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Just had my first experience of fitting a slug thing to my tyre. Luckily, I still had the instructions and it went in without too much hassle, and the tyre inflated. Despite trimming to approx 3mm proud as stated in the instructions, by the time I got home, its sticking out quite a bit more. Should I trim it again? Is it safe to leave in forever now, or is it just a temporary fix?
Jam another one in or just patch the tyre now your home. Ive torn a side wall and used 3 of them to seal it must of been a month before i patched the tyre.
Where do people get the anchovy/slug things from?
Any preferred makes?
I've used weldtite and never bothered to patch them later.
I've had 1 in 5 fixes fail - done right and for the right hole they're a permanent fix.
I got a load of generic ones off ebay much cheaper than repair kits - the weldtite kit is good, though.
IME the worm will work its way out of 1 in 10 holes, probably as the hole is too big. It'll get you home, maybe even last a few weeks but you'll want to put a patch in from the inside.
Cheers.
I'll get the tyre off and patch it then....
what patch for the inside of the tyre then?
what patch for the inside of the tyre then?
Bin dun recently. [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/patching-tubeless-tyres ]http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/patching-tubeless-tyres[/url]
what patch for the inside of the tyre then?
I've used regular inner tube patches before but managed to pinch puncture one of those too 😆
For something tougher I'd try a tyre boot. So long as it holds, the sealant should be able to do its job.