Orange Seal - Endurance Formula Tubeless Bike Tire Sealant | Long Lasting, Fast Sealing | for MTB, Road, CX and Gravel Bicycle Tires

Finally got around to replacing my mtb tires. This fluid didnt seem much thinner than Stans when filling the tire. Manufacturer says 4oz, my tire/wheel took 12oz plus. It is still seeping out the spoke nuts. Most irritating, every time I press the valve stem I get sprayed with fluid - regardless of valve stem location or how long the wheel has been stationary. Havent ridden enough to determine how long lasting it is. Doubt Ill buy it again.

Fixed 10+ soccer balls with this (1/3 of bottle)!! Used a 10ml syringe with 14G needle (search).

Creates a nice seal without turning into a huge rubber ball inside the tire.

Use in all my bike tires

Lets be honest here, the average cyclist is often lured into believing claimed benefits of a product without ever witnessing any valid tests to back the claims up. Youll hear all kinds of anecdotal claims of how great tubeless tires are, but you rarely hear about the many drawbacks - and the fact that you probably are a lot better off just sticking with good old tire tubes. Most common tubeless benefits cited (parroted): * Run at low pressures without going flat This is primarily something that people who ride off-road claim as a benefit, that by going tubeless you can drop the tire pressure lower than you could with a tube to get more grip on loose/uneven surfaces...whereas if you were using tubes youd be dealing with pinch flats once dropping below a certain threshold. False - properly installed tubes will not pinch flat even at lower pressures, and tubeless tires suffer from burping where the bead breaks momentarily allowing a lot of air to escape. The benefits of super low PSI are also dubious at best. * Never any flats This has nothing to do with tubeless and everything to do with the liquid sealant that you have to use as a stopgap to make tubeless work in the first place. Because spoked wheels are inherently not air-tight, for tubeless to work, a seal must be created. This is done by taping over the spoke holes and using the sealant to form a bead between the tire and rim. You chould just as easily add this sealant to a tubed tire if avoiding flats is your main concern. * Faster ride / better handling Totally subjective claims that really dont have any basis in reality. A good rider will do just as well with tubed tires as he would would tubeless. In many cases the sealant ends up being heavier than a decent tube, plus having liquid in your tires does not lend itself to better performance or handling. Orange Seal ----------------------------- So what is the problem with this orange stuff? First of all, it is poorly packaged. The bottle arrived partially empty because it leaked out. The seller puts them in zip-lock bags to prevent the leaky bottles from making a mess in transit, but youre still out a couple oz when it arrives. Next, this stuff is very watery and does not aid in forming a bead with tires that are not at least tubless ready. I have inferno 27 rims and tires that are tubless ready, but this stuff could not seal the minor gaps. As soon as the air hose was disconnected the tire would deflate. Third, see above, tubeless is largely a meme bandwagon that offers little or no benefits and only adds cost. - Tubes are cheap and can last for years. - Tubes hold air better and will not need to be inflated every single time you go for a ride. - Tubes, when properly installed, will not pinch flat. - Tubes can also be filled with a small amount of sealant to provide anti-flat protection, if that is a concern for you. - Tubes do not suffer from burping. - Tubes do not require an air compressor or charge pump to install. - Even if you go tubeless, if something causes your tire to go flat, you will need a tube to ride home. The cycling industry preys upon fools by trying to make bicycling depend upon expensive consumables that need frequent maintenance. Just stop.

This stuff has been so reliable over the years. Ive tried Stans, DT Swill, Continental, even Peatys - yet I havent used anything as good as Orangeseal. Yes - the price is a little higher than other brands, but in my opinion its well worth it because it lasts longer before drying up/evaporating, and it seems to keep punctures away. At times when my friends are refilling their Stans sealant, my tires still have a good amount in them. In other words, cheaper doesnt mean better! Clean-up is easy; OrangeSeal does not turn into a mess of spiderwebs inside the tire carcass when it dries up. No stringy mess, no giant globs - just a smooth layer of sealant. Ive been using OrangeSeal for the last 3 years... and I still havent had a flat for (yup) the last 3 years of riding fire roads, trails, and even downhill. Easily a 5-star product in my book. Im only buying more because I want to top up during the hot summer were having locally.

I like the texture of this stuff, as it creates a kind of latex layer around the inside. That can help the sealant do its thing. On the down side, I live in a hot and humid climate. I find that I need to check on the condition of the sealant every three weeks. It can separate and dry up in a summer month.

Saved my butt out riding, took a 3 in nail and this surprisingly sealed that large hole

I ended up having Stans in my front tires on both my road bike and MTB, and Orange Seal in the rear tires. (Dont ask, long story...) Ive always read that you should never mix the 2 products. Being a skeptic, I decided to test that claim. I had a little bit of Stans left in a pint bottle, about 0.5 oz. I poured it into a small glass jar, then added 0.5 oz of Orange Seal to it. I gave it some mild agitation by shaking, basically to simulate the mixing youd get as you ride. The 50/50 mix blended perfectly - no emulsion, separation, settling - just a perfectly miscible blend of the 2 fluids. Id have no problem feeling comfortable to use that resulting 1 oz next time I top off a tire.

Bike shop, and mountain-biking family members all extoll going tubeless. So far, so good. I did four tires in short order without adapter to valve stem. Highly recommend short You Tube videos to prepare/plan. Another set of hands would have been helpful servicing 29 rims/heavy tires with liquid sloshing around, still managed without spilling a drop.