Great few hours in the garage. Cubester pinchflatted his rear (tubeless) a week or two ago. Much spinning and cursing got the hole near the centre tread to seal with latex. We were just going to ride the trails at Penmachno when he noticed it had gone flat again, and sure enough it was the same hole. I tried to fix it using worms, but they weren't having it. I ended up booting the split (about 8mm) with a piece of gaffer tape from the inside and fitted our only tube for the ride. He did very well, considering he ain't subtle in his line choice, and only suffered a blowout 200 yards from the finish line. He siad it went with a bit of a pop, so imagine my surprise when we took the tube out:
SO, today I patched the three holes I could find in his tyre with vulcanised rubber squares, revalved it and pumped it back up with fresh sealant. So far it's holding OK.
My hardtail needed a new chain so that was fitted, and I treated the susser to a secondhand Hope stainless BB... I got it for a song but it needed outer seals. They came yesterday so I flushed and regreased the bearings and fitted it today. I tested it out this afternoon for a couple of hours, s all's good.