[Closed] Tyre Yogurt Sealant

I have tried it as it sounded great and local shop started selling it.

I found however it leaked constantly out of all tyres I tried, through the side walls. It also lost pressure worse than others I’ve used and when I removed a tyre that it wouldn’t seal, found most of it had formed a ball in the tyre (not a firm clump like with some but was like a clump of jelly). It said it definitely didn’t clump so that was disappointing.

Still running it in my gravel tyres but it’s leaking still after months so they are next on my list to change too.

I wanted to like it as it’s a good idea and local ish product in part, but Stans has a just much better in my experience. (Only ever tried Stans and this).

Hmmm, not the glowing endorsement I was hoping for, and seems consistent with feedback I read on MTBR.

I got some OKO sealant from Planet X that seems to be doing a good job.
You can also get tractor/quad bike sealant on Amazon or eBay and use that. It's quite thick so I had to water it down a touch.

What Tyre Yogurt is very good at is mending punctures and not drying out requiring top ups every other month, what it’s not good at is mixing with latex sealants. I’ve tested it with nails, Stanley blade slashes and even a drill bit up to 6mm diameter, all sealed no problem and left plenty behind in the tyre. I did however find the same issue as ojays with a particularily porous sidewall set of tyres, so had a chat with the TY guys who happily admitted that with some tyres you may actually need to use a latex based sealant to seal the tyre walls first. You can then wipe it out and carry on with Tyre Yogurt. it’s so long lasting I’ve even swapped between tyres. So I reckon it’s great stuff and won’t be going back to Stans any time soon.

I tried some and wasn't impressed.
It worked for around a month then the tyre started going down all the time.
Popped the bead to have a look and it looked OK just wouldn't work.
Tipped it out and put some Stans in and everthing was OK again.

I tried it in the last few weeks because they are local.

On the road bike it didn’t seal a small puncture at all. When I opened it up it had clumped, the guys at TY are mint to deal with and they reckon that could have been because it mixed with a previous latex sealant.

MTB - I was losing air on one tyre (other one exactly the same tyre and stayed up fine) around the bead. Replacing the yoghurt with Orange Endurance Seal seemed to sort it.

It seems to seal stuff well though; when I tried squeezing TY out of a bottle with a small hole in it sealed up the bottle and I had to put a needle in it to loosen it up.

Is there a reason that people don't like Stans?

I've always found it to be perfectly good.

Is there a reason that people don’t like Stans?

I’ve always found it to be perfectly good.

It works great. However tyre yogurt claims of never drying out and being more eco friendly were appealing.

Hey there, Jon the co-creator of Tyre Yogurt here. Great to see feedback, both positive and constructive, of Tyre Yogurt. Here's a few pointers that may answer some questions.
1) Stans, Joes, Peatys, Orange Seal etc are all great products. If you use them and like them then dont swap, they do a great job.
2) We created TY because of some of the personal frustrations we had with latex based sealants. Some other people have no issues with latex based sealants.
3) Any one sealant cannot do everything. For example a latex based sealant is designed to work by the latex curing and drying in the puncture hole.Therefore, you also have to expect the liquid to cure and dry in your tyre at some point.
4) TY seals holes in a different way, the same way that all sealants in the non bike world work. The millions and millions of fibres physically block the puncture hole and as the tyre flexes more fibres are forced into the hole making the seal stronger and stronger. There is no chemical reaction, drying or curing. Therefore, TY stays liquid a lot longer inside your tyre
5)"shake bottle well" if it says this on your bottle of sealant it's because the different elements within the liquid will separate. Therefore, this will also happen in your tyre. You can have plenty of liquid sealant in your tyre but if the puncture clogging particles have separated and stuck together then you are only relying on a milky latex and water liquid to seal a puncture, which usually is only good for the smallest of thorn holes. TY does not separate so within the liquid you will always have puncture sealing fibres.
6) Tyres can be porous! A good quality tubeless ready tyre should have a butyl or latex lining layer, making it as air tight and non porous as possible. Unfortunately, not every tyre is created equal and sometimes you will have a very porous tyre. Especially the case with some very light weight tyres. Some tyre manufacturers are charging you the price for a tubeless ready tyre which relies on you using a latex based sealant to fill and seal all of the imperfections in the manufacturing process. Unfortunately, this means that your sealant dries and cures on the inside of your tyre leaving nothing to seal puncture holes.
Referring back to point 3) TY does not cure and dry. Therefore, if you have a very porous tyre and use TY you will see the product sweating on the side wall. This is normal and will mean that you will have to check the level of liquid after a few months ( As mentioned by member CNUD above )

We have put in years of research and testing into TY, as have most of the other sealant brands. To be honest there really is no such thing as a rubbish sealant, you just have to find the one that works for you with the wheel and tyre combos that you use and for the type of terrain you ride in.

Also, there is no sealant out there that is magic. If you ride the incorrect tyre in the wrong terrain then you are going to get rips and holes. The surface area of even the fattest of tyres and the amount of air we have to play with are so small compared to other vehicles with tyres that it is very easy to ruin the structural integrity of your tyre making it impossible to seal - this has nothing to do with your sealant choice being "rubbish"
As you can see we are pretty passionate about tyre sealants and can bang on about them all day. I hope that this has answered some of the questions that you may have had and if you want any more info or top tips the you can ping us a message on the TY website.
All the Best
Jon

I’ve had TY in my new wheels for 8 months - no leaks, no issues.