinny road -- 559!!) tube that I was about to install. (This tube had probably been in recirculating use for five years or so.) On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sep 19, 9:55 pm, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> I rode througha patch about a week ago and have been working on three tubes >> ever since. >> One is now holding air, two are still flat, I've run out of einstein >> patches. The tubes are covered in buboes >> from all the patches I've used. > > has anyone tried dumping some sealant in tubes that have removable > valve cores in order to prevent/combat punctures goatheads? I've > never seen these suckers first hand, but if they're just little > pinprick type punctures, sealant works remarkably well and might be > worth a try. I've pulled those little bits of glass and wire out of > tires that like to worm their way down and nick the tube - using the > sealant has helped prevent these flats. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
