Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Flexus followup

I got some Stan's sealant and put it into my flat Tufo Flexus tire. I put in 1 ounce. When I pumped it up quite a bit came out before it sealed. I let it sit overnight and then pumped it up again. Only a little came out this time. I let it sit all day and then, this afternoon, went for a ride on a gravel road. I took a frame pump along. I lost pressure pretty quickly and pumped it up. I eventually lost pressure and pumped it up a couple more times. One time it went completely flat. I came home, put in another ounce of Stan's and pumped it up to 40 psi. A tiny amount came out and it seems to be holding. I don't think I'll trust it to race this weekend though. I'll race on the Dugast Rhinos. They're mounted on Velocity Deep Vee Elite rims. I built them for use in mud but, I guess I'll use them for dry conditions too. My clincher wheels with Geax Blade tires will be my pit wheels. Should I put some Stan's in my Dugasts in case I puncture them?

In my last post I mentioned an old guy from Portland who had come down to race in Grants Pass. I looked him up on the OBRA site and found that he is the BAR points leader in the masters category. His wife is the leader in the BAR female masters. Kick Ass couple. He has raced 57 times this year.

1 comment:

mleedahl said...

i will remind brooks to read this. maybe he has an opinon.