Ride-on tire sealer

[Tigershark48]

Opinions, experience, reviews?

[zellamay]

I assume you're talking about car tires. Tire guys hate that stuff! It's messy when they change tires and confuses pressure readings. I keep a can (different brand sold in Autozone) in my Z3M, but would only use it for emergencies, and apologize profusely to the next tire guy. Been carrying for decades, never used it. ... I do keep it in my bicycle tires, but that's a different story. Here in AZ, we have those grass thorns that flatten every tire eventually.

[Tigershark48]

Relatively popular in motorcycles as well. I guess the biggest difference with cars is having a spare. Although my M roadster does not.

[z3forlife]

I wonder how many of the mobility kits out there have the original can of sealer and more importantly if they’ll still work. I should probably look at mine.

[Tigershark48]

Good thought. I need to check mine as well, since it’s never been used.

[BimmerBreaker]

I wonder how many of the mobility kits out there have the original can of sealer and more importantly if they’ll still work. I should probably look at mine.

Never seen one intact in working condition over 25+ cars dating back as far as 10 years ago

[Tigershark48]

Meaning they aren’t reliable or just used up? Mine’s never been used.

[raubritter]

Another option is to carry a donut spare from the non-M Z3s in the trunk. It does take up some space, but so does the box of cooling system stuff I keep there (thermostat, expansion tank, hoses, water pump

[rasmuw]

I carry a jack, lug wrench, and a gummy worm kit. Along with the compressor part of the mobility kit, I plan to fix the flats. The only drawback is a sidewall problem.

The jack and lug wrench are BMW and were purchased on Ebay. They fit in the unused tray to the right of the battery.

[zellamay]

Since we're talking about what we carry: I carry an 18V impact driver with a 3/8 adapter and a socket. I had to grind the end of my scissor jack a little to fit a socket on there. I put some good grease on the screw of the jack, because of the speed it turns. With this setup, I can lift my car in a few seconds.

[CoconutPete]

I'm torn also, but due to the fact that I have a jack I think I'll end up just keeping a gummy worm kit in there.

The factory spare is dry rotted and I haven't pulled the trigger on the 16" spare yet.

Relatively popular in motorcycles as well. I guess the biggest difference with cars is having a spare. Although my M roadster does not.

The only reason I considered it on my motorcycle is that it had tubes. This was a 70's motorcycle though - not sure if modern bikes have tubes.

[pine1000]

I carry a jack, lug wrench, and a gummy worm kit. Along with the compressor part of the mobility kit, I plan to fix the flats. The only drawback is a sidewall problem.

The jack and lug wrench are BMW and were purchased on Ebay. They fit in the unused tray to the right of the battery.

+1, my mobility kit compressor seems to work fine. If there's a sidewall or severe tire problem, I'll just have to call someone. The only thing that worries me is that the really fun roads in the NC mountains don't have great cell coverage.

[Tigershark48]

The only reason I considered it on my motorcycle is that it had tubes. This was a 70's motorcycle though - not sure if modern bikes have tubes.

Generally today, if the bike has spokes, it’s an off road bike and has tubes. Alloy wheels are used on finished highways and run tubeless tires. Off roading can be much more abusive and alloy wheels can crack or break. The spoked wheels handle severe hits better and have tubes, because the air would leak out where the spokes are threaded into the rims. Some off roaders apply a special sealer inside the rim to seal the spokes, so they can use tubeless tires.

[s8ilver]

I just carry my AAA card. Actually I don't even carry that. AAA has my info.

[Vintage42]

Meaning they aren’t reliable or just used up? Mine’s never been used.

Same here with my Conti ComfortKit bought in 2012. I think they are reliable until they age out of their shelf life. And I think they are single use so no point in testing. I have not looked into the availability and cost of replacing the can in my kit.
https://tires.tirerack.com/tires/Conti%20Comfort%20Kit
But it is not encouraging that Tire Rack says it's NLA.

[325bob]

Generally today, if the bike has spokes, it’s an off road bike and has tubes. Alloy wheels are used on finished highways and run tubeless tires. Off roading can be much more abusive and alloy wheels can crack or break. The spoked wheels handle severe hits better and have tubes, because the air would leak out where the spokes are threaded into the rims. Some off roaders apply a special sealer inside the rim to seal the spokes, so they can use tubeless tires.

I just saw new Beamer at show with spokes and tubeless tires, weird looking rims with the spoke holes outside of the tire bead!

[khammack]

I wonder how many of the mobility kits out there have the original can of sealer and more importantly if they’ll still work. I should probably look at mine.

I resemble that remark.

I still have my original mobility kit in my M Roadster (with 132k on the odometer), but I don't plan to ever use it's sealer, or any other slime. I carry tire plugs, the mobility kit compressor and my AAA card. In the 17 years I have had my Roadster I have only needed to use the plug kit once and that was for a slow leak which I plugged in my garage. Only needed to use the AAA card one time and that was for a snapped ball joint.

[Tigershark48]

I just saw new Beamer at show with spokes and tubeless tires, weird looking rims with the spoke holes outside of the tire bead!

Correct. The new 2019 adventure bikes are offering the new cross spoke wheels that are indeed tubeless. Nice option, but if the wheel takes a big enough hit to bend the rim and lose its seal, it’s dead in the water. Wire wheels bend, alloy wheels break. It’ll be interesting to see how they do off road. Serious adventurers ride through some nasty terrain.

[Tigershark48]

I can see the sealer having a shelf life and being good for only one use, but the compressor has to be more reliable and good for many hours of operation. I also agree that a rope type plug kit would be better than any goop once you have a flat tire. My original post was asking about ride-on as a flat preventative versus after the fact.

[z3forlife]

What do you mean by “ride on” ? Do you mean run-flat tires ?

[Tigershark48]

No. Ride-on is a liquid that goes inside the tire. It’s suppose to seal moderate punctures as they occur and also claims to balance the tire without using externals like wheel weights.

https://www.ride-on.com/

[Tigershark48]

Speaking of run flat tires, have you noticed how little you hear about them anymore? My wife’s last car came with them and they were a bad idea overall. First, you have no spare, so anything serious in a remote location and you’re done. Second, they have a very stiff sidewall, so are lacking in performance and comfort. Third, the sidewall stiffness makes them absolutely horrible on ice and snow (and, the car was all wheel drive). Brand new, the traction was like a set of bald tires. We ended up running them in summer only. Come winter, I had a set of Blizzak tires on an extra set of wheels to swap with. That required having a spare tire, since the Blizzaks were not run flat. Also, the alternate wheels required different lug nuts. The car and all the tires and wheels are gone. Never again.

[crashgordan]

"The only thing that worries me is that the really fun roads in the NC mountains don't have great cell coverage" .

same. the really good roads are far past cell coverage. and a sidewall blowout at dusk on some of these roads makes for a very long night in the dark as these mountain passes become essentially abandoned at dark. ask me how i know.