Originally Posted by Old Fat Guy
Wow, This is great! I did find it cheaper on a quick Google search, under $10.
From a press release:
Furthermore, Vittoria's Pit Stop aerosol fix-a-flat is claimed to be the only solution of its kind for a high-pressure tubular. Adding only 18 grams of expandable latex to the tire, the Pit Stop instantly inflates a narrow tire to 90 psi while filling leaks (other than cuts). You can continue to ride the tire, so this is not just a temporary fix; in fact, CSC's mechanics filled all of the team's tires with Pit Stops prior to Paris-Roubaix this year (and won the race). One note, though: the gas in the cylinder is propane, and being highly volatile, will all bleed out overnight, so you'll need to pump the tire up with air the next day. With a Pit Stop, a rider need not peel off or throw out a flat tubular; he or she can be back on the road immediately and can still wear the tire out before replacing it. And a triathlete in a race using either tubulars or clinchers need not carry a spare or spend the time to change a flat tire.
So fine, this Pit Stop should work for nail, thorn, or tack sticks, but isn't the main issue in tubular flats glass cuts? If Vittoria Pit Stop doesn't work for glass cuts, how can it really help us? Marbe the right question is, how big a hole will it fill? Sounds like a great idea, though!
Road Fan