I have a 38 exo casing rambler that seams to have a variety of tiny holes in it that won’t seal.
Since I got it and set it up tubeless, I’ve noticed it looses air a little quicker than my front tire (700Cx40 silk skin rambler). It probably looses ~20psi over 3-4 days where my other tire looses maybe 5psi in a similar time frame.
I originally thought the tape needed to be replaced but to start, I sprayed everything with soapy water. I found at least a dozen, extremely tiny holes along the tread of the tire. There doesn’t seem to be anything stuck in the tire. I’ve cleaned out the wheel and tire, added new sealant, and it doesn’t seem to be improving.
The tire has about 1300 miles on it. Is the tire just worn out? I’ve never had this happen on previous tubeless tires.
by DickAvedon
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What kind of sealant are you using? For me, after 1300 miles, that tire doesn’t owe me anything… YMMV
Weird. Maxxis seem to give a lot of trouble with tubeless IME. I could not mount the pair I had tubeless on rims that would function fine with Specialized tires with no sealant at all.