cat-i Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 after mandibles' unfortunate episode with tyres and stans and chemical reactions, was wondering about stan's and bombs ... does the CO2 influence the effectiviness of the stan's in any way?
Dirtbreath Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I firmly believe that using bombs reduces the lifespan of your sealant. I think that the blast of cold air forms a snot ball which grows inside like a snowball. Not even trying to run the slime down and bombing the tops helps.
Troi Sport Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 co2 appears to be a desiccant - removes the moisture (dry ice comes to mind) I use butane bombs
Yang Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 The guy whose tyre exploded on the Barberton climb, spraying near and sundry with sealant, must have used butane as well. That wasn't you by any chance Shamus?
mountain_lion Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Never used a bomb on my tubeless; never had a problem with my tubeless... You decide if that is useful info.
Anthony Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 stans, joes and other amonia based sealants react with the co2 to dry out the sealant. if you use a fiber based sealant such as oko you wont have the same problems. if you are going to bomb your tire with stans in it then use an innovations big air canister as it's not compressed co2
alfeldo Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 True, but where does one get these innovations big air canisters in SA? Sure as hell do not have any here in NAM!
Troi Sport Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 True' date=' but where does one get these innovations big air canisters in SA? Sure as hell do not have any here in NAM![/quote'] they are available, get your big shop to order them
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