I FLY Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 At the beginning of January 2014 I replaced the sealant in all our MTB tyres. During the Dullstroom race my wife complained that her front tyre was fishtailing on the descents. We stopped and I spun the tyre but it was running true so we carried on. The next day I opened up the tyre to find this lump of sealant. The bike gets ridden often so it should not have solidified. Anyone else have a similiar problem?
Shebeen Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 single speed william keith found this in his shop the other day http://instagram.com/p/kzbkEgQbwQ/ edit: instagram not so kosher to link???
Paul Ruinaard Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Did you use CO2 on the tire at all? It can cause it to congeal if it gets very cold from a bomb.
DR ◣◢ Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 At the beginning of January 2014 I replaced the sealant in all our MTB tyres. During the Dullstroom race my wife complained that her front tyre was fishtailing on the descents. We stopped and I spun the tyre but it was running true so we carried on. The next day I opened up the tyre to find this lump of sealant. The bike gets ridden often so it should not have solidified. Anyone else have a similiar problem? How often do you use bombs?
DR ◣◢ Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Did you use CO2 on the tire at all? It can cause it to congeal if it gets very cold from a bomb. It's not the cold that causes this. Ammonia is used in sealants to keep the latex in liquid form. It's the CO2 reacting with the ammonia in the sealant. There are nitrogen filled bombs out to prevent this kind of thing from happening.
I FLY Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 Did you use CO2 on the tire at all? It can cause it to congeal if it gets very cold from a bomb. No CO2 used to inflate tyre. Initial inflation done via compressor and top ups via floor pump.
koukie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 That is why I dont use stans anymore. Slime Pro, does not seal as quick but it lasts forever and I did not had a flat in the last 3 years.
ALLMTB Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 That is why I dont use stans anymore. Slime Pro, does not seal as quick but it lasts forever and I did not had a flat in the last 3 years. +1000In my case Stans does not last long and dries up, SlimePro on the other hand lasts ages!
Resiesfiets Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I have the same issue and no bomb or compressor was used to inflate the tyre. What i would like to know is what is that big booger (ie latex or whatever is inside the Stan's solution) and is the rest of the Stan's that is left in the tyre still effective?
usxorf Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Booger is the stans, stans is the Booger. Whatever is left will still seal. But it probably all dried up.
koukie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Booger is the stans, stans is the Booger. Whatever is left will still seal. But it probably all dried up.I might be wrong but I dont think what is left in the wheel is still effective. The reason is that there are latex particles in the fluid and I think that the booger/alien is the latex that have solidified in the fluid..
Gen Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 This is so weird we use Stan's and have never had issues. . Could different climates have an influence on selant?. . We are up here in the platteland.. dry and hot baby?
Dexter-morgan Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 +1000In my case Stans does not last long and dries up, SlimePro on the other hand lasts ages!Thanks, I am new to Tubeless, where can I get this Slime Pro? I am in the East of JHB?
ALLMTB Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks, I am new to Tubeless, where can I get this Slime Pro? I am in the East of JHB? I got some this weekend at The Cycle Hub* at Rietvlei. I could not find any online so when I saw some I grabbed a bottle. And its cheaper than Stans. *might have the name wrong
koukie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 And and the most important thing of it all..... Slime Pro smells like coconut!
SwissVan Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I have the same issue and no bomb or compressor was used to inflate the tyre. What i would like to know is what is that big booger (ie latex or whatever is inside the Stan's solution) and is the rest of the Stan's that is left in the tyre still effective? Had a similar instance but my Stans was there for much longer and the booger was smaller.BUT the little bit of liquid left did manage to seal a small thorn / nail type puncture long enough for me to get home
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