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[Closed] Stupid UST Tyre Questions...
I've just bought a new XC hardtail fitted with Fulcrum Red Metal Zero wheels and Hutchinson UST tyres. I have never had UST tubeless tyres and wheels before and after some advice.
Is it advisable to use tyre sealant to prevent punctures and does it work? If I puncture out on a trail how do I repair it and would a Co2 cartridge be better to inflate and reseat the tyre rather than a normal pump? I assume I'll be able to use a normal inner tube in emergencies? What spares would you recommend I carry out on the trails to get me back up and running again?
Sorry to go on but any advice will be great...
Is it advisable to use tyre sealant to prevent punctures and does it work?
Yes it is. It just plugs the hole from the inside. Simples.
If I puncture out on a trail how do I repair it and would a Co2 cartridge be better to inflate and reseat the tyre rather than a normal pump? I assume I'll be able to use a normal inner tube in emergencies?
If the hole is too big to be plugged by the sealant, then yes, you can just pop a tube in there to get home, then repair and sort it out at home.
A tubeless tyre repair kit (Mine's from Panaracer) is good to have at home to then go and fix tyres in the comfort of your mancave.
Yup, the sealant will seal thorn puncture and small holes etc. You won't even know how many thorns you've picked up until you take the tyre off when it's worn out
If the hole is too big you can just stick a tube in.
I carry a [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7971 ]Weldtite Tubeless Repair Kit.[/url]
You can repair bigger holes and cuts at the trailside with it, without even removing your wheel, and you just carry on riding tubeless with the remains of the sealant still in.
I always carry a tube too, but never use it.
do these systems work on the trail when the tyre still has latex solution arround which I would have thought would stop anything sticking?
We recently had problems putting 2 patched tubes into a damaged system and I wondered if the latex desoved the old patch glue.
IME the [i]'just stick a tube in'[/i] trail fix is flawed, since theres usually loads of other thorns in the tyre carcass - cue an expensive and messy trail side search of the inside of the tyre for the said interlopers, before you put the tube in.
Even then, those that are lodged in the carcass of the tyre but don't protrude into the air space can still flat a tube once its inflated and ridden on, and these are buggers to find too.
Latex does stop tyre boots and patches sticking. Its one of the reasons I carry a bit of rag in my camelbak, so I can wipe the area clean and dry.
Thanks for the advice people, will help me to keep going.
My LBS also said not to use CO2 with sealant as the gas makes the sealant go off.