I ran into this yesterday evening and didn't even realized it until today at noon. I had to spend a good 2 hrs cleaning the muddy sealant out and set it back up again. It wasn't fun but still better than fixing it on the side of the road. I think fixing it next time would be quicker, most of the time spent was not knowing how to seat it properly.
by ComradeLuan
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If you have good sealant that is happy with the pressure/tempurate and whatnot and hasn’t sat for too long and stopped working then tubeless is amazing. I always half-joke that in an ideal tubeless config when you setup your tires you should feel comfortable stabbing the tire with a push pin or something to make sure the sealant is working. Only a big cut or catastrophic damage should require your to do anyting more than maybe get off and put in some more air.
Where I live it’s common to get really tiny pieces or rock, wire, etc in your tire and that’s guaranteed to puncture a tube but the best case scenario for tubeless. It shouldn’t matter if small objects go through the tire. Handling a nail without going flat though is pretty impressive!
I wonder how long changing/fixing a tube would take….
I picked up a couple thumbtacks and didn’t realize it until I got home and heard this ticking sound when I rolled into the garage. When I pulled them out the tire sealed almost instantly. I think my PSI dropped from 40 to 38. I’ll never go back to tubes.
For those unfamiliar with woodworking, the tire was punctured by a finishing nail. As a cyclist, this is never the finish you want.
That’s awesome it sealed and you made it home, but you should really replace that tire. A hole in the sidewall especially low down by the rim is a big failure point because of how much the sidewall flexes, get a new tire before that one comes apart at 40 mph