Rapunzel Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 I'm about to do my tubeless setup. I have a bottle of OKO and need to know if it is sufficient to use on it's own or should I mix it with a more fluid sealant (eg stans or joe's)? Next question - what's the recommended amount to use per tire? (using specialized 2bliss on mavic 819's)
StokedAboutSpokes Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 I found out the other day that our proudly South african sludge is the best tire sealent from international reviews...
Little-Ben Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 just use stans/joes alone, its the best way to do it just not the cheapest options
Vivster Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 I use a little black bottle that says Tyre Sealant on the side ( written in shocking green) cost about R20-00 a bottle and throw in two bottle per tyre when doing tubeless for the first time. It's a dark greyish liquid and will seal up to a 6mm hole and I have seen it myself. OKO is a little thick for tubeless.
rad006 Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Rubbish Rubbish Rubbish... OKO is the bomb and I can prove it!!!!
Little-Ben Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Rubbish Rubbish Rubbish... OKO is the bomb and I can prove it!!!! what would be cool would be a more liquidy oko, i just think its too thick to get to the hole fast enough,
rad006 Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 And then what run out like Stans and Joes does?Look every product has its + and - but the fact that the others dry up within 3months compared to OKO lasting the lifetime of the tyre I think I know where my money lies. Since Ive been running OKO in my MTB no problems what so ever. a bad movie I made but hey no lies...I punctured the tube 3times and only lost 1bar of pressure.Try that with Stans or Joes it just flys out... OKO works even better under pressure
rad006 Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Sure its slightly heavier than the other products but you cant even feel it in your tyres
Rapunzel Posted February 3, 2010 Author Posted February 3, 2010 anybody tried mixing OKO with a more fluid sealant?
Wernervdmerwe Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 I once heard / read that they mix it with Stans, or, even more weird - anti-freeze.
brussel Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 I often use a litle antifreeze with the OKO to make it a bit more runny. OKO does not dry like stans, but does loose liquid due to the slow seepage in the holes in the tire (the amount is small, but many holes over long time can mean some drying of the OKO) Interestingly I had the bike on the car on a dusty road the other day. Each hole because of the very slight seepage collected a bit of dust. I counted over 26 holes ini less than 1/4 of the tyre, the OKO is the shiz After Attakwas and some other rides in the Karoo I pulled out some pretty substantial thorns (2mm diameter buggers)..no issues! I vote OKO
Mudsimus Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 If its water based you can mix it with water. I do it all the time and it works like a charm.
brussel Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 Mud Dee - use antifreeze, it evaporates much slower, you want a high ethylene glycol content. it's really cheap and should be better than H2O
Mudsimus Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 I dont want any ethylene glycol in my house. Just incase I piss my wife off..
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