Originally Posted by
WizardOfBoz
Don't be so incredulous. I think that in some cases leaving the goat head in might be a good idea (at least for a tubeless tire). If someone stabs you, don't pull the knife out - wait til you get to the hospital and let the doc pull the knife out.
Got to disagree. For a regular tube without sealant, this is a fairly good course of action. The goad head acts as a plug and keeps some air in the tube (or tire). But when using sealant...whether in tubes or in tubeless...the sealant is there to plug the hole. If you leave the goat head in place, it flexes and breaks that seal constantly which means that the sealant is just along for the ride. Remove whatever is puncturing a tubeless tire (or sealant filled tube) and let the sealant do its job.