Do pro riders use tyre sealant?

natrix
natrix Posts: 1,111
edited August 2012 in Road general
Not sure if this is the correctplace to post this, but hope I can get an answer.

Basically, do pro riders use tyre sealant?? I had always thought that it was too heavy, but the mechanic on last weeks ITV4 show 'The Cycle Show' said that Mark Cavendish had been using it in the tour.

Was he correct? Are pro riders using it now??
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Sprinters might not want to puncture at the end of a stage, so they might use it... otherwise, there is no point in a PRO race, as they get the wheel changed in seconds

    BTW: the ITV commentators talked a lot of tosh... I would say 50% of what they said was guessing, heard through the grapevine and made up stuff to fill the silence
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    BTW: the ITV commentators talked a lot of tosh... I would say 50% of what they said was guessing, heard through the grapevine and made up stuff to fill the silence

    Yep - and the comment could easily be a mis-interpretation/misunderstanding of a reference to the glue used to hold the tyres on.
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I've never heard this. Wheel changes take seconds and the rider will be back in the bunch. I'd have thought they'd risk that rather than having extra weight in their wheels ?
  • ♠ChumBucket♠
    ♠ChumBucket♠ Posts: 388
    The guy did reference to it but I think it was regarding some training rides that MC did/does & not in competition.

    He may even get paid to say it! :|
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  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    the sealant doesnt work all that well on road bikes with the higher pressure tyres. A situation made worse surely when using tubs at c.140+ psi.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    mattshrops wrote:
    A situation made worse surely when using tubs at c.140+ psi.

    Pros don't ride pressures that high - only people who don't know any better.

    The few riders using tubeless might ride with sealant, but that's all.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    it was said MC used it on his training rides and suffered less P's than his teammates.
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  • aspender
    aspender Posts: 96
    According to this article, Sky and Lampre amongst others use it at PR:

    http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/04/ ... ing_212925

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