How old is your sealant? My maxxis tires do this when the sealant is done.
Appropriate_Cow_6605 on
Looks like you have fluid in the tires. Drain it and put in new tubes.
Comprehensive_Ad1363 on
Air molecules are so small they do not see a tire or tube as solid objects.
DannysMyNanny on
Might seem like an obvious question, but are your tires actually “tubeless ready?” Many MTB look like their tubeless ready. If the tire doesn’t have any marking that says tubeless ready, then it can’t do tubeless.
If it is tubeless ready, then might not be a bad idea to try different sealant. As an example, I’ve had “Orange Seal” sealant fail on a set of Renne herse tires due to the cotton sidewall being super thin. I used silca sealant and that did the job!
Aggravating_Pair8857 on
Dry rotted tire. Replace with new one or ride tubed.
jf1200 on
My Conti tires do the same thing. I just took them off the bike and spent about a week pumping them up to about 40 psi and shaking, spinning, flipping them every time I thought about it. The rear one still loses air, but it’s much better than it was before.
low_expectations1543 on
My guess is old or low quality sealant. Orange Seal has never done me wrong across many different tires.
oz4769 on
I bought a Continental tire for the first time and my first impression was that the sidewall feels so flimsy and thin compared to anything else really. I mounted it to the rim but haven’t had a chance to set it up tubeless yet, waiting on the valve cores. I wonder if mine is gonna do the same thing..
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Same tire, same problem… I don’t know why!
How old is your sealant? My maxxis tires do this when the sealant is done.
Looks like you have fluid in the tires. Drain it and put in new tubes.
Air molecules are so small they do not see a tire or tube as solid objects.
Might seem like an obvious question, but are your tires actually “tubeless ready?” Many MTB look like their tubeless ready. If the tire doesn’t have any marking that says tubeless ready, then it can’t do tubeless.
If it is tubeless ready, then might not be a bad idea to try different sealant. As an example, I’ve had “Orange Seal” sealant fail on a set of Renne herse tires due to the cotton sidewall being super thin. I used silca sealant and that did the job!
Dry rotted tire. Replace with new one or ride tubed.
My Conti tires do the same thing. I just took them off the bike and spent about a week pumping them up to about 40 psi and shaking, spinning, flipping them every time I thought about it. The rear one still loses air, but it’s much better than it was before.
My guess is old or low quality sealant. Orange Seal has never done me wrong across many different tires.
I bought a Continental tire for the first time and my first impression was that the sidewall feels so flimsy and thin compared to anything else really. I mounted it to the rim but haven’t had a chance to set it up tubeless yet, waiting on the valve cores. I wonder if mine is gonna do the same thing..