His saddle seems quite low.

Boom boom boom boom, sealant in my face, I run tubeless when I dont have to...

Louise - what is the name of the bike shop that fixed your tires ?

The solution is to use tubes. TPU tubes are as light as the sealant you put in!

If u go to the Giant UK website they have a calculator for road tubeless psi pressure .using your weight , rim and tyre width . A quick look at the numbers you may well find you are looking some where round 50 to 60 psi . 🙂 I'm going tubeless on mtb this week to see what all the fuss is about, been holding back for a year 😅

Try pirelli cinturato tyres and Orange endurance sealant, works for me

On my old touring bike, I fitted Schwalbe Marathon Plus, with inner tubes, and with sealant. I have never had a puncture with that in 12 years! Now I have a gravel bike, fitted with Schwalbe Durano plus 28mm tyres with inner tubes (no sealant). These are very tough tyres, and make it more like a road bike. I've not had a puncture with that in 9 months since fitting, and I've done some pretty rough cycling.

Are you sure that was sealant ?

looks like Muc-Off sealant... unfortunately useless... Try another sealant.

Max pressure for my ZIPP tubeless set up is 70 psi. Even at 102 kg I usally go 68 rear/66 front (approx). I've had good luck with Stan's sealant.

You have already been given some good recomendations re sealants. Was hoping you found a solution via mucoff since I have an unopnended large bottle that has been sitting for near a year. Got tired of smelling and feeling mucoff, while the tire never properly sealed. I have used Silca but though effective it comes with the costs of valves clogging (high flow valves will sove that) plus its more expensive to use than Orange Seal. I am currently using orange seal (regular), especiallui because I am using inserts hence want to reduce the possibility of my having to unseat the tire in order to apply sealant

Miss Lou, Good video but I still ride with tubes and tube liners. Works for me. The tubes have the sealent in them. Works for the crappy South Texas roads. I have never rode tubeless so I can not provide any comments on it.

Keep hearing horror stories about tubeless..... often from the people who tell me to go tubeless. Looking at swapping the old butyl tubes for some TPU to try something different. Have just made the swap to tubeless with my new MTB, not a thought out choice just how it came from the shop

There is sealant with bits in it. I also have a love hate relationship with tubeless

I don’t ride professionally or for competition. From what I’m seeing of others experiences, there’s not an advantage to run tubeless on a bicycle. I recall using “Fixaflat” as a kid on my bicycle. Had a basically rotten sidewall. As I inflated the old tire the sidewall gave way and I got a bath with the stuff face first. “Slime” has little ground rubber particles in it similar to your glitter idea. But I haven’t used it, so I don’t know how well it works, or if it would be suitable for tubeless bicycle tires. I have some bicycle tubes that came with “Slime” in them as spares, but I’ve yet to use them. I also don’t know how many different sizes are available that come with “Slime” already in them, but “Slime” is available in a bottle. I haven’t had a puncture flat in years. But I do have one bike tire that loses air in about 2 days. I’ve soapy water checked it and haven’t found a leak 🤷‍♂️ When I get annoyed enough, or stop being lazy it may be my first experiment with a “Slime” tune replacement. Happy motoring 👍😎

Problem solved, glad to see it's all fixed. As for glitter it's what was used when making home brew sealant. It was a thing when it first came out many years ago and as the sealant was expensive and it did work, though predominantly mountain bikes.

Just use silca sealant - not all sealant is ok for high pressure

I'm 80kg and running hookless wheels, Orange sealant, and 60psi. Never had a problem sealing except when I got a 1cm slash. My valves tend to clog and I have to clear them every couple weeks. I want to try the Silca stuff at some point, but I'm concerned my valves will clog even more frequently. Anyway, I think that even 70psi may be a bit high and it is is worth trying Orange or Silca sealant.

I use flatoff sealant....which won't dryout like other sealants do

Solution? It's called "clinchers".

maybe full set of fenders might be an option ...so they would catch the spray and not you....just a thought...tc

I ride my Giant Defy with Fondo Gavia 0 tubeless tires at 64 psi (max is 75). The handful of small punctures that I’ve had in 5 years of riding this bike have all self sealed or in one case got me home without a big mess. Tubeless works for me. I carry an inner tube just in case. 🚴‍♂️😄

Sure there is a device that enables you to attach a tube to the old chap and relieve yourself as you ride, its called easy peasy or sumfin

You sound like Juliet Elliot, but with more intelligence.

I've been running hookless rims with tubeless tires for over 3 years. I ride on crap country roads, real gravel, not this nicely pressed down stuff, and lots of off road (dirt, gravel, etc.). I ride at about 40-55 psi. I've never had a puncture or problem. If you're riding high pressures (over 70 psi) then you're exceeding what wheel and tire mfgrs state. Of course you'll probably have issues. Maybe apply some brainpower and avoid self inflected wounds.

I gave up on road bike tubeless over a year ago. Adding glitter to sealant just means you and the bike get covered in sparkly sealant. Which is even harder to clean off. I went to tpu tubes in 28mm GP5000 tyres and haven't looked back.

To much pressure it is, I don't know how wide your tire is but try to ride around 50 psi. And it will seal. But with these pressures you ride it has no chance to dry.

Normal tyres and inner tubes, tried tested simple tech, that works.

Muc Off is the marketers dream, but there products are rubbish, I use stans and I have 2 punctures in 3 years well i have 100's but only 2 I have needed to plug as they were huge. Alos took my tyre off after Kings alfred way and it had a bout 40 sealed holes.

Good watch I run tubeless at 65 psi, your running too high pressure 😂

I use Stans on the MTB and SILCA on the road bike and have no issues with either. I’m running Pirelli P-Zero SLRs in 30mm so have had to get used to lower pressures which work great.

Jesus. Tubeless is ridiculous.

Tubeless on bikes sux big time😁

I use latex tubes, check pressures with a reliable gauge and regularly inspect my tires. I forget the last time I had a flat on the road and I ride 7,000 to 10,000 miles per year. Sealant is messy and simply a PITA.

I’ve found the road tubeless is very close to useless. It only makes changing a tube messy. I gave up on it a long time ago. I’ve been riding a long time and changing a tube is not a big deal. To be fair, I haven’t tried Silca sealant which is supposed to be the most effective. They add crushed reclaimed carbon fiber to the sealant. I use TPU tubes which equals the weight and performance of going tubeless. Tubeless is good for mountain bikes where the pressure is around 25 psi.

❤. I was told (few racers & bike mechanics in my area) the air pressure/sealant combination is the key to tubeless with your tire and wheels. Just sharing. I been blessed with tubeless so far.

Lou, you are old school trying new school ideas. It's simple and you nailed it. Too much tire pressure and crap sealant. I wouldn't suggest anything from Muc Off. Silca is pricey but hands down the best. Orange Sealant is also very good. Press on with pride you're the best!! Cheers.

Ah I had the exact same thing happen to me last week except it was a back tyre that jizzed right up my leg 😆 Sealed really quickly though and I carried on luckily. New fangled technology eh. I have zero advice though, just rely heavily on friend who know 🫣😆💖

Tubes

Like alot of people have said silca sealant is king! Don't mess with glitter. Also even if you're running hooked wheels, most say 72-74 psi at most! It feels a little odd at first if used to higher pressure but you'll get used to it quickly! If you were used to 80 psi, you probably need to go lower than 70! The silca sealant will seal up to 6mm punctures! Since I switched to tubless in August I have only noticed after I'm home that I have a little sealant on my frame or fork! That's 10 months with no stopping! Silca also has a pressure calculator that's pretty amazing! I usually run a couple psi higher than they recommend but that's up to preference.

FWIW Muc-off sealant has worked well for me on my road bike, although I use Silca on my gravel bike. 80psi seems high - I use the silica tire pressure calculator to figure out a starting pressure and adjust from there; for my 28mm road tires it recommends 75psi (and I'm considerably heavier than you!) but sometimes I've gotten away with 70psi.

You really are about 12 y.o. (on the inside 🙃)

SILCA - according to "Backyard Nic" who said he tested many brands in the shop, for road as well as gravel tires. Also, definitely lower your pressure.

I use Stans on my mountain bike, but Orange Seal on my gravel bike. For some reason, the shop told me that my wheel and tire combo works best with Orange Seal. Knock on wood, haven't had issues. I might suggest that if you continue to have issues with spraying sealant, maybe use some mini mudguards, LOL, something like Ass Savers Mudder Mini and Win Wing. I think they come in pink 😉.

Gone Sealant inside a tube ! Had no issues as yet Lou 👍👍🚴‍♂️

Muc off doesn't work because it's water based, glitter will help my friend use black pepper to season his tires but I'd get something like silca with specs of carbon in it. Also the lighter you are the lower pressure you should run mainly for comfort but allows it will help with sealing. I'm 70kg ISH and I run 60psi on 28mm tires

So bored of hearing about tubeless issues. Nothing wrong with tubes.

What size tires are you running? I'm 182 lbs and have 30/32 f/r tires, and I'm running about 65 PSI based on the Silca tire pressure calculator's recommendation. Not tubeless, though.

Great video as always I still use tubes, I know if I get a puncture I can put a new tube in and carry on. It may be that people making cycling videos only talk about tubeless when they have had a problem but I do get the impression that the cons outweigh the pros especially for road bikes running higher pressure.

Muc Off sealant is absolutely the most useless sealant I have tried (and I have tried them all). Silca is the best, but the hardest to maintain.