Why would I puncture? It would have to be a pretty big shred to stop the sealant from working.
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That's some faith right there!
I took my backpack today, 2 tubes, multitool, tyre levers, chain tool and pump.
Also brought spare socks, long sleeve Jersey, thin gloves and a base layer too.
Food wise I had 4 rolls and meet and a banana
Turning into roady
I took my backpack today, 2 tubes, multitool, tyre levers, chain tool and pump.
Also brought spare socks, long sleeve Jersey, thin gloves and a base layer too.
Food wise I had 4 rolls and meet and a banana
Turning into roady
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Probably wears short sleeve tops, ankle socks and can't ride in a bunch worth a **** either.
Soldato
Don't forget about wearing their helmet back to front, now wheres that picture of the tri guy with his helmet on back to front..........
Soldato
Back on topic, got a new smaller saddle bag...
Can just fit an inner tube, large multi tool, levers and puncture repair kit. No more room for keys or phone, but keep those in my jersey pockets now.
Can just fit an inner tube, large multi tool, levers and puncture repair kit. No more room for keys or phone, but keep those in my jersey pockets now.
Soldato
Gravel bike rides (like the 30 mile one today) I tend to go packless, so today I had:
2x water bottles
Oneup components 100cc pump, which has inside of it:
Oneup compnenents EDC tool, and a single CO2
EDC tool has: multitool, tyre lever, chain breaker, spoke keys, spare chain quicklink.
Phone with a credit card in the back of the case,
Tyres on both MTB and gravel bike are tubeless, had a pucture today and it sealed but needed some more air - 5 minute stop with the pump and I'm all good. I don't know why anyone wouldn't go tubeless if they could.
MTB rides:
Camelbak backpack
Oneup pump + 2x CO2's
Oneup tool as above
1x spare tube
Air pressure guage (becuase it's in my camelbak tool roll already)
Oh and cableties!!!!! Most important and most used bit of kit. I've had an external routing cable tie break a couple of times now.
Touch wood I've only ever had 2 puctures in over a year, both big thorns - both sealed with the orangeseal endurance in the tyres. If I ever rip a hole in a tyre too big for the sealant, that's where I'd fit the tube.
2x water bottles
Oneup components 100cc pump, which has inside of it:
Oneup compnenents EDC tool, and a single CO2
EDC tool has: multitool, tyre lever, chain breaker, spoke keys, spare chain quicklink.
Phone with a credit card in the back of the case,
Tyres on both MTB and gravel bike are tubeless, had a pucture today and it sealed but needed some more air - 5 minute stop with the pump and I'm all good. I don't know why anyone wouldn't go tubeless if they could.
MTB rides:
Camelbak backpack
Oneup pump + 2x CO2's
Oneup tool as above
1x spare tube
Air pressure guage (becuase it's in my camelbak tool roll already)
Oh and cableties!!!!! Most important and most used bit of kit. I've had an external routing cable tie break a couple of times now.
Touch wood I've only ever had 2 puctures in over a year, both big thorns - both sealed with the orangeseal endurance in the tyres. If I ever rip a hole in a tyre too big for the sealant, that's where I'd fit the tube.
Soldato
Mountain bike rides so using a Camelbak
Pump
2 x tubes
Patches
Topeak multitool
Tyre levers
Cable ties
2 x chain link
Snipe nose pliers
Small first aid kit
2 x foil emergency blankets (we have used 1 this year for a chap!)
Snickers/cereal bars
In winter I’d usually add a balaclava and spare gloves also.
Pump
2 x tubes
Patches
Topeak multitool
Tyre levers
Cable ties
2 x chain link
Snipe nose pliers
Small first aid kit
2 x foil emergency blankets (we have used 1 this year for a chap!)
Snickers/cereal bars
In winter I’d usually add a balaclava and spare gloves also.
Soldato
I just came across this:
https://www.velochampion.cc/products/velochampion-2in1-clever-chain-link-remover
2-in-1 tyre levers and missing link opener - good thinking Batman!
https://www.velochampion.cc/products/velochampion-2in1-clever-chain-link-remover
2-in-1 tyre levers and missing link opener - good thinking Batman!
Bunches are for the men who prefer the company of other men. Solo is where it's at.
Soldato
I've had a couple of punctures recently and my bigger concern now is generally getting air pressure back in once fixed/replaced. I have one of these and tend to find I don't get enough air in. There are two possible reasons. 1) I'm just not pumping hard enough, long enough 2) It's not a good pump.
I think it's very possibly option 1. I pump and pump and to the feel of my hand squeeze, it seems good. I then hop on and can see it's not enough pressure. I should probably just hop back off and get pumping again, but so far I've generally only had a few miles to go, so just get home and use my larger pump to get up to the correct PSI.
Is there a better pump out there I can take with me? Or should I just put more effort in. I notice one review says he gets up to 110psi with this pump, so I assume I just need to put more effort in?
**EDIT** I'm actually also ordering some CO2 and a control valve...
I think it's very possibly option 1. I pump and pump and to the feel of my hand squeeze, it seems good. I then hop on and can see it's not enough pressure. I should probably just hop back off and get pumping again, but so far I've generally only had a few miles to go, so just get home and use my larger pump to get up to the correct PSI.
Is there a better pump out there I can take with me? Or should I just put more effort in. I notice one review says he gets up to 110psi with this pump, so I assume I just need to put more effort in?
**EDIT** I'm actually also ordering some CO2 and a control valve...
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Soldato
I had that pump, it wasn’t very good as it was a single stroke. Put it on the wife’s bike and got https://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-mini-dx-master-blaster-pump-with-gauge/ this cheaper one which is dual action. Works far better.
Soldato
I've got a few minipumps including the one above but CO2 is so much easier. I've only had one puncture that didn't seal since moving to tubeless a couple of years ago though.
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My approach is to take an extra canister or 2 of CO2, and have a tiny pump for absolute emergency use only.
(I've also got a Presta-to-Schrader adapter valve so I can use a car garage pump in a pinch)
Don
I've got one of these - the pump is fairly poor, but effective enough to put enough air in to seat the tyre, then use the CO2 to fully inflate
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-hybrid-co2-mini-pump-race/
I was in the saddle bags are way uncool club until....
The Silca range came out
I use their saddle roll with boa, there is no rocking, movement or noise, it holds everything in place and has held up to the weather OK so far. Plus it looks good and ticks right under the saddle so it isn’t like some offensive ballsack rocking around.
I have one tube, two co2, levers, nitrile gloves, a 3” piece of old tubular tyre a small bit of a spoke (for stuck valves/poking stuff) and a basic multi tool (Allen and screwdriver).
I’m still rocking this, with an extra tube/co2 in my pocket at the moment.
Soldato
Yeah, that's my idea. Get the new tube on, use the mini pump to check all seems okay (twice I've had new tubes with punctures before I even start!) and when air seems to hold, I'll use CO2. How do I know when CO2 has got the tyre up to pressure? It stops? Or I just judge myself?
Depends on the size of the tyre, a 16g canister for example on my mountain bike tyre will take the whole the whole canister and give it just about enough pressure to ride on but a bit soft.
I use a track pump at home, even a cheap rubbish one is a really good investment as it a fast almost effortless way to pump tyres compared to regular pumps, and take Co2 out on the bike in case of punctures. I think it's a bit wasteful using C02 at home.
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Tbh, I thought it was a given you would just use a decent pump at home...?