Recently moved to Quebec region and doing a lot more chunky and rough riding. Cracked my rear wheel the other day, so realizing that tire inserts probably are the way to go for the rebuild. However, I'm pretty choked at the price of a Cushcore or similar competitor. Yeah, I get R&D costs and whatnot but there has to be nearly a 1000% markup on those things from unit manufacturing cost to sale price. My broke student complaining ass aside, I digress.
Could I cut and fit a pool noodle to perform a similar task as a tire insert? Does anyone have any experience with this? I knew one guy who did this 5-6 years ago on his XC bike, but never heard of anyone trying it for gravity oriented purposes. Any thoughts?
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
I'm no expert but if pool noodles were open cell foam they would absorb water, lose most of their buoyancy and become useless as a floatation device.
I've got to think using a pool noodle will suck. The outer layer that you slice will likely absorb a bunch of sealant, turning into a heavy rock. You're better off just saving up a bit longer and finding some proper inserts slightly used, or on sale or something.
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
I'm no expert but if pool noodles were open cell foam they would absorb water, lose most of their buoyancy and become useless as a floatation device.
The plastic that makes the foam is lighter than water…. It’s not just the air.
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
I'm no expert but if pool noodles were open cell foam they would absorb water, lose most of their buoyancy and become useless as a floatation device.
The plastic that makes the foam is lighter than water…. It’s not just the air.
Foam by definition is mostly air. In case of closed cell foam the air is sealed in the closed cells. In case of open cell foam getting soaked in a swiming pool, water will displace all of the air and very little buoyancy, due to the lighter specific weight of the plastic, will remain.
Additionally, have you ever been able to squeeze any water out of a pool noodles that has been soaking in water for a while?
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
I'm no expert but if pool noodles were open cell foam they would absorb water, lose most of their buoyancy and become useless as a floatation device.
The pool noodles that I use to protect my fork stanchions while shuttling are definitely closed cell foam. I think they'd need significant modification to work as tubeless inserts though.
Nope, pool noodles are open cell foam. Open cell foam will absorb tire sealant. There is a guy that makes inserts out of closed cell foam. Lookup Mynesweepers…. Good product, I use them.
Shipping to Canada might kill me but I'll take a look!