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I had Ultraseal in my SM wheels for my old Dominator. I don't believe I ever had a puncture, but if I did, then the stuff obviously worked. I use slime in my push-bike tyres and that has paid off. I think they are worth having in tubed tyres: less so on tubeless, IMO.
I also used those valve cap pressure gauges ato save the hassle of checking , but I removed them when I heard stories of the added weight damaging the valves when the wheel was spinning fast and centrifugal forces could cause valve failure. Never happened, but did not want to find out the hard way.
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Originally Posted by Warthog
I had Ultraseal in my SM wheels for my old Dominator. I don't believe I ever had a puncture, but if I did, then the stuff obviously worked. I use slime in my push-bike tyres and that has paid off. I think they are worth having in tubed tyres: less so on tubeless, IMO.
I also used those valve cap pressure gauges ato save the hassle of checking , but I removed them when I heard stories of the added weight damaging the valves when the wheel was spinning fast and centrifugal forces could cause valve failure. Never happened, but did not want to find out the hard way.
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The valve cap indicator things are,in my professional opinion, dangerous (and are illegal in Germany where thay actually pay attention to such things). I would never trust any dynamic O-ring device to either seal fully or fail to stick when under a differential pressure. Get a digital or bordon type gauge or wait for a bike with TPM.
The tyre sealant stuff sounds to be an improvement over glycol and rubber and as these work to a degree I think this sounds OK. I used Ultraseal and it sealed the first few holes. The last one was in the seam of the tube and resulted in a slow deflation. The reason I don't use it now is that the gloop stops patches sticking. I'd say fine for UK/European use when you don't carry any tyre kit except an RAC card, not good for off road or out of the way places.
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