MTB Tubeless - what I am doing wrong!
Discussion
OK, I'm traditionally a roadie, so still getting to grips with tubeless, but I just don't get it.
It seems after a relatively short period of time, the tyres just don't hold air. I can top up the sealant, or had a bike shop top up the sealant, but the tyres don't stay up. You can hear the air escaping and it is escaping from holes in the tyre that are too small to see. I thought the sealant was supposed to deal with these? So I end up having to run tubes in them, which seems to defeat the whole point of them. Or I replace the tyres which in NZ is an extremely expensive exercise.
That's apart from the whole 'burping' issue, or not being able to get the tyres to seat in the first place.
Just seems more hassle than its worth, before I even begin to think about tubeless on my road or cross bike!
What am I missing?
It seems after a relatively short period of time, the tyres just don't hold air. I can top up the sealant, or had a bike shop top up the sealant, but the tyres don't stay up. You can hear the air escaping and it is escaping from holes in the tyre that are too small to see. I thought the sealant was supposed to deal with these? So I end up having to run tubes in them, which seems to defeat the whole point of them. Or I replace the tyres which in NZ is an extremely expensive exercise.
That's apart from the whole 'burping' issue, or not being able to get the tyres to seat in the first place.
Just seems more hassle than its worth, before I even begin to think about tubeless on my road or cross bike!
What am I missing?
Thanks or the various thoughts and suggestions!
Originally installed by a shop, so I am hoping that they did everything correctly, definitely tubeless rims and tyres, Maxxis but can't remember specifically which tyre as we have various tyres on various bikes and I can't be bothered to head down to the garage.
With hindsight it could very easily be that I didn't shake the sealant, however I do tend to read instructions. It was one of the Stan's sealants, though I don't remember which.
The biggest frustration is being able to hear and see the air leaking out of a 2-3 month old tyre, which heaps of tread left, with the holes being too small to see. Again could be due to not shaking the sealant.
I'm going to persevere for a little while, the trails around here are quite rocky in places and pinch flats are a concern.
Cheers
Originally installed by a shop, so I am hoping that they did everything correctly, definitely tubeless rims and tyres, Maxxis but can't remember specifically which tyre as we have various tyres on various bikes and I can't be bothered to head down to the garage.
With hindsight it could very easily be that I didn't shake the sealant, however I do tend to read instructions. It was one of the Stan's sealants, though I don't remember which.
The biggest frustration is being able to hear and see the air leaking out of a 2-3 month old tyre, which heaps of tread left, with the holes being too small to see. Again could be due to not shaking the sealant.
I'm going to persevere for a little while, the trails around here are quite rocky in places and pinch flats are a concern.
Cheers
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