I agree; if you aren’t plagued with thorns, and you experience punctures with only normal frequency, sealant would not be worth the bother. I’d happily patch 1 hole per week for 3K miles per year instead of messing with sealant — that’s 1/3 the rate I used to patch tubes. But OS does work, and work very well, in tubes and in tubeless tires.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM Andrew Scherer <[email protected]> wrote: > … With regard to TPU tubes, I jumped in late last season. I never went > tubeless, I don’t live in thorn country and I have no problem patching > tubes,. Tubeless seems like way more fuss and bother, plus I rotate riding > between a lot of bikes so I had the idea that the sealant would settle and > dry. In the Fall I bought a set of Ride Now tubes with metal valves for one > of my Mercians, which rides on Rene Herse tires. To be honest I don't feel > any difference between those and butyl tubes when riding. They've held air > for months while they wait for the snows to melt. Maybe tomorrow I'll > polish those frames! > > Andy Scherer > Manhattan and Woodstock NY > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu918Gt0n%3DcKvNxFzLKCM-wcXAtkKV62Wc98hYju5qNTA%40mail.gmail.com.
