[email protected] (Bill K.) wrote in message news:<
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> I've used the TUFO goop on a TUFO tire, and wasn't
> completly satisfied. The tire was not balanced after I did
> it, and still lost air slowly.
The latex-tubed tires I repaired with Tufo actually lost air
*less* slowly with the Tufo than they did before the flat,
although they still need a daily topping up. And since
bicycle wheel/tube/tire systems are not balanced before you
add Tufo, I would not expect them to be balanced afterwards.
However, if you somehow noticed the difference you probably
used too much. I typically use 2 hypodermics (without the
needle) worth, which I believe equates to about 10cc.
> The TUFO goop is a last resort for a tire that you can't
> repair any other way.
No, it's a first resort- minimally invasive surgery.
> If you're not able to repair a tubie, you'd be better off
> sending it in to tire alert.
(Obviously not addressed to me personally since I have
already stated that I have repaired many tubular tires over
the years using the traditional approach.)If you don't mind
a butyl tube with a non-extractable valve core. That kind of
repair will permanently resolve the question of whether you
will ever use Tufo in the future on that tire or not, since
you have to remove the valve core to use Tufo (since ripping
open the tire to inject it through a hole in the tube kinda
defeats the purpose). And since I get fewer flats with latex
tubes I wouldn't recommend replacing them with butyl. (I
admit that this may be the result of the fact that better
tires tend to have latex tubes; however, lacking definitive
evidence one way or the other I will stick with and
recommend latex.)
JP
