Stan's improved cold weather disaster recovery procedure

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:35:22 -0800, Bruce Edge <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd heard that Stan's goo doesn't work well in the cold.

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Bruce Edge said:

I'd heard that Stan's goo doesn't work well in the cold. Well I think that's true, but there's a
fix. 1st flat with Stan's today. Big ring, rock garden, mucho speed, little bitty pointy rock,
etc... Tiny hole. Temp approx 20 deg F. Stop, shake goo around, stops leaking, pump, go, 20 sec,
flat again. Repeat above with wheel removed for easier shaking, stops leaking, pump, go, leak
again. One more time, same as above. Hmmm, methinks that perhaps I need to run lower pressure
while it seals/dries/whatever. Ride a bit, wondering when I'm going to dent my rim, slight turn,
tire burps a wad of goo out the side of the bead. Er, no, this is not working. [censored], Da&m, Fu^k
<mailto:F@^k> , Cr~p Hmmmm, idea, hold tire so leak is at bottom and goo is fizzing out, use
cigarette lighter with flame almost touching tire, wait for burning smell. Pump, re-examing, pump
again, go. WooHoo no more leaks.

It was 20 degrees in SoCal? Or have you moved?

Greg

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"Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late, the battles we fought were long and hard,
just not to be consumed by rock n' roll..." - The Mekons

P e t e F a g e r l i n said:

Bruce Edge said:

I'd heard that Stan's goo doesn't work well in the cold.

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That's funny.

But hey, now I know the secret, cauterize the [censored] out of the hole and it works great.

G.T. said:

Bruce Edge said:

I'd heard that Stan's goo doesn't work well in the cold. Well I think that's true, but there's a
fix. 1st flat with Stan's today. Big ring, rock garden, mucho speed, little bitty pointy rock,
etc... Tiny hole. Temp approx 20 deg F. Stop, shake goo around, stops leaking, pump, go, 20 sec,
flat again. Repeat above with wheel removed for easier shaking, stops leaking, pump, go, leak
again. One more time, same as above. Hmmm, methinks that perhaps I need to run lower pressure
while it seals/dries/whatever. Ride a bit, wondering when I'm going to dent my rim, slight turn,
tire burps a wad of goo out the side of the bead. Er, no, this is not working. [censored], Da&m, Fu^k
<mailto:F@^k> , Cr~p Hmmmm, idea, hold tire so leak is at bottom and goo is fizzing out, use
cigarette lighter with flame almost touching tire, wait for burning smell. Pump, re-examing, pump
again, go. WooHoo no more leaks.

It was 20 degrees in SoCal? Or have you moved?

Greg

Yes, bottom of Guadalasco Cyn, 6:30 AM. My car says 34 when I park abuot a 1000 feet up, then you
drop down into sycamore canyon and it get's a lot colder. Everything's white with frost, puddles
frozen, etc... I know, I have a problem. But I gotta get my fix before work.

-Bruce

hmmmm.. just got stan's ust rim strips.. here on the east coast, it is not unusual to be riding in
zero degree F .. guess i'm in for a surprise .. better carry some matches with me.

I got them so I would have more options with tires and possibly save a little weight in the process.
First time out of the box, I tried nokian nbx 2.3's .. blew one tire off the rim when pumping it up
in the basement. kevlar bead broken.. scrap tire. Stan says those tires have weak beads. . So next I
try kenda kenetics stick-e 2.3's .. they leak like a sieve. Each night i shake the tires to try and
seal all the holes. The rear is now holding air.. but the front will go flat in less than three
days....so more work is necessary.. and that's at 70 degrees F.

charlie

Charles Beristain said:

hmmmm.. just got stan's ust rim strips.. here on the east coast, it is not unusual to be riding in
zero degree F .. guess i'm in for a surprise .. better carry some matches with me.

I got them so I would have more options with tires and possibly save a little weight in the
process. First time out of the box, I tried nokian nbx 2.3's .. blew one tire off the rim when
pumping it up in the basement. kevlar bead broken.. scrap tire. Stan says those tires have weak
beads. . So next I try kenda kenetics stick-e 2.3's .. they leak like a sieve. Each night i shake
the tires to try and seal all the holes. The rear is now holding air.. but the front will go flat
in less than three days....so more work is necessary.. and that's at 70 degrees F.

charlie

I'm running an NBX in the rear too. Never went above 32 PSI though. Still seems OK since the
cauterization.

I won't buy an NBX again though, very fragile tire.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:20:07 -0800, Bruce Edge <[email hidden]>

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Never went above 32 PSI though. Still seems OK since the cauterization.

my mistake was going to about 45 psi.. but since it worked for you.. maybe i take the second nbx
tire and use it when one of the kenda kenetics wears out.

charlie

Charles Beristain said:

Bruce Edge said:

Never went above 32 PSI though. Still seems OK since the cauterization.

my mistake was going to about 45 psi.. but since it worked for you.. maybe i take the second nbx
tire and use it when one of the kenda kenetics wears out.

charlie

On second thoughts, forget the NBX all together. I blew out the bead yesterday, 35 PSI. Put in a
tube at 45, pinch flatted.

What a monumental piece of [censored].

-Bruce