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puncture sealant spray

  • 15-07-2010 5:04pm
    #1
    souter
    Registered Users Posts: 634 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    my wife is now the proud owner of a Giant Halfway (and very nice it is too).
    However I can't see her learning to repair a puncture, so was thinking about a sealant spray such as http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Zefal_Sealant_Spray/5360043681/.
    I'm a bit puzzled this is the only brand I can find, which makes me wonder if they are a truly reliable concept.
    Has anyone any experience using these?


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  • #2
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    I was just reading about them and why they hadn't been adopted for road use yet. It seems that the higher the pressure the less effective they are, and you still have to repair the puncture at some point. They also have a limited shelf life, I'm not sure how practical it is for commuting.

    It's a good skill to learn, a lot of people seem intimidated by it but once you learn it's a doddle. Maybe get her some CO2 cartridges? Pumping up a tyre is the hardest part.


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,142 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Marathon Plus come in 20".


  • #4
    souter
    Registered Users Posts: 634 ✭✭✭souter


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    I was just reading about them and why they hadn't been adopted for road use yet. It seems that the higher the pressure the less effective they are, and you still have to repair the puncture at some point. They also have a limited shelf life, I'm not sure how practical it is for commuting.

    It's a good skill to learn, a lot of people seem intimidated by it but once you learn it's a doddle. Maybe get her some CO2 cartridges? Pumping up a tyre is the hardest part.

    Well the wheels are low pressure (50-60psi), but on reflection she could fold up the bike and take a taxi home for the price of that yoke. D'oh!
    She's not commuting either, or going far, so double d'oh!

    As for teaching her to repair a tyre, I can't see that going well - I tend to get stressed up enough fixing my own punctures.

    re. marathon tyres, I'll see how much mileage she does before getting upgraditis, hard though it is to resist.


  • #5
    hobochris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭hobochris


    I use Ultra Seal on the motorbike, Brilliant stuff and its suitable for all wheels.


  • #6
    SubLuminal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭SubLuminal


    Changing a tube or patching one is pretty easy, she could learn to do it and solve the problem entirely - self suffiency always comes in handy at some point tell her!


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  • #7
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    I have heard it works around 50% of the time. I have Vittoria Pit Stop myself for tubulars but luckily have not yet had to try it. I'd teach her how to fix the puncture... although there are other lady cyclists who rely on there being a man around to do it for her.


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