tyre sealant in tubes?

stumpmagnet
stumpmagnet Posts: 88
edited October 2017 in Cyclocross
sorry if this has been covered before but does anyone run a bit of sealant in a standard or latex tube in clinchers? if so what amount and what stuff is best, also is it worth using latex tubes over butyl?
cheers

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  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    No and no in my opinion.
  • ravey1981
    ravey1981 Posts: 1,111
    just convert to tubeless, easy to do and not had a puncture since.
  • veryslowtwitch
    veryslowtwitch Posts: 321
    Great question. I just put 30mls of decathlon sealant in a standard butyl tube in a 25mm tyre and inflated it to 90 psi. Spun it arond. Stuck a pin in. Lots of air and sealant came out. tyre completely deflated. I re-inflated and rotated the wheel so puncture was at 6 o'clock. There was still no sign of the tiny hole sealing. Removed tyre and inner. lots of sealant had leaked out.
    From this n=1 trial I concluded that this particular sealant didn't work in this tube. No idea why not. Hopefully someone will tell us the science.
    If successful I was hoping to stick sealant in all my tubes but won't bother now.

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