Weight Weenies

KCookie wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:56 pm

1415chris wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:50 pm

In that case I'd open it up, sew it up and apply a patch from inside to support the stitching. And if the inner tube is compromised, you can patch it up as well in one go.

Wouldn't have a clue where to start or how to do it, and to be honest wouldn't want to do it. I would fail badly.
I could see if there's anyone in oz that can fix it, or just bin it.

fdegrove wrote:Hi,

Bigger bottles of this sealants do not exist because the sealant tends to harden inside the container once it has been opened up.
IOW, oxygen tends to solidify the sealant.

Cheers,

nutty wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:25 am

Hi all,
I installed these new pair of Conti Sprinter (butyl tube) and rode 20km before getting a flat. upon inspection, air leaks from the base of the valve. Should I try add some sealant to see if I could salvage it? Bought it as spares a year+ ago, so not possible to ask the reseller for help..

LouisN wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:16 am

That's the weak spot for tubulars. IMO many ways to cause leaks there. And usually nothing to do but bin the tub :
1) Installing the tubular poorly, with lateral pressure on the valve, and eventually create a hole.
2) Forcing, twisting the valve sideways when inflating...
3) HItting a pothole, or big crack with the valve facing down.

Louis

3Pio wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:31 pm

Seem that my turn to post in this topic... Today had a sice cut puncture on almost new Continental Competition (only 200 km rode on this tire , and i have never ever own a tire that lasted this little km's, but i guess bad luck (or very gentle sidewalls) )

Seem that Continental's have very vulnerable sidewalls..

Last week had sidecut on Continental 4000 SII (it was not still punctured and fix the hole with superglue..But considering unsafe i replaced), but this was on 5000 km, so ok..

But Competiton just 200 km (at least i really liked this tire in that 200 km's ).. .And very strange how this puncture happened.. Fast ride today, i stopped to tap watter and when i start braking hisssssssss.. I thought first that is the rear one (Continental Sprinter more then 2000 km on which i had puncture two months ago, and put it Tufo Extreme Sealant), but bad luck..It was not rear Sprinter, but Competition.. Tried to fix with Tufo Sealant but failed (maybe i made mistake that i did not get with me brand new bottle, but one that i used two months ago, but shaked very well)...

So lucky that i had my spare Tufo tub which bring me home (25-30 km's from home)

So what are my option considering Competition are almost new?

1. Should i try brand new Tufo Extreme Sealant (now when i pump some higher pressure, let's say more then 4 bar, Tufo dont hold pressure anymore)

In meanwhile i put some pressure, put the tire with hole beeing down so will try again tommorow


2. Should i send for repair or try to reapair my self with unstiching base tape, then i unstiching tire and to try to replace iner tube and to put inside patch of the sidewall?


3. Just bin it?


This is how puncture look like: