[David9694]

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[David9694]

Not sure if his blaming the

Not sure if his blaming the product for the fact that he chose the wrong valve length is all that worthwhile.  I didn’t like the sound of a glued-on valve stem.  Interesting that they’re prized for being compact to take out as a spare. 

The advice about putting a bit of air in before closing-up the tyre (tire) seemed like pretty standard stuff. 

[Critman]

Some worthwhile notes on TPU

Some worthwhile notes on TPU’s by Lennard Zinn 

https://lennardzinn.substack.com/p/follow-up-on-hydraulic-brake-bleeding?r=7qnil&triedRedirect=true

[Hirsute]

No idea. I thought it would
No idea. I thought it would work better for the tyre width than tubeless but then on tyre replacement got a wider tyre and went tubeless.
You do have to be careful putting them on to avoid puncture with a tyre lever.

[andystow]

I carry a Tubolito one as a

I carry a Tubolito one as a spare for one of my tubeless bikes, but haven’t had to use it yet. I have about 17,000 miles (not) on it, rolled up in my tool roll. It’s under half the bulk of a butyl tube.

[David9694]

Did you go any faster? I

Did you go any faster? I assume these are a go-fast item for if you haven’t gone tubeless. 

[Hirsute]

I did try these but finding

I did try these but finding the hole to patch was hard as you can’t pump them up much outside the tyre.

When I did find a hole, the park tool GP-2 Super Patch did work well.

[Author]

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