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For anyone interested in the Silca sealant (and replenisher) I have just changed tyres after several months using the Silca, and one dose of replenisher along the way.
I’ve read a few posts elsewhere mentioning that this sealant damages rim tape and / or dries out.
It certainly didn’t dry out (although was replenished, as per the Silca directions). Plenty sloshing about in there. Very little string formation. One substantial clump of sealant and fibres firmly attached inside each tyre, which fits the puncture history. And the rim tape seems fine.
However - I am a bit concerned that there is a lot of wear along the inside centre of each tyre - a 1cm band around the periphery where the casing appears to be threadbare. I wonder if the carbon fibre particles in this stuff are perhaps a bit too abrasive?