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Old 01-19-23, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by obrentharris
I've been using sealant in tubulars with latex tubes for a few years. But I make sure that my tubulars never go completely flat between rides, which is bad for the tubes anyway if the bike is sitting upright on its tires. This only requires me to re-inflate every week or two, which might get to be a chore if you have a collection of 20 bikes but I only have three bikes with tubulars.
Brent
My method is to not use sealant until I have a flat. Then, hopefully, I reduce the chance of an issue and I am only risking a tubular that I would need to repair anyways.
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