Thanks to the addition of microscopic silicate particles, Caffélatex now moves more slowly through holes, allowing the sealing ingredient more time to heal the puncture. These particles are NOT of macroscopic size (e.g., glitter 150-300 microns) but are instead microscopic particles less than 2 microns in diameter. Please read the MBUK's Six of the best guide to tyre sealants. Thus, Caffélatex flow characteristics change on a microscopic level without the headaches of valve-clogging glitter. Puncture repair speed is up to 5 times faster, an improvement especially noticeable with lightweight or thin-casing tyres. Recommended quantities: 30 to 50ml per wheel for road/cyclocross applications; 50ml for mtb tyres up to 26x2.10/29x2.00; 60 to 100ml for mtb tyres over 26x2.10/29x2.00.
This injector ensures you can easily install Caffelatex sealant into your tyres, ensuring you have an excellent puncture-mending system that allows you to keep riding and focus on your race.
Adhesion is guaranteed by industrial-grade acrylic glue, native to the base tape. This means that when removing the tubular (breaking its bond with the rim), the acrylic glue will stay on the tape, not on the rim. Acrylic has a good adhesion on both aluminium and carbon without any specific surface preparation.
Adhesion is guaranteed by industrial-grade acrylic glue, native to the base tape. This means that when removing the tubular (breaking its bond with the rim), the acrylic glue will stay on the tape, not on the rim. Acrylic has a good adhesion on both aluminium and carbon without any specific surface preparation.
Carogna Remover is a modern solvent that will soften & gelify dried-out mastic or glues from tubular rims. Then its easier to remove this debris making for the optimal (clean) surface for installation of new Effetto tub tape.
When the damage size exceeds the maximum sealable by normal tyre sealants (around 5mm) and Caffélatex sealant escapes the hole without repairing it. ZOT! can be injected through the damage then the catalyzed Caffélatex will then be able to repair damages up to 10mm (well above the capacity of any liquid sealant). Caffelatex ZOT! Nano 10ml is the new improved formula of the original ZOT! 30ml. The Caffelatex specific catalyser is contained inside a small, flexible blister ending with a 1cm long x 1mm-diameter metal needle, activating Caffelatex (or Espresso) with surgical precision even on sensitive high-pressure tyres/tubulars. Instructions Caffélatex has to be liquid inside the tyre when the puncture occurs (ZOT! by itself has no sealing properties, it simply accelerates Caffélatex solidification). While ZOT! + Caffélatex can also work on tyre and inner tube setups, tubeless or tubeless-converted tyres are the easiest to work with. Tubulars with a tubular-tubeless construction (where the inner tube is integrated in the casing, like Tufos) are the easiest to work with. Inserting the tip of ZOT! bottle and squeezing it inside the tyre damage will instantly solidify Caffélatex, sealing holes. WARNING: simply pouring ZOT! on the outside of the tyre, won’t fix major damages. For maximum results, insert ZOT! bottle tip slightly inside the casing through the cut (to create a physical plug of solid Caffélatex inside the tyre). ZOT! solidifies Caffélatex locally, without compromising its normal lifespan inside the tyre. ZOT! has been engineered to work specifically with Caffélatex sealant formula.
Characteristics Made of polyester: the best material for technical tapes, with very high mechanical properties. Stable: it easily conforms to rim shapes and has low memory (it doesn’t ‘spring back’ once put down in the rim channel). Adhesive Strength: State of the art. The adhesive can stick to silicone-treated paper and is much more tolerant to less than perfect rim cleaning before tape application Sealed: to preserve the tape properties and to underline its "technical product" status, each tape is now contained into a re-sealable bag.
Please read the MBUK's Six of the best guide to tyre sealants.
The Vegetalex from Effetto Mariposa is a plant-based tyre sealant with all natural repairing ingredients. Plant-based puncture repairing ingredientsLightweight & Extremely durableCompatible with the use of CO2 cartridgesBiodegradable and totally plastic freeLow maintenanceEasy to cleanWhy we created it - Our tyre sealant Caffélatex has a strong palmarès of victories to demonstrate its performance, together with a solid and constantly growing base of happy users, worldwide. As we should all do our best to reduce our impact on the environment, we started working on a plant-based sealant that was both good with nature and very effective similar to Caffélatex - against punctures. It took us more than two years of development, but we can now say Vegetalex has exceeded our expectations.Plant-based puncture repairing ingredients - Most tyre sealants employ slowly biodegradable liquid polymers (like natural or synthetic latex) to repair punctures; Vegetalex instead contains only plant-based particles and fibres - finely ground olive stones and cellulose fibres - to deliver a tremendous puncture clogging effect. This mix, held together by xanthan gum (produced from simple sugars), fixes punctures ranging from small tyre porosities to bigger cuts (up to 5 mm) fast and in a permanent way.Extremely durable - Durability was one of the priorities for the Vegetalex project. As it doesn t rely on the solidification of a liquid polymer to fix punctures, rather on a sophisticated mix of different shapes and sizes of natural particles with xanthan gum, Vegetalex has a long active lifespan inside tyres. Starting at 3 months in worst-case scenarios (very porous tyres in hot weather and small quantity of sealant), Vegetalex will keep repairing punctures for more than 6 months inside most tyres. This makes it also suitable for inner-tube applications.Lightweight - Vegetalex has been finely tuned to obtain a high mobility, so that a small quantity goes a long way in terms of coverage of the inner surface of the tyre. For Vegetalex, we suggest using about 20% more than the quantities recommended by the iCaffelatex app for Caffélatex. As an example, for a 29x2.10 (54-622) tubeless-ready tyre iCaffelatex recommends a minimum of 70 ml (approx. 2 ½ oz.) of Caffélatex or 84 ml (approx. 3 oz.) of Vegetalex.Compatible with the use of CO2 cartridges - Vegetalex isn t damaged by the use of CO2 cartridges.Biodegradable and totally plastic free - Vegetalex doesn t contain ammonia or other aggressive chemicals, nor is it toxic or corrosive. Vegetalex doesn t contain macro or micro plastics, no rubber particles (please note: recycled rubber decomposes very slowly!), no aramid fibres (that will remain in the environment for a long time...): all the ingredients of Vegetalex are highly biodegradable. Vegetalex doesn t trigger allergic reactions in people who are allergic to products made with natural rubber latex. However, it may contain traces of nut.Low maintenance - Being able to forget about tyre sealant is the dream of tubeless tyre users. Especially those of us who don t ride too often, wondering whether the sealant is still liquid inside our tyres (or not) is a worry that can spoil the pleasure of a ride. We say that Vegetalex is ideal for e-bikes because e-bikers often have to deal with more complex machines, batteries, and electronics; a sealant that s low maintenance is surely a welcome change. Using more structured tyres, like those specific for e-bikes, Vegetalex will easily last a full season of riding, so that you can spend less time doing bicycle maintenance and more time riding.Easy to clean - Vegetalex doesn t contain pigments or quickly solidifying polymers so it is very easy to remove from surfaces. Even when dry, Vegetalex can be cleaned with soapy water and a brush.Additional tips - It s important to shake Vegetalex bottle well before injecting the sealant into tyres. If extra protection is needed - for example taking a multiple days ride on rocky, thorny terrain we suggest adding 30 ml of product to the recommended quantity.
The Tappabuco is a Tyre Plug tool ideal for repairing punctures in Tubeless Tyres. Designed to work as an end-plug for Road and Mountain Bike Handlebars, these tubeless tyre plugs can be carried inside most Shimano and SRAM Bottom Brackets too (it fits holes with inner diameter between 15 and 20 mm). This tubeless tyre repair kit is easy to carry and fast to use.Contains: Tappabuco 1.5 + 5pcs 1.5mm PlugsStainless Steel ForkHigh Density Silicone1.5mm PlugsFits into Road or MTB HandlebarsWhy We Created It - Tyre Plugs have become a standard way of fixing bigger punctures in Tubeless Tyres. With Tappabuco (Italian for stopgap or literally hole plugger) Effetto Mariposa wants to offer a practical solution for road and off-road riding, easy to carry and fast to use.Easy to Carry - Tyre Plug tools have to be easily reached in case of puncture but because of their sharp shape they should be stored in a safe way. Tappabuco solves this, as it s designed to work as end-plug for road and mountain bike handlebars, and it can be carried inside most Shimano and SRAM Bottom Brackets too (it will fit holes with inner diameter between 15 and 20 mm). Keeping the Rubber Tyre Plug already in the Tappabuco Fork ensures fast puncture repairing of Tubeless Tyres.Lightweight - Tappabuco is made of high density Silicone with a Stainless Steel Fork, for maximum durability and adaptability. Weight is just 13g for Tappabuco 3.5 and 11g for Tappabuco 1.5. Replacement Plugs can be kept on Tappabuco, keeping them as 5pcs card and inserting the Fork between two Plugs (the picture helps see it).
The Effetto Tyreinvader is an anti-pinch-flat insert for tubeless tyres. Very simple to use and light, it saves your tyres and rims from hard impacts without interfering with the way your wheels behave.Available in several widths, to fit rims and tyres from Gravel to PlusPremium material (high density EVA) absorbs shocks but not sealantVery light weight (starting at 53g for one 29 wheel) and high durabilityCan be easily adapted to common wheel diameters (26 , 27.5 , 29 )No need for specific tubeless valvesPeople riding aggressively on rocky terrain wish to reduce their inflating pressure for better traction and control, and at the same time they need to avoid hitting hard , pinching the tyre casing between the rim and a rock, cutting it and/or damaging the rim. That s where tyre inserts (anti-pinch-flat inserts, tyre noodles, etc.) can be helpful. These devices fit inside tubeless tyres and absorb a part of the impact, protecting tyre and rim. With TyreInvader we want to offer an excellent yet simple solution, keeping weight and cost low. Learn more about tyre inserts in general in this tech article.No influence on normal riding - TyreInvader is flat, and it will basically come into play only when needed (unlike round inserts that are compressed quite often during normal riding). It s still better to test ride TyreInvader before racing it. We don t suggest using lighter tyres nor to go incredibly low with inflating pressure: just set you tyres up the way you like them, and don t worry about pinch flats.The weights for the different TyreInvaders refer to the product uncut (for 29 wheels), so it s even lower when adapted to 27.5 or 26 wheels.TyreInvader 35 = 48 gTyreInvader 40 = 53 gTyreInvader 50 = 68 gTyreInvader 55 = 80 gTyreInvader 60 = 92 gTolerance on nominal weight is + / 5%Premium material - TyreInvader is made of high density EVA, a very durable/strong/light foam employed by the sport shoe industry: this material can resist heavy impacts with very little damage. We recommend to check Tyreinvader once a year or after hard riding sessions, and to replace it if needed.Sealant-optimised - EVA has a closed-cell structure that cannot absorb any sealant. Additionally, the cut-outs of TyreInvader allow the sealant to easily move around, to make sure punctures can be quickly fixed.As inserts have surfaces that are wetted by the sealant, a fraction of it won t be available to move around to do its job. For this reason, also with TyreInvader we recommend to slightly increase the quantity of sealant normally employed, by 30 ml. TyreInvader has been designed to function with our Caffélatex sealant, ammonia free.Easy to assemble and mount - Just cut TyreInvader following the instructions (for 27.5 and 26 ; no need to cut for 29 ), join its two ends with the two (provided) zip-ties, mount it inside the tyre (it will stretch a little bit to fit the diameter no worries), add sealant, go ride. Our Tech Videos can help clear any doubt.Real run flat behaviour - TyreInvader has been sized to sit tightly on the rim, so that in case of emergency it will push the tyre against the rim, allowing the rider to finish the run or ride until it s safe to stop. This should be considered an exceptional functioning mode, as we don t recommend you ride with TyreInvader at zero pressure.Compatible with any tubeless valve - The shape of TyreInvader prevents it for sitting over the valve base, on most rims. To make sure it doesn t happen on any rim, TyreInvader has an open slot, to be positioned over the valve.Size Guide:35 - Rim External Width: 18-25mm - Tyres: 32-42mm/1.25-1.5"40 - Rim External Width: 20-30mm - Tyres: 42-54mm/1.5-2.1"50 - Rim External Width: 25-35mm - Tyres: 54-60mm/2.1-2.4"55 - Rim External Width: 30-40mm - Tyres: 57-65mm/2.25-2.6"60 - Rim External Width: 35-50mm - Tyres: 63-80mm/2.5-3.2"
The Effetto Tyreinvader is an anti-pinch-flat insert for tubeless tyres. Very simple to use and light, it saves your tyres and rims from hard impacts without interfering with the way your wheels behave.Available in several widths, to fit rims and tyres from Gravel to PlusPremium material (high density EVA) absorbs shocks but not sealantVery light weight (starting at 53g for one 29 wheel) and high durabilityCan be easily adapted to common wheel diameters (26 , 27.5 , 29 )No need for specific tubeless valvesPeople riding aggressively on rocky terrain wish to reduce their inflating pressure for better traction and control, and at the same time they need to avoid hitting hard , pinching the tyre casing between the rim and a rock, cutting it and/or damaging the rim. That s where tyre inserts (anti-pinch-flat inserts, tyre noodles, etc.) can be helpful. These devices fit inside tubeless tyres and absorb a part of the impact, protecting tyre and rim. With TyreInvader we want to offer an excellent yet simple solution, keeping weight and cost low. Learn more about tyre inserts in general in this tech article.No influence on normal riding - TyreInvader is flat, and it will basically come into play only when needed (unlike round inserts that are compressed quite often during normal riding). It s still better to test ride TyreInvader before racing it. We don t suggest using lighter tyres nor to go incredibly low with inflating pressure: just set you tyres up the way you like them, and don t worry about pinch flats.The weights for the different TyreInvaders refer to the product uncut (for 29 wheels), so it s even lower when adapted to 27.5 or 26 wheels.TyreInvader 35 = 48 gTyreInvader 40 = 53 gTyreInvader 50 = 68 gTyreInvader 55 = 80 gTyreInvader 60 = 92 gTolerance on nominal weight is + / 5%Premium material - TyreInvader is made of high density EVA, a very durable/strong/light foam employed by the sport shoe industry: this material can resist heavy impacts with very little damage. We recommend to check Tyreinvader once a year or after hard riding sessions, and to replace it if needed.Sealant-optimised - EVA has a closed-cell structure that cannot absorb any sealant. Additionally, the cut-outs of TyreInvader allow the sealant to easily move around, to make sure punctures can be quickly fixed.As inserts have surfaces that are wetted by the sealant, a fraction of it won t be available to move around to do its job. For this reason, also with TyreInvader we recommend to slightly increase the quantity of sealant normally employed, by 30 ml. TyreInvader has been designed to function with our Caffélatex sealant, ammonia free.Easy to assemble and mount - Just cut TyreInvader following the instructions (for 27.5 and 26 ; no need to cut for 29 ), join its two ends with the two (provided) zip-ties, mount it inside the tyre (it will stretch a little bit to fit the diameter no worries), add sealant, go ride. Our Tech Videos can help clear any doubt.Real run flat behaviour - TyreInvader has been sized to sit tightly on the rim, so that in case of emergency it will push the tyre against the rim, allowing the rider to finish the run or ride until it s safe to stop. This should be considered an exceptional functioning mode, as we don t recommend you ride with TyreInvader at zero pressure.Compatible with any tubeless valve - The shape of TyreInvader prevents it for sitting over the valve base, on most rims. To make sure it doesn t happen on any rim, TyreInvader has an open slot, to be positioned over the valve.Size Guide:35 - Rim External Width: 18-25mm - Tyres: 32-42mm/1.25-1.5"40 - Rim External Width: 20-30mm - Tyres: 42-54mm/1.5-2.1"50 - Rim External Width: 25-35mm - Tyres: 54-60mm/2.1-2.4"55 - Rim External Width: 30-40mm - Tyres: 57-65mm/2.25-2.6"60 - Rim External Width: 35-50mm - Tyres: 63-80mm/2.5-3.2"