Effetta Mariposa Caffelatex Tire Sealant

Description

Effetto Mariposa Tire Sealant Formula. Seals up to 5x faster!
Choose from 3 sizes
Caffélatex tire sealant (1000ml bottle)
Caffélatex tire sealant (250ml bottle)
Caffélatex tire sealant (60ml packet)
Caffélatex is a truly innovative tire sealant: the first of its advantages over standard latex-based sealants comes from a foaming agent (Actifoam ), activated by wheel movement.
Centrifugal force drives standard latex-based sealants against the outer circumference of the tire. Caffélatex foaming action causes it to fill the tire's entire internal cavity, making it much more effective against sidewall punctures.
CaffeLatex Reviews:
VeloNews:
"
I have used CaffeLatex in lots of cyclocross tubulars, and I never got a flat with one, despite riding through numerous areas rife with goathead thorns"
Slow twitch:
"We could have a new all-around winner on our hands."
TwentyNineInches:
"Effetto Mariposa has hit the ball out of the park with this sealant."
Marathon MTB:
"All up I have been very impressed by the CaffeLatex system"
Pinkbike:
"
Having spent six months using several different sealants back-to-back, we can confidently say this is the highest performing one we have tried so far."
Bike Radar:
"
This is certainly the best value sealant here."
Read the full, unbiased Bike Radar test review
here
.
Where Caffelatex performed nearly as well as the top competitor, but at only 75% the price; thus, giving Caffelatex
the best bang for your dollar
.
Fast Sealing Action
Its fast sealing action makes Caffélatex ideal for MTB and road tubeless, tubular and standard tires: it repairs punctures up to 5mm (mtb) and 3mm (road).
Long Life and Highly Stable
Thanks to its formula Caffélatex is a very stable and durable sealant, but we know this is highly dependent on the type of application and external conditions. During our field-testing it has lasted over 12 months in thick-casing tubeless tires on UST wheels. Nevertheless, in the impossibility of knowing our customers' specific application (kind of wheel/tire set-up, tire sidewall thickness and porosity, external temperature and humidity, bicycle storage conditions...), we recommend checking Caffélatex every 2 months, to make sure it's liquid and therefore retains its 'puncture preventive' action.
100% Tire and Rim Friendly
Containing no ammonia, Caffélatex is 100% tire & rim friendly. Caffelatex will not corrode the rims, which is a typical problem with other sealants. For more information you can read
Lennard Zinn's article tire sealant corrosion of rims.
Dugast, producers of some of the finest tubulars money can buy, are very concerned about latex inner tube/sealant interaction, as they have received over the years several warranty claims for tubulars where the tube had literally been cooked by the 'latex-based' sealant. Quoting from their Caffélatex test results:
"Racers have extensively field tested Caffélatex with our tubulars. The result is excellent, it's the only sealant we recommend to our customers". - A. Dugast
Usage and storage temperatures:
from very cold to very hot, exceeding by far those of first-generation latex sealants (usage: -20/+50°C ~ storage: -15/ +30°C).
Available in:
Bundled into Caffélatex Tubeless Conversion Kits.
Caffélatex has been developed for Tubeless, Tubeless-Ready and TNT (Tube No Tube) and 2Bliss mountain bike tires, manufactured according to USTstandards.
How much Caffelatex Bicycle Tire Sealant to Use:        The free iCaffelatex app on the apple and andriod stores will give you a good estimate based on tire size and type. We suggest the following amounts of Caffelatex:
Bike Type
Tire Size
Amount of Caffélatex
Road Bikes
all
25 ml -> 50 ml
MTB
26 x 1.50 through 2.10
50 ml
MTB
26 x 2.10 +
100 ml
MTB snow tire
26 x 3.7 +
150 ml
MTB
29 x 1.50 through 2.00
50 ml
MTB
29 x 2.00 +
100 ml
The above figures are some good starting points. Not all tire sizes across all tire brands are created equal. You will need to do some experimentation to find the best amount to use.
Material Safety Data Sheet        Caffelatex Safety Data Sheet <- click to view and download (this MSDS file is a PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)
Q: In motorcycles there are similar products, foaming tire sealants, is this an adoption of that?
A: The base formulation we started with to develop Caffélatex comes from the automotive field, where sealant stability, effectiveness and chemical compatibility have very high requirements.
Q: How important was it to get the ammonia out?
A: Very important. That obliged us to stay away from natural latex formulations and turn to synthetic latex, which has some other advantages as well. The ammonia content of current latex sealants is not dangerous for tires/rims in the short period... but some concerns start to be raised from long-term users. We prefer to avoid any of these potential problems from the start.
Q: Will it dry up as fast as other latex-based sealants?
A: Synthetic latex lasts longer than natural latex... although it's difficult to give numbers here, it depends a lot on tire/wheel/external conditions. During our field-testing Caffélatex has stayed liquid over 12 months in thick-casing tubeless tyres on UST wheels. Nevertheless, in the impossibility of knowing our customers' specific application (kind of wheel/tire set-up, tyre sidewall thickness and porosities, external temperature and humidity, bicycle storage conditions...), we recommend checking Caffélatex every 2 months, to make sure it's liquid and therefore retains its 'puncture preventive' action.
Q: How is the Caffelatex tubeless kit different from other tubeless kits?
A: The kit includes also an injector, which is normally not included in other kits. We think an injector is a must to do a clean job and perfectly control the quantity of latex you're using. The sealing tape, although similar in function to exisiting products like Stan's Yellow Tape, is of a completely different grade: it's fiber-glass reinforced and can stand 9 bar (126 psi) with a single turn. That will potentially allow road-tubeless conversions as well, as soon as more road tubeless tire options will be available.
Beside injector and tape, the kit includes Caffélatex sealant and high-quality tubeless valves with replaceable valve core. All the elements of the kit are made in Italy.
Q: If I use CO2 cartridges with CaffeLatex will it freeze?
A: Caffélatex won't coagulate or freeze (it can go as low as -20°C in its liquid form).