Mouse

[drjarvis2003]

I read some time ago, on here some peoples experiences with mouse, but cant find anything during a search. Can anyone recommend a good one that will seal a slash and fit a presta valve? Hopefully small enough to fit in my back pack without taking up too much space.
Cheers.

 

[Gary]

Had to read that twice and still can't get the image of someone trying to plug tyre rips with a little rodent out my head.

assume you meant to say "Mousse"?

sorry. Haven't ever used a tyre mousse, just sealant but i wouldn't expect any liquid form sealant to be able to plug a proper rip. Best course of action is to sew the rip with fishing line then patch the tyre from the inside (Automotive patches are good for this) and lastly superglue/shoegoo over the stitching.

 

[drjarvis2003]

Yes mousse.
I was looking for something I could take with me for on the trail repairs. I have used stans race and muc off and both times they failed, so was thinking I could inject mousse to continue the ride and worry about it, when I got home.

 

[Gary]

I just carry a tube and tyre boot for those situations and deal wih the ripped tyre at home

 

[Markymark]

patch the tyre from the inside (Automotive patches are good for this) and lastly superglue/shoegoo over the stitching.

Are these patches called Radial tyre patches? Jus tdid a search and that's what I found.
Probably answered my own question really but just want to check.
Incidentally, I just started a thread about whether tubeless are worth it or not.
Cheers

 

[mark.ai]

I saw a video recently of someone using something called GUP tyre sealant - it seemed to inflate the tyre and fill it with some kind of foam.

Here, it was this video at about 12:20

Seems to be on Amazon UK:

 

[Gary]

Are these patches called Radial tyre patches? Jus tdid a search and that's what I found.
Probably answered my own question really but just want to check.
Incidentally, I just started a thread about whether tubeless are worth it or not.
Cheers

Yeah, I've seen them called that. they come in various sizes and shapes. Ebay has them in quantities of 5 or 6 for a couple of quid if you've no descent car parts places local.

 

[paquo]

This will work for a sidewall tear to keep a tube from bulging out