Flat fixer: does anyone know anything about this?

[PATRICK MOORE]

http://www.everybicycletire.com/Shopping/p-451-schwalbe-doc-blue-liquid-patch-100-ml.aspx

I wonder if it would have a Slime effect without the annoying qualities of Slime (leaking thru the holes and filling your tire casing with dirty green slippery stuff).

I hefted a Slimed 26X1.5 tube today that must have weighed 800 grams, so full was it of Slime. I guess eventually the stuff solidifies so that you have in effect a solid tire. (The tube was inside a heavy, belted Specialized belted "Flak Jacket" 26X35 with special, supple 6 mm sidewalls lined with a thick tire liner -- a setup designed for comfortable, spritely riding.)

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[Montclair BobbyB]

Not familiar with Schwalbe's sealant, but I have been using Stan's latex sealant for years in my tubeless mountain bike tires... The stuff works great, but it's not always a matter of filling it and walking away.. it can take some tweaking to get it right.  A quart of Stan's sealant runs around $25, but compared to 100ml for $15, Stan's is the far more economical choice.

IF you want to use sealant inside your tubes, you will need to remove the valve, add sealant, reinstall the valve, then put the tube and tire back on the rim.  Reinflate, then rotate the tire and shake it in different directions to properly coat the inside of the tube.  If you do get a puncture while riding, the air flow SHOULD force any additional liquid sealant sitting in the tube to the puncture, where the air rushing through it causes the sealant to form a latex plug from the inside. thereby sealing the hole. In some cases (depending on the size of the puncture and/or the amount of air in the tube, it may still actually flat, even with the sealant.  If this happens, I typically reinflate to the max allowable PSI and do some more wheel shaking to ensure the sealant gets to the hole (the added air pressure helps to force it there).

But if the hole isn't too large, it WILL seal it...  Good luck.

BB

[PATRICK MOORE]

Bobby: are they the same thing? 25 ml is <1oz and I don't think that 1 oz of Stan's will work. 

I've tried various Slime/Stan's-type sealants and have given up because in every case, even tho' the stuff works for many thorn holes, eventually it will leak and make a puddle in the tire casing -- a bloody mess. I was hoping that this stuff was of a different sort.

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