Which is the BEST sealant ?

[Barbara_Reed]

Going tubeless.

Don't want to.

 

[RickBullotta]

The tire in the first picture is ever-trustworthy Maxxis Minion DHR II 29" 66-622 (29 x2.60 (WT)) (120 TPI) 3C MaxxTerra-Compound TR + E

Wow. Must be an EXO sidewall (vs EXO+). I’ve never seen a drop of sealant on the sidewalk of an EXO+ tire.

 

[Barbara_Reed]

Go for steel tubes , ebike ready, puncture proof

Yep. Got schwalbe marathon tour on the hybrid, but wanted something with more comfort on the trike so got big apple. Might have made a wrong choice

 

[GrahamPaul]

I find oko a bit thick so add 50% water to it.
Its £10 from my local Mole farm shop for the 1250ml bottle.

Seems that stuff is only rated for speeds of less than 50mph. So no use for about half this forum who have derestricted their bikes... ?

 

[Doomanic]

So no use for about half this forum who talk out of their arse...

FTFY

 

[Beaker2135]

I’ve used a few including Stan’s, my preferred choice is Continental Revo. It’s ammonia free doesn’t leave any difficult residue when changing tyres and seals even the biggest holes in my experience
They’re all good and some times what you have or can get is the best

 

[Hamina]

Wow. Must be an EXO sidewall (vs EXO+). I’ve never seen a drop of sealant on the sidewalk of an EXO+ tire.

Did you notice that the tire is kinda upside down in the pic?

 

[GrahamPaul]

Did you notice that the tire is kinda upside down inside out in the pic?

FTFY.

(And, no, I didn't )

 

[Will Hesch]

Zimmerframe, you really got it going this time!

I've been using Orange Seal for about 5 years and it's proven to be a great sealant for my tubeless tires. I use the type with what they call Nano-particles, I call it silver glitter and it works. The glitter coagulates the sealant on larger holes and seals them up quickly.

The best testament to Orange Seal is the ride which gave me over 160 goat-heads in front and rear tires. Pulled them all out and only lost around 5 lbs of air.

Honestly, I think any latex sealant will work but I do like the glitter in Orange Seal.

 

[Aikone]

Another vote for Orange Seal, good experience for many years in the road bike, countless MTB & the gravel bike.

 

[aarfeldt]

How about those of us still using tubes? What would you recommend?

Schwalbe makes sealant to use in tubes - works very well.

 

[RickBullotta]

Did you notice that the tire is kinda upside down in the pic?

OMFG. I’m an idiot. No I didn’t. Ha ha.

 

[aarfeldt]

I use Vegetalex - works great.

 

[BOTG]

Pink Mucoff has been great so far, just make sure you put at least 160ml in .

 

[steve_sordy]

I use Vegetalex - works great.

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Vegetalex - it sounds like a laxative for vegans. It's even biodegradable and plastic-free!

Although if it was, it would not be in a thread about sealants!

 

[Planckus]

Stan’s and now bought their race sealant.

 

[Waynemarlow]

Oko takes a lot of beating for longevity in the tyre, never seems to go hard like Stans and can be refreshed by simply putting 50mgs or a bit more of water in and going for a ride.

Downside is it will plug big holes which at the low pressures we run, eventually work there way out of the tyre which leads to a sudden big loss of unexplained pressure as it builds up a new plug, you look at your tyre, see what looks like the original plug and go searching for the new hole. Took me weeks to finally work out what was going on, solved by putting a patch on the inside of the tyre.

The other hassle and I think it’s common with all repair fluids, is the valve eventually won’t seat properly and will leak when you top up the pressure occasionally, for the cost of a new valve just fit a new one when you top up the fluid.

 

[lumpy]

I've always used Stans but I've switched to Orange Seal.

 

[R120]

Orange Seal for me too - been using it for 3 years and fingers crossed have never had any sort of puncture that hasn't resealed and enabled me to ride on.