Punctures - Thoughts

Vincent Wilcox <[email hidden]>typed

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More out of curiosity this question but, has anyone tried using that tyre weld stuff on a bicycle
tyre? Ive used it on a car and its lasted well over a year now. Mind you I only use the car when
its wet. 😉

Never tried the stuff but bike tyres run at rather higher pressures than cars (~100psi vs ~30psi).
Since my puncture repairs are almost perfect, why change a winning formula?

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More out of curiosity this question but, has anyone tried using that tyre weld stuff on a bicycle
tyre? Ive used it on a car and its lasted well over a year now. Mind you I only use the car when
its wet. 😉

It's best to get a "puncture proof" tyre such as the Schwalbe Marathon Plus rather than rely on
tyre weld.

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Vincent Wilcox said:

More out of curiosity this question but, has anyone tried using that tyre weld stuff on a
bicycle tyre?

I have and it's bloody awful. Very messy and sticky, often doesn't work at all and can fail suddenly
when it does. Rather bulky to carry aroud on a bike as well (it's a puncture fixer not a preventer).

Better is the pre-sealant liquid type of thing which can automatically seal punctures as they
happen. I've used WrenchForce prefilled tubes: work reasonably well; apparently "Slime" can be good
too. But these add complication and weight and can't be completely reliable. Best solution of all,
IMO, is to simply use more puncture resistant tyres if punctures are a real problem.

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Ive used it on a car and its lasted well over a year now.

It's only supposed to be used as a temporary emergency repair. Tyre could (still) blow out at
any time possibly causing injury or death to you and others. I think you should get the tube
changed ASAP.

~PB

Simon Mason said:

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It's best to get a "puncture proof" tyre such as the Schwalbe Marathon Plus rather than rely on
tyre weld.

It was more out of curiosity that I was asking. But strangely the tyres that have caused me to ask
are marathon slicks which punctured twice last week, the most sucessful tyres wrt puncture
resistance ive used so far are specialized armadillos but they give an awful ride especially in the
wet, although thats ok for commuting.

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Simon Mason said:

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It's best to get a "puncture proof" tyre such as the Schwalbe Marathon

Plus

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rather than rely on tyre weld.

It was more out of curiosity that I was asking. But strangely the tyres that have caused me to ask
are marathon slicks which punctured twice last week, the most sucessful tyres wrt puncture
resistance ive used so far are specialized armadillos but they give an awful ride especially in
the wet, although thats ok for commuting.

The new Marathon Plus are very puncture resistant see:

wiggle.co.ukv2 product detail.aspOpen ↗

Simon