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None, that stuff has never worked for me and has let me down in embarassing situations.
My suggestion? Put alloy wheels on the bike, use tubeless tyres and tyre plugs and ditch that obsolete technology (tubes) asap.
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None, that stuff has never worked for me and has let me down in embarassing situations.
My suggestion? Put alloy wheels on the bike, use tubeless tyres and tyre plugs and ditch that obsolete technology (tubes) asap.
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I had a horrible feeling someone was going to suggest that :-/ Let's assume I don't have the cash to do that right now....
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Thanks Chris - I'd seen that but it's slightly different in that it's for tubless tyres rather than tubes and my understanding is that the tyre weld for each is quite different .... or do I have that wrong?
Also, just to be clear, I'm talking about tyre weld as a remedial action after a puncture rather than using something like ultraseal or slime as pre-puncture insurance... I've been advised to avoid that so I'm thinking about what happens if.... etc.
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I was given a huge can of tube type Tyre Weld as a "just in case" spare for a Euro trip (Elephant rally) on a Honda C50. On the way back - the rear tyre went flat
Pumping the stuff in reinflated the tyre - for about two mins. We put more and more of the stuff in (this was a can about the size of a small fire extinguisher - probably intended for a van or something) to no effect.
Eventually the foam stuff was coming out the side of the tyre and all over the back of the bike. The tyre was still going flat after unscrewing the can. In the end we gave up and took the tube out; there was a small hole - probably from a nail (although no sign of the nail). It was entertaining but the foam was useless and the mess was incredible. I've never bothered with the stuff since.
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I was given a huge can of tube type Tyre Weld as a "just in case" spare for a Euro trip (Elephant rally) on a Honda C50. On the way back - the rear tyre went flat
Pumping the stuff in reinflated the tyre - for about two mins. We put more and more of the stuff in (this was a can about the size of a small fire extinguisher - probably intended for a van or something) to no effect.
Eventually the foam stuff was coming out the side of the tyre and all over the back of the bike. The tyre was still going flat after unscrewing the can. In the end we gave up and took the tube out; there was a small hole - probably from a nail (although no sign of the nail). It was entertaining but the foam was useless and the mess was incredible. I've never bothered with the stuff since.
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Yes, a perfect description of my own experiences..... except for the African native standing at the side of the road laughing his insides out.
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