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Personally I have only ever used 'Just Riding Along Milk' and never really had any problems with it but was just looking for others experience with different types? What would you recommend?
Stan's.
Friend tried Cafelatex and it wouldn't seal punctures. LBS told him that he had to add glitter to the sealant. He went back to Stan's.
Stan's but may trying brewing my own next time.
I have always used stans but may try something different in the future
Stan's here too.
i just use tubes.......
Stan's.
Stans. Tried Caffee Latex, but found it doesnt like CO2 inflators, which cause it to harden.
Stans. JRA milk ended up as tennis-ball sized lumps of spooge.
GB
Ok Stans seems to be the one then..... thanks guys
Nothing more than art latex for me. £9 for half a litre. Mostly thorns and stuff round here which it cpes with admirably.
dont like doing maint if i can avoid it so using [url= http://www.oko.com/puncture_%20prevention.html ]OKO X-treme[/url],does not dry out allegedly! ghetto conversion no prob, and stuck some in a tube when i got a puncture and has been doing fine...thumbs up so far.
Stans but over time it develops the spiky balls we all hate.
Any homebrew recipes that people use successfully?
MTBR thread here for home brew:
[url= http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-components/best-tubeless-brew-406115.html ]http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-components/best-tubeless-brew-406115.html[/url]
Homebrew, works out about £10 /litre, works fine.
As per thread on MTBR covering it, basically 10-15% screenwash (proplylene / ethylene glycol antifreeze), 20-25% water and the rest art shop latex. The more latex in the mix the faster it seals bigger holes but the less time it lasts before making latex coral in the tyre (as Stans does). Add the latex to the screenwash not the other way round to avoid coagulation. Slime or glitter is said to seal small cuts faster. I don't use it, I've flinted a few tyres and got a white spray to add insult to tyre injury but not bothered with slime/glitter yet since it seals thorns etc without loss of pressure.
Currently using stans, but thinking of trying the Fenwicks stuff as I've been impressed with most of the Fenwicks range
Stans here too, as it works. Thought about DIY but the saving's trivial.
Nobody tried the conti stuff?
What about the Bontrager and Specialized versions?
Anyone tried Stans with a bit of screenwash? If that's what stops it going off?
I've got some of the Bontrager one and its nowhere near as good as Stans IME
Stans here too but took 1 tyre off after 6 months and it was empty! No fluid. Interested in trying the conti stuff...
Stans and been using for about 2.5 years. Never had a balling issue...
Stans and top it up ever few months
Fenwicks here - works well and it's bright blue which makes it extra good for comedy value when you are pumping your tyres up in the kitchen and the bead pops into place spraying a blue mist over the floor, walls, ceiling and everything you are wearing.
Specialised stuff is rubbish for ghetto. Too thick so doesn't coat the inside while doing the initial inflation.
Stan's for me although I used some Joe's no flats last week and it worked well.
Anywhere have either cheap?
I really liked the specialized one, I prefer the thicker ones as stans/jra seem to thin and just keep bubbling away whilst I'm frantically trying to pump the tyre up (with a track pump). Also used slime which is similar to speccy but I think the speccy one is better, seem sto have some kind of fibre in it
Bontrager. Never failed for me and doesn't dry out quickly/form balls as it isn't latex based. Conti and Fenwicks sound similar so I'd be happy to use them too.
Joe's no flats over here. Would recommend.
Tried Stan's & Bontrager. not so keen on these - Balling and poor low temp performance, iirc.
Started using the Conti Revo Seal, seems good so far.