Originally Posted by caotropheus
Guys, please, let me understand one thing. You choose puncture resistant kevlar tires and why don't use sealent for tires, like this
Uh, because, in my experience, da sh*t don't work?
I only have experience with "slime" but I have never seen it actually seal a leak. It just makes a green gooey mess that I have to clean up.
Here's my 2+ year flat summary:
First flat: small T50 staple in the rear tire. Result: tire went totally flat, re-inflated, went flat again, had to patch tire after cleaning off green crap.
Second flat: small piece of glass, rear tire. Result, tire went flat, had to patch tire after cleaning off green crap.
Third flat: tire wearthrough, tube bulged through and got sheared off. Result: green crap explosion, the inside of my SKSs are now green, and there's a green dotted line on the road there.
I guess "True Goo" does work, judging from opinions here.
I don't generally flat anyway. I flat < 1 time a year even running the crappy Kendas my bike shipped with. I never flatted with my Nokians in the winter. I just put Bontrager Race Lite 32's on less than a week ago, we'll see how that goes.
For me, neither kevlar nor self sealers make sense. I wouldn't put Slime in my tubes now if you paid me. Tough tires make more sense to me anyway. Even if the tire self-seals, I'm going to have to fix it. If the tire is tough, I might not have to do anything other than maybe pull out a little piece of glass or something.