reparing a tub on the road with gunk?

tramotane
tramotane Posts: 46
edited October 2007 in Workshop
has anyone seen or used the aerosol can with the gunky stuff in to reinflate/seal a tub?.
the tub is a vittoria CX .

any answers please :lol:

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,578
    I watched a friend attempt this in March. He ended up looking like a snowman as most of the gunky stuff ended up all over him. He didn't realise that you are meant to remove the valve first! :roll:
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    andyp wrote:
    He didn't realise that you are meant to remove the valve first! :roll:
    Any you sat there watching him struggle, with that information in your head but you didn't tell him......................................nice one! :lol:
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  • Titanium
    Titanium Posts: 2,056
    Sure, it works fine. Use Vittoria Pittstop. And remember to open the presta valve first...

    Alternatively, or additionally, you can pour in some latex sealant, the stuff MTB riders use. Just pour in 10cc, a low weight penalty but you can ride puncture free:
    http://www.bontrager.com/Mountain/Parts ... s/5872.php
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,578
    Bronzie wrote:
    Any you sat there watching him struggle, with that information in your head but you didn't tell him......................................nice one! :lol:
    I'm pleading innocence. I only found this out after the incident. Honest. (I remember thinking at the time that surely it's meant to work better than this!).
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    andyp wrote:
    I watched a friend attempt this in March. He ended up looking like a snowman as most of the gunky stuff ended up all over him. He didn't realise that you are meant to remove the valve first! :roll:

    When you say 'remove the valve'; do you literally remove it, or just unscrew it?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,578
    Anton de Lacey wrote:
    When you say 'remove the valve'; do you literally remove it, or just unscrew it?
    I believe, but as I don't ride tubs can't confirm this, that you're meant to unscrew the valve, spray in the sealant, rotate the wheel a bit, then put the valve back in and pump up the tyre. Much of this was gleaned from this forum.

    I'm sure someone more knowledgeable than me will be along shortly to correct any factual inaccuracies.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I haven't had the chance to use my can of Pit Stop since I bought it - obviously the act of carrying it repels the puncture fairies. It doesn't say anything on the can about removing the valve cosre - just unscrew the valve and, inject some in, let it settle for a bit and squirt in the remainder to fill the tyre. I have had prior good experience using Tufo tub sealant - remove valve core, gently pour required amount into the tub, remove valve core and away you go. Successfully dealt with a puncture on one ride and rode tyre happily for a quite a few miles afterwards.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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