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Review on 🚲 Panaracer Smart Seal Bicycle Sealant: 120ml (4oz) and 500ml (17oz) Bottles – Ultimate Tire Protection by Imran Roach

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible sealant for use in dry climates or with tire inserts

This sealant lasted literally 2 weeks on my Colorado gravel bike. It dried quickly and no longer sealed the tire, so I kept adding more and more until I started worrying about how much sealant was actually in the tire. I figured it might be dripping into the rim under the tape or something, but no, it just dried out and clogged the inside. In addition to the above, I made the mistake of using Panaracer's "Seal Smart” tubeless tire sealant with (fortunately only 1 of them) a Vittoria Air-Liner tire insert. That's a bad combination. The sealant adheres to the air liner and tire, effectively bonding the tire to the liner. I ended up having to cut the tire off the rim to pull it off. Then, in an attempt to salvage the liner, I pulled to separate it from the tire, eventually ripping off pieces of the air liner. I think for racing purposes only and without the use of tire liners this sealant could be used. good as it is very prone to rapid clotting. But for normal everyday traffic it's terrible.

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • Very expensive