dasilvarsa Posted September 4, 2021 Share 6 hours ago, MudLark said: My philosophy is quite different. People - like me - often look for comparatively light and low rolling resistance tyres. I've never understood the sense in doing that and then letting the crud build up inside the tyre, especially when it pools and forms thick sections. People worry a lot of about weight - well, some anyway - but pay little attention to these aspects of maintaining the tyres. Yet tyres and their rolling resistance can have a material effect on a bikes overall performance, at least as far as I as am aware. As to mixing sealants, I still am not persuaded that it's good practice. As I say, in my experience some of them have quite different characteristics. This is especially evident to me when cleaning out the tyres. I have also noticed that for example Continental Revosealant seems to change characteristics once it is beyond its expiry date. For me the Ryder sealant is by far the easiest to deal with from a tyre maintenance perspective. The downside is that it's not as fast sealing as the Continental and doesn't seal holes as big as the Stans race sealant. But I find that the last can be a particular challenge to clean out. From a practical tyre maintenance perspective therefore, at least in my experience, they are quite different. For this reason and because I tend to clean my tyres two or perhaps three times a year and I have a number of bikes with tubeless tyres, this is a not insignificant factor. Also, as I say, because I mostly look to buy and have light, fast rolling tyres It may be that the components used in the formulations are similar but the ultimate characteristics can be quite different. That's indeed the reason why people find one preferable to another. If there was no difference in characteristics there would be nothing to choose. YMMV. Like He Said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazambaan Posted September 6, 2021 Share On 9/4/2021 at 6:47 AM, Vetseun said: I once put vaseline on a chicks o ri....... ag never mind Eddy said. Amateur. If you pump it hard enough you can get it over the ceiling..... ag never mind. MTBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 6, 2021 Share On 9/4/2021 at 6:47 AM, Vetseun said: I once put vaseline on a chicks o ri....... ag never mind Yellow card for fowl play ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Started using Enduro Seal recently, but found it keeps blocking up my valves, has anyone else had the same issue? Previously I was usibg Stan's and never had any problems, but the Enduro Seal has been causinge real head aches with blocking up my valves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted July 13, 2022 Share 20 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said: Started using Enduro Seal recently, but found it keeps blocking up my valves, has anyone else had the same issue? Previously I was usibg Stan's and never had any problems, but the Enduro Seal has been causinge real head aches with blocking up my valves yes, also have that. But strangely only on the rear wheel. Doesnt completely block it, but does make inflating the tyre that little bit more difficult as the air does not pass through as freely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 23 minutes ago, ouzo said: yes, also have that. But strangely only on the rear wheel. Doesnt completely block it, but does make inflating the tyre that little bit more difficult as the air does not pass through as freely. Strangely enough, it has also only been my rear wheel 🤣 pumping up the tyre isnt really the problem, but I cant check pressures as it doesn't let out any air, I pushed through an old piece of cable inner and it cleaned it out enough to pump up and check the pressure, but the following morning it is blocked up solid again 🙈 Edited July 13, 2022 by Chadvdw67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted July 13, 2022 Share I am not sure if anyone has mentioned it, maybe I have mentioned it before "Squirt seal" - STAY AWAY, I hade endless issues, I still have almost a Full bottle in my garage with the bead - anyone that wants it are more than welcome to collect in the east rand - Free. Blokman and Pieter-za 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter-za Posted July 13, 2022 Share 13 minutes ago, Dexter-morgan said: I am not sure if anyone has mentioned it, maybe I have mentioned it before "Squirt seal" - STAY AWAY, I hade endless issues, I still have almost a Full bottle in my garage with the bead - anyone that wants it are more than welcome to collect in the east rand - Free. Quite impossible to clean out, especially with the bead rubbish. Never again - I agree, Edited July 13, 2022 by Pieter-za Grammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBRIDER1234 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, Chadvdw67 said: Started using Enduro Seal recently, but found it keeps blocking up my valves, has anyone else had the same issue? Previously I was usibg Stan's and never had any problems, but the Enduro Seal has been causinge real head aches with blocking up my valves I have been using it for a while, but haven't found that it is especially bad when compared to other sealants. I will probably get blasted for saying this, but when my valve cores are clogged; I soak them in a solvent like turpentine to dissolve the sealant. Leave it in there for an hour or so and you are good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 11 minutes ago, MTBRIDER1234 said: I have been using it for a while, but haven't found that it is especially bad when compared to other sealants. I will probably get blasted for saying this, but when my valve cores are clogged; I soak them in a solvent like turpentine to dissolve the sealant. Leave it in there for an hour or so and you are good to go. Taking the tyre off that often sounds like it would be a real pain in the backside, I put new valves in, and they got blocked after 1 ride.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBRIDER1234 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said: Taking the tyre off that often sounds like it would be a real pain in the backside, I put new valves in, and they got blocked after 1 ride.... I just unscrew the valve cores, no need to take off the tire luckily, otherwise I would never get round to it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 1 minute ago, MTBRIDER1234 said: I just unscrew the valve cores, no need to take off the tire luckily, otherwise I would never get round to it haha The core is not what is getting blocked though, the actual valve body is getting blocked, I can remove the valve core and no air comes out MTBRIDER1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBRIDER1234 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 1 minute ago, Chadvdw67 said: The core is not what is getting blocked though, the actual valve body is getting blocked, I can remove the valve core and no air comes out Oh, I see what you are saying now You can just use an allen key or a spoke to unclog it, but this is only a temporary fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted July 13, 2022 Share I'm using Enduro Seal and I also battled to pump this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted July 13, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, Chadvdw67 said: The core is not what is getting blocked though, the actual valve body is getting blocked, I can remove the valve core and no air comes out ok thats a bit different to what I'm experiencing, for me its the core that it getting blocked. Perhaps the issue is with your valve ? Have you tried using different ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share 6 minutes ago, ouzo said: ok thats a bit different to what I'm experiencing, for me its the core that it getting blocked. Perhaps the issue is with your valve ? Have you tried using different ones ? I have put different valves in, same problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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