This sort of mess is my Big Pet Peeve about sealants. Nothing worse on a ride to find that in addition to the hassle of replacing a tube your tire is full of messy slime, now contaminated with roadside sand. Beside, it really doesn't take long anyway to swap out a flat tube and get back onto the road if you carry a decent pump.
*Another* pet peeve: people who jump at a FS item, ask a lot of questions, say "YES!", they want the item, then disappear for good. Me, I've backed out of sale commitments as a buyer a few times by politely asking the seller if he or she minds if I do so and expressing my willingness to come through if he or she does mind. Over and out. On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > A while ago, after flatting the 32 Supreme on my commuter Sam, I > mentioned trying Joe's tire sealant as extra protection in the rear. > > Last few weeks I have been needing to top off air a lot in that tire, > and figured the sealant was doing its job - turning what would have > been a flat into a slow leak and holding some pressure so I can get > home. > > Today I decided to change out the tube and see what was going on in > there. Well, it's a mess. White sticky stuff everywhere - all over the > outside of the tube and the inside of the tire. Washing the tire > didn't work so I put an old Pasela on in the meantime. > > Verdict is mixed - I avoided a roadside repair and was able to keep > rolling until the weekend. OTOH, what a mess. > Not sure if I should keep using the tire. Which brings up the next > question, what to replace it with? At this point I'm thinking about > another Supreme. But what size? A 28 for the from and do the Sheldon > shuffle, or a 35 for the rear? Or just put the 32 back on when it > dries? > > Anyone know how to get sealant off a tire? > > Jay > > -- > 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.
