Originally Posted by well biked

I'm not sure if you're addressing me or the OP. Regardless, as I stated I've used the Stan's system for several years and thousands of miles, never a flat. For the type of problem the OP is having (riding in an area where the terrain is causing numerous flats), the Stan's system is absolutely the best solution, you can puncture the tire over and over and the sealant will seal it, usually before you even realize the tire was punctured. You just keep riding. If you need to add air at any time, you just use a hand pump like any other situation, although if the presta-shraeder issue is a problem then an adapter would be necessary because the Stan's rim strips only come with presta. As for your statement "with a standard tire you know it can be dealt with on the spot," I think that was the OP's whole point, he's using standard tires and tubes and he's getting so many flats he can't deal with it on the spot. And to clarify, you do use standard tires with the Stan's system, you just don't use inner tubes. The tires I can think of off the top of my head that I've used with the Stan's sytem: Hutchinson Python Air Lights, Panaracer Fire XC, Panaracer Trailblasters, WTB Motoraptors, and WTB Mutanoraptors.

As I stated also, there may be a problem with the location of the OP and getting the product, but if not, I think it would be the way to go if riding and not worrying about flats is a priority. It would be a good idea, particularly in the OP's situation, to buy an extra container of sealant, since replacements might be hard to come by. A quart of sealant will last for years, I'm still using out of my first quart. I've gone for as long as a year without adding sealant (but I add slightly more than the recommended 2 oz. with each application). Also, as I noted earlier, an air compressor is needed for the initial inflation of the tires, but once that's done you simply top off the pressure with a hand pump like any other tire. Initial inflation is indeed a little tricky (Stan has an installation video on his site), but once you've done it and understand it, it's no problem and is actually kind of fun.

I went mountain biking on my Stan's equipped bike yesterday on trails where shale rock is prevalent, with sharp blades of the stuff sticking up edge-wise. I've sliced tires numerous times on these trails, had many flats there (before I used Stan's), and I know people who won't ride there because it tears up tires so badly (even though it's a lot of fun to ride these trails!). I've even torn sections of rubber off my tires when riding in this area, but still, since installing the Stan's system, never a flat. I do realize the Stan's system isn't for everybody, but for a problem like the OP's, it's the one solution that should eliminate flats altogether. I recommend the Stan's system because I know it works, it's truly amazing stuff-