Bought this Specialized HT 3 months ago. Ever since I took it home and rode it I’ve been fighting with the front tire going flat, I re-taped the wheel and tires. Changed out the valve core and it still kept going flat. Finally on the 3rd time spraying the tire down I noticed tiny bubbles coming from non visible holes on the side wall of the tire and in the manufacturers numbers on the tire. Has anyone ever seen anything like this from defective tires? Hopefully the store I bought the bike from will help me out.
Anyone ever seen tires leak like this before?
by u/ogrgr89 in MTB
by ogrgr89
8 Comments
Do you have sealant in there? When my tires get older I can see the sealant weeping through the sidewalls
I had a Bontrager XR3 which wouldn’t hold air for more than a few hours. No holes or punctures. Just very thin in the name of saving weight. Pretty convinced it leaked air like this, though I never sprayed it like this to see.
Looks like trek forgot to put sealant in your tires. Happened with my trail bike. Comments above are right, adding sealant will fix your issue.
Send it back.
Throw some goo in the hoor and send it
Yeah, it’s usually only tubeless tyre’s.
Old fashion tube’s tend to fix it.
It’s pretty funny it’s leaking near the stamp but some tyres are pretty thin and can get pinpricked by about anything sharp, sealant will fix it right up
Yep, I’ve had it. Put in sealant and ride it (to flex the tires, opening up these microholes and allowing the sealant to fully coagulate and do its job sealing everything up). Most tires are not meant to be run tubeless without sealant.