12boy
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- Casper WY USA
I have Marathon Racers on my Brompton now, and due to ample rain in the spring this has been the worst year I can remember for Goatheads, the uniquitous natural caltrops found in the western states. Based on advice from my LBS, I used an ounce or so of tubeless tire sealant each in the tires. Picked up 3 of the nasty buggers and saw the sealant oozing out once I had removed the Goatheads and watched my tire deflate very slowly. Then it stopped deflating, and I pulled out my little Lezyne pump and filled the tube back up to maybe 70 psi and got home. Once there I used my track pump to fully inflate the tire and found it just as full the next morning. Went for my usual + or - 20 mile ride and the tire stayed hard. I had a similar issue with my front tire and inadvertantly pinched the innertube on the inside with a slit a bit too big for the sealant to seal and it was a PITA to get a patch to adhere, but I managed. I thought I might share this since just pumping more air is a lot easier than fixing a flat on the road. The pic of the Goathead shows one with 1/4 " thorns, BTW.