I'm pretty sold on the stuff. After a couple of recent experiences even more so. I went to fix a slow leak in a Hetre-shod tube, and once I found the hole, I realized my tube glue was dried out. Again. Then I noticed that the tube had a removable core so I removed said core, added a jigger of Stan's, pumped up the bare tube enough to roughly triple it's size shook/spun it for a moment, and the hole sealed right up. I then deflated and installed it, and promptly added Stan's to all the tubes I could (that had removable cores).
A few days later, riding my new Stag with Stan-tubed PariMotos, I heard a juicy hissing sound when riding through a rough, gravely road construction area. It stopped after a few revolutions and I pressed on. Then I heard it again. It again quickly stopped and on I went. When I stopped at a park a mile or two later I spun the wheel and found a notable cut in the casing. The tire was still damp around it but it was holding air fine. On I went. I've had similar experiences with my tubeless mountain bike tires as well. Q-tubes brand tubes (QBP?) all seem to have removable cores. I won't buy any that don't feature them from now on! Like these: http://www.ebikestop.com/q_tubes_650b_x_35_43mm_32mm_presta_valve_tube_584mm_etrto-TU6870.php You can kind of tell when Stan's needs refreshing by putting your ear by the bottom of the tire (in a repair stand or whatever) and spinning it. If you hear a liquid running sound, you're good. If you hear more of a rolling debris sort of sound, it could probably use an ounce or two. When in doubt, if it's been hot or you haven't topped it off in a couple of months, it can't hurt to dump in a little. Add a little if you get a bad puncture, too--you always lose some before it seals. Steve On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. That is the one problem, so far, with Stan's -- having to monitor > the drying. I use it in tubes, so at worst it will mean replacing a pair > every 3 months or so, but at the rate I was getting flats before Stan's, > that is considerably less than the cost in patches that I was using. > > FWIW, a search for "correct amount of Stan's" led to a quote from a Stan's > rep who said, in effect, "2 oz for every tire". I put just 1 oz in my 30 mm > P-R, and the full 2 in 55 mm Exiwolfs. > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I usually pump my tires every 3 to 4 days - latex tubes go down by >> definition. It went flat a few hours after I pumped it, and it had been >> two weeks since I rode it. Another charge of Stans, pumped it up and spun >> the wheel for awhile. After 3 days it's holding solid. Seems unlikely >> it's a new hole since I didn't ride the bike, so I assumed the old one >> dried out. All is good for now. >> >> How did you discover that it had dried? Flats? Or no spray from the valve? >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > > Albuquerque, NM > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
