Tubeless sealant observation

[tonkota]

I recently went tubeless and it has taken some getting used to for sure.  I have Nobbie Nics (see other post) and I like em until they wear out, then I’ll get something else.

Back to my observation – My rear tire wouldn’t hold air for more than a couple days.  So I got fed up, pumped the tire up and stuck it in water to look for bubbles.  None. So I took it all apart and cleaned it, looked the tire over and I couldn’t find anything.  Tape was good, tire was good.  I had a bottle of Orange Seal so I thought I’d give it a try.

The tire has held a consistent pressure for two weeks now.  There are a few wet patches around the tire in various places that the orange seal must have sealed up.  So, now my front has Stans and the rear has Orange seal.  When I switch tires I will use the orange seal.  It solved my slow leak issue.

[Aaron Chamberlain ✓ supporter]

Nice, Orange Seal is good stuff. Glad to hear that solved your problem. Schwalbe’s are also notorious for having thin sidewalls which makes them porous. I’ve had to use more sealant in their tires compared to the competition to get them to hold air.

I’ve been using the Cream sealant from Trucker Co. recently with good results: http://www.truckerco.com/#!tire-sealant-retail/csc1

[Mark Larson]

I used orange seal on one bike this spring and just used Stan’s on my other a couple weeks ago.  Both seem to work well so far although the orange seal is holding air longer but that’s probably the Schwalbe’s versus Vittoria.

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