The only time I had a tubeless setup with liquid sealant was on an e-scooter.
Got a puncture, the sealant did not close the puncture but made a huge mess.
On my bikes, in well over 12,000 km, I’ve had only a single flat. And that flat was caused by rookie error when installing a new tube after replacing my tires.
I see no compelling reason to spend money on sealant, worry about topping it up, still needing to carry a tube, and also needing to carry a tubeless puncture kit.
I forgot the brand I used, but it was one of the “best” and most recommended at the time (only a few years back). It was purple.
On my current e-scooter, it runs tubeless by default, but has a gel liner, rather than liquid, so it self-heals without maintenance or mess. That would be awesome to have in a bike tire.
I remember now, it was “Armor-Dilloz”. Never tried flatout, but the whole experience just left me unimpressed. I’ve been totally fine with bike tubes. Even on bikes that are used all year round, in +30 and -20 Celsius… no issues. No need to check them. Just inflate once in a while, and I’m good. LOL
Flatout can plug some pretty bad damage, if you look up video demos on YouTube there are people literally using drill bits on their tires and still being able to ride.
The only time I had a tubeless setup with liquid sealant was on an e-scooter.
Got a puncture, the sealant did not close the puncture but made a huge mess.
On my bikes, in well over 12,000 km, I’ve had only a single flat. And that flat was caused by rookie error when installing a new tube after replacing my tires.
I see no compelling reason to spend money on sealant, worry about topping it up, still needing to carry a tube, and also needing to carry a tubeless puncture kit.
I’ve run Flatout in mine and it works great, but from what I’ve heard, Slime sucks.
I forgot the brand I used, but it was one of the “best” and most recommended at the time (only a few years back). It was purple.
On my current e-scooter, it runs tubeless by default, but has a gel liner, rather than liquid, so it self-heals without maintenance or mess. That would be awesome to have in a bike tire.
These days Flatout is pretty much the go-to for tube sealant, but if I recall, it was more tan colored?
I remember now, it was “Armor-Dilloz”. Never tried flatout, but the whole experience just left me unimpressed. I’ve been totally fine with bike tubes. Even on bikes that are used all year round, in +30 and -20 Celsius… no issues. No need to check them. Just inflate once in a while, and I’m good. LOL
Flatout can plug some pretty bad damage, if you look up video demos on YouTube there are people literally using drill bits on their tires and still being able to ride.