Stans vs Goat Head Thorns... Thorns for the win...

[bobdivot]

I did a slight detour around a rider and ran through a major nasty patch and picked up 20+ goat heads in each tire. Sealant was fresh, right about three months old. Levo with Butchers. I knew I screwed the pooch and I was likely gonna pay the man.The Butchers are so-so, so no bigee....Three so's inna row

I had at least a dozen oozing leaks in each tire and being a thrifty bastard I figured lets see what happens.

It's been 3 weeks plus, a ton of rides and the funny thing is the front sealed up and is holding for the most part, but the rear still oozes from about 8 spots and looses about 15 psi overnight. Not getting better so the new Minions go on this weekend. More weight on the rear is the only thing I can figure?

Love the Stans, haven't had a flat in 6 years since going tubeless...Curious tho?

 

[ottoshape]

Orange Seal is what I use to deal with those evil thorny bits....

 

[Ted]

+1 for Orange Seal.

 

[steve_sordy]

Any latex is good for tyres that are not tubeless, but I prefer something thicker and that does not go off after six months. I am currently finding Slime Pro Sealant for tubeless tyres very good indeed.

NB: I expect to see damp patches on the tyres after a few days off. They tell me how many punctures I've had that did not result in flats!

 

[Lino]

20 isn’t bad, I did that and picked up at least 100 on each tire on first ride before going tubeless.
I have a tire that goes flat on another bike but it’s from a side puncture, never had any issue with sealing because of a goat head hole not sealing.

 

[Gary]

Curious tho?

For any holes stans won't seal I just patch my tyres from the inside using Automotive tyre patches and vulcanising solution.
eg.
VULCANIZING CEMENT TYRE REPAIR GLUE & 50 TYRE PUNCTURE REPAIR PATCHES 45MM | eBay

Clean out any stans from the inside of the tyre, dry it and faintly sand paper the casing then apply the patch as you would normally. Only to the inside of the tyre rather than the outside of a tube. Done properly it's a permanent repair.