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
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