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    Tubeless tire went flat overnight.

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    1. Great-Sandwich1466 on

      Pump it back up and ride it. Maybe also add a little more of the white stuff. Hopefully you have a compressor, if not it’s a great excuse.

    4. shepherdoftheforesst on

      Did the shop set it up tubeless? I’d be having second thoughts about that shop if they can’t put a tyre on the right way around…

    5. Pretty_Web549 on

      You can see where the sealant flowed right out at the bead. The shop didn’t put enough pressure to properly seat it.

    6. Behumble0 on

      There is a lot of misconception about the purpose of tubeless sealant. If you did a proper tape job, have an intact presta valve that is tight, and have your bead completely seated you should not lose any air.

    8. Ok-Introduction5841 on

      The shop likely inflated it to the pressure you were going to ride at, and didn’t “overinflate” it beforehand to properly seat the bead. Your tire is also backwards.

    9. wafflenator500 on

      Everyone’s talking about the tire being backwards, but the logo and stickers aren’t even aligned. The horror, the lack of ✨fashion✨.
      Sorry OP, may be worth seeing if the shop will fix the tire direction if that wasn’t intentional and redo this, but hopefully you’re already out riding.

    11. Lumpy-Cobbler-5632 on

      If this is from a full service at this shop…I’d be worried about other parts of ur bike. Are things tightened to spec? Hydro brakes? Derailleurs? Suspension? Did u get any more technical work done cause putting a tire on is basic level work and if they can’t do that correctly…

    12. Adorable_Wolf_8387 on

      Most of my tubeless MTB tires won’t come off the bead even if there is no air in the tire. Guessing you never even had the bead seated properly.

    16. DekuNEKO on

      Last time I visited a LBS for a full service I sweared to never ever entrust my bike to some random guy that calls himself a bike mechanic and learned all the skills myself since then. It was last September.

    17. kraegm on

      Best guess is it wasn’t hyperinflated in order to seat the tire properly.
      As you pump and it passes 35psi you should start to hear noises of the tire expanding into the rim properly. Should be complete somewhere between 40 and 45. Leave it at that pressure overnight if possible or at least for a couple of hours.

    20. Wholraj on

      Except the part that the tire is on the wrong direction …

      What I am guessing, maybe I am wrong, but after putting sealant you have to shake the wheel in every direction possible. Usually I bang it on the floor and still rotating it.

      Then with sealant everywhere and pressure it is gonna hold, maybe loose a few psi the first time, but if you skip this last part entirely, the tire will loose pressure over time very easily.

      FWIW, I can remember one time I add sealant, from factory bike, I forgot to shake it and I did not experience such thing just psi going away.

      It really seems that there is something very odd here, I suspect there is nothing related to the sealant but the tire not correctly installed at all or a cracked rim made during the process.

      If it has been done by a trainee maybe that could be it, if with regular `experimented` mechs from your lbs, well either they are really bad or they do not you or your bike anymore over there.

      Sad story btw, have a look at the rest of the bike too make, especially if they dismount/remount other stuff!

    21. Camdenthekid on

      Just for some clarification the tire is not backward. It’s an old Nobby Nick. They just look backwards.

    22. red8reader on

      They likely didn’t add enough pressure. I would pump it up to the max and take it for a short spin on the street, then roll the tire horizontally on both sides deflate to your pressure, and go ride. You should still have plenty of sealant in there.

      But if you want to, since you paid for it, take it back and have them top it off and do it right.

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