What tubular with great puncture resistance ?

[Kayrehn]

Caffè latex never worked once out of 3 tries, pretty poor success rate I'll say. Orange seal is great, works perfectly for my latex tubed Vittoria corsas. If I see a slow leak over time after a repair, I just top up more and it's good again.

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[TobinHatesYou]

It’s utterly bizarre how people on various fora still use anything but Orange Seal (unless they have a secret homebrew that works even better.)

It’s somehow the best and worst kept secret at the same time.

[gkski]

How well does Orange Seal work with butyl tubes (both in Sprinter tubs and in clinchers)?

[elSid]

Orange Seal works to seal holes up to about 1mm for my tubulars. Butyl or latex inner tube doesn't matter.

I add a bit as a preventative measure, and carry a small cannister in case I hit something bigger out on the road. This setup rarely lets me down.

[DHG01]

No, not the pressurized canister. Effetto Mariposa.

The one in this link. You might want to pass a bit to a 1 oz bottle.

Orange seal, as said, is also known to work well.


https://www.bikeshop.es/liquido-prevent ... xuEALw_wcB

[mrlobber]

In my experience regularly riding tubs, small punctures and slow leaks can be perfectly fixed with Orange Seal, have at least 3 tubs in my arsenal being happily ridden further for thousands of km, but it can't do shit if you slash the sidewall to a 3-4mm cut (not that surprising, of course).

[petromyzon]

It’s utterly bizarre how people on various fora still use anything but Orange Seal (unless they have a secret homebrew that works even better.)
It’s somehow the best and worst kept secret at the same time.

It's the best I've used but more than double the price of Stan's per unit volume where I live. Also only available in small containers so more plastic waste.

[gkski]

I used Conti Revo this season in my rear Gatorskin tub and in the butyl tubes of a clincher wheel set.

I cannot tell if it worked, but I also had some in my Wife’s clinchers and the 1 time it was put to the test my pump accidentally unscrewed the valve stem ruining its chances. It didn’t seem to want to work right off, but several wheel spins seemed to have slowed the leak.

I hardly hear of anyone using the Revo so I may just try the OrangeSeal (regular formula, right?) or the Mariposa.

[GS100]

The thing with latex is that it doesn't tear with small punctures like butyl and it stretches/sticks to itself.
A puncture the size of a small needle won't require repare

This makes perfect sense and would explain why I've successfully sealed tubs with latex inners in the past.

I know tubulars aren't for everyone but for me they still have more going for them than road tubeless, provided I can still fix with sealant, that is.

Going to try to source some orange seal anyway as per feedback, must take every advantage where I can get it against the Puncture Gods.

[gkski]

Interesting. Crickets on the Conti Revo post. Must be even fewer riders than I thought using it.

[ico]

Are Conti Gatoskins grippy enough for winter wet riding?

[jekyll man]

Are Conti Gatoskins grippy enough for winter wet riding?

Assuming they are the same as the tubed version, then no, they're one of the worst traction tyres i and some of my mates have ever come across, with the front end washing out in a straight line on more than one occasion.
Only other tyre that came close to being as bad was the original rubino pro.

[DHG01]

I have Gatorskins on a bike. Not particularly grippy; very harsh and good puncture protection.

If you want puncture protection- lean towards 25/28 mm tubulars with latex inner tube. They tend seal very well.

[ico]

Are Conti Gatoskins grippy enough for winter wet riding?

Assuming they are the same as the tubed version, then no, they're one of the worst traction tyres i and some of my mates have ever come across, with the front end washing out in a straight line on more than one occasion.
Only other tyre that came close to being as bad was the original rubino pro.

I think Gatorskin tubulars have a different rubber compound and tread pattern to Gatorskin Clinchers.
Clinchers: https://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/road-and- ... /gatorskin
Tubulars: https://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/road-and- ... -gatorskin

Also profile on tubulars are rounder than on clinchers, so it could make a slight difference in cornering.