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Anyone used it on bike tyres? Any good?

Think I may have a slow puncture, but can't find it; done the soapy water thing all round the tyre & valve - can't see any bubbles. Hadn't used the bike since the Norfolk weekend, pressure on the back tyre had dropped about 15 psi in 10 days.

Got a long ride early tomorrow, nearest bike tyre places are all out of the way, and would prefer not to replace the tyre right now unless it's absolutely necessary. Wondered about grabbing a can just in case.

It is a 'get you out of the shit' cure and that only, I will relay what I read on another bike forum ages ago,, posted by a tyre fitter
Some guy was doing a hefty commute, needed new hoops fitting,spent money on good tyres and as a precaution had sealant goo added at time of fitting
All was well for a few days until rear tyre disintergrated, as the tyres were v new,rider went back to point of purchase,they were suitably shocked and sent rear tyre back t manufacturer.
manufacturerer reported 'rear tyre looks like carcass had been damaged by collision with debris recently but sealant preevented puncture BUT masked damage incurred'
Rider confrmed hitting crap on dual carrigeway day earlier

I'm just thinking it might get me to an oasis of civilisation, should I have a problem in the middle of bumfucknowhere (aka East Anglia)

I've used it on car tyres and it was good - but it is only a "get you to the tyre place" fix.

The stuff Nooj uses is a different matter - that'll repair it without you even being aware you had a problem in the first place.

Think I may have a slow puncture, but can't find it

I had this problem for a while on my front tyre and was pissed off when the new PR3 exhibited the same symptoms and I took it back to the supplier.
The cause turned out to be that a patch of paint had flaked off inside the well of the rim and slight corrosion had crept under the paint up to where the tyre met the rim. The air was actually leaking out under the loose paint. Amazed!
A good clean up of the rim sorted the problem.

Funnily enough I asked Mart about his rim earlier.....

Don't know about your part of the country but the weather round here has cooled noticeably over the past week or so. This change in temperature could have affected your tyre pressures so it may be worth pumping up to the correct pressure and checking again in a day or two.

back_marker wrote:Don't know about your part of the country but the weather round here has cooled noticeably over the past week or so. This change in temperature could have affected your tyre pressures so it may be worth pumping up to the correct pressure and checking again in a day or two.

Very true. I doubt 15psi difference due to this alone but it could easily contribute a fair proportion of this making the problem seem worse than it is.

I bought a can for a puncture on my car, as I was travelling the country at the time. Discovered that you are very limited on speed with these (think it was 30mph!). So definitely as others have said, a get you out the shit, but not a short-term solution even.

I had a long-running slow puncture, I eventually found that the valve was leaking where it goes through the rim - removed the nut, gave it a clean & re-fitted, everything sorted

I did the back on the ER6 a few thousand miles ago with a Silverline tyre repair kit off Amazon. Took a piece of bar about 2mm by 5mm out of a nearly new tyre. Been fine since. Was fine at an indicated 110 on the local airfield. Dunno if I'd trust it on the front though.

Vcustoms do a bottle of stuff (vague I know) that goes into the tyre and if there is a puncture it works it's way into the hole and reseals it. Give em a ring dude as this stuff is good by my friends reviews.

my last one was the valve due to corrosion from the crap on the road and a hawthorn if that helps I would look at the valve ...


but then you said you'd been to the land of the evolutionary missing links they probably saw them and stole the air bloody nick anything those pikeys!

Nooj does or did stuff that you put in the tyre,

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He may or may not still do it, may or may not do it where you can add it yourself.

PM him and see what gives.. Tis very good by all accounts.. although wont really help you at this precise time.. as DR said, it's a different kettle of fish to the other 'repair' gloop as it isnt liable to rot from the inside out like has been known with other temporary fix stuff

Try a Givi rack mart and carry spares i tend to find that works

Thanks for the replies, gents. The tyre might have lost half a psi overnight - was still slightly warm when I measured it last night. I'll get a can of tyre-weld en route, just in case.

And thanks, Jay, for the helpful suggestion