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@raith_rusty_cog
has anyone tried tube sealant on small inner tubes? presta valves
after 3 punctures in 2 days and walking home from work 1.5 hrs decided to try this slime stuff, the tyres are continental ultra and similar tubes 700 x 23
managed to do 2 bikes,but had to cut little holes to squirt the load into them as couldn't push the valves back into the tube
or on the one that I could remove the valve outward, no way the slime would go in, even standing on the bottle
on the plus I found the metal sliver in the tyre that caused all the misery lurking in the rubber, you could only feel it with the tyre inflated, so am assuming this has been doing all the punctures (well the last 2 at least as they were in similar place but mirrored)
and now seems to be holding at 120 psi! so in a way has saved the cost of a tyre so far so good
don't think I would have found the offending splinter without inflating the tyre
has anyone tried the pre filled tubes? Different brands? using a syringe to fill the tube?
was going to try a football ball pump but this stuff is very viscous, would it work?