tire juice

[AndyPeace]

After a bout of flats, I put some tire sealant in my tubes (presta valves). This was a month back, well its worked well no flats, but my tires are low on air. I tried to pump them up this morning but really struggeled to get air, in fact I think I had less air than when I started. I'm wondering if the sealant is the heart of my problem, jamming up the valve or such like? Any thoughts?

 

[smokeysmoo]

Any thoughts?

That's something that's always crossed my mind with tyre slime products, and it must be a possibility, hence why I don't use it.

Good tyres, decent tubes, by which I mean not too many repairs, you don't have to pay top £ for decent tubes, rubber is rubber IMO, and correct tyre pressures should be all you need.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

After a bout of flats, I put some tire sealant in my tubes (presta valves). This was a month back, well its worked well no flats, but my tires are low on air. I tried to pump them up this morning but really struggeled to get air, in fact I think I had less air than when I started. I'm wondering if the sealant is the heart of my problem, jamming up the valve or such like? Any thoughts?

Dunno, is you pump working right?
I slimed several sets of tyres, only had a problem once, but that was when I actually inserted the stuff at first, the slime would not go in, so maybe the valve was faulty. In fact on changing inner tube all went well.

 

[HovR]

I've read that with some sealant products you must inflate the tire with the valve in a certain position, otherwise the sealant can solidify inside the valve. Not sure on the specifics as I don't use sealant, but it could possibly explain what you are experiencing?