[patrick_g]

Hey there, Red Stick Joe, I betcha those non clumping ceramic beads do just fine. They have to blow a lot of smoke to justify the high prices but the powders work so ceramic beads should work too and the non clumping is a bonus that may have me buying the beads for my next set of tires.

I was worried when I had a tire down for maint and the mech used one of those hand held little mops to lube the bead with soapy water. I was worried about the powder getting wet but you can dry it out by letting out the air and replacing it with dry air a couple times with several miles in between draining and refilling. You will lose powder or beads or anything else loose to move inside your tire when the average guy opens it up to patch it or whatever so best to have some spare material.

Pat