[johnbryanpeters]

I'm not much into the religion of bike tires, but am curious about this observed effect.

I went from tube to tubeless tires back when I had my Heckler, maybe five or six years ago. Tended to run that way until I got a pinch flat at the bead, then throw a tube in.

On bikes running tubeless with sealant, perhaps 10% of them seem to weep sealant through the sidewalls. My current front tire, a relatively new Continental Trail King 2.4, just decided to start weeping this fall the identical tire it replaced never wept.

Anyone know why this occurs?

 

[Jm_]

 

[Westy]

I run Trail Kings on my XC bike and they have always wept.

 

[rideit]

Continentals are just sad.

 

[jonKranked]

Continentals are just sad.

I've had maxxis tires do it. Granted, it was an exo casing

 

[rideit]

I think you missed my slow pitch...

 

[StiHacka]

The famous and uber-popular Wild Rock'r 2 weeps like a small baby, too; and it is a stout and heavy as fuck monster of a tire.

 

[canadmos]

Can it be the sealant?

I have exo Minions and they don't weap much; used orange sealant (multiple tires).

Girlfriend also has exo minions that came tubeless on her bike; no weaping all summer. Bike shop gave it a quick free tune up two weeks ago and whatever they put in the tires has the rear one looking constantly wet.

 

[slimshady]

It's the sealant. I've seen Stan's and Effetto Mariposa leak through sidewalls several times. My money is on the high content of ammonia on those sealants as the culprit of the weeping.

And Contis are horrible at keeping their sidewalls dry. Schwalbe, Maxxis and Specialized are much better in this front. Same with Vittoria.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I'm starting to suspect that it's aged sealant.

 

[jonKranked]

I'm starting to suspect that it's aged sealant.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Stan's on weepage: https://bikerumor.com/2018/05/11/aasq-36-whats-leaking-from-my-tire-plus-stans-tire-sealant-qa/

 

[Westy]

For whom the sidewalls weep?

 

[StiHacka]

For whom the sidewalls weep?

Crushed egos?

 

[slimshady]

Crushed egos?

Cushed cores.

 

[jonKranked]

Can it be the sealant?

I have exo Minions and they don't weap much; used orange sealant (multiple tires).

Girlfriend also has exo minions that came tubeless on her bike; no weaping all summer. Bike shop gave it a quick free tune up two weeks ago and whatever they put in the tires has the rear one looking constantly wet.

i've heard good things about the orange sealant.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

i've heard good things about the orange sealant.

I use that sometimes, got into it for winter use. I have no evidence that it's better or worse than, say, Stans with respect to weepage.

 

[SkaredShtles]

The famous and uber-popular Wild Rock'r 2 weeps like a small baby, too; and it is a stout and heavy as fuck monster of a tire.

Interesante...

I've had quite a few WR2's and not a single one has ever wept, IIRC. I'm using Continental sealant, so maybe sealant matters?

Wife had Nobby Nics on her bike (stock) that wept like m'f'ers.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Interesante...

I've had quite a few WR2's and not a single one has ever wept, IIRC. I'm using Continental sealant, so maybe sealant matters?

Wife had Nobby Nics on her bike (stock) that wept like m'f'ers.

Did they do it from the start or after some time had elapsed? Also Continental sealant?

 

[jonKranked]

Interesante...

I've had quite a few WR2's and not a single one has ever wept, IIRC. I'm using Continental sealant, so maybe sealant matters?

Wife had Nobby Nics on her bike (stock) that wept like m'f'ers.

i can't recall offhand if my WR2's are weeping, which means if they are, it's not significant enough for me to recall. stan's sealant even.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Did they do it from the start or after some time had elapsed? Also Continental sealant?

They wept from the start and the entire time - if I put fresh sealant in, they would weep.

Continental sealant - have used since 2016.

 

[4xBoy]

Jumbo Jim lite skin really wept, snakeskin I never noticed.

 

[DaveW]

I think you missed my slow pitch...

Clearly you two need to work harder on your pitcher/catcher game........

 

[HardtailHack]

I have had it in the past with home made goo, Stan's and possibly Juice Lubes too, Contis seemed to do it the most but a DH cased Minion would still do it after running the pressures a bit low.

Oddly, I now run sealant that has the viscosity of water and I get no weeping.

 

[jonKranked]

as long as we're on the subject..... anyone have experience with the finish line sealant?

 

[HAB]

as long as we're on the subject..... anyone have experience with the finish line sealant?

Doesn't seal for shit.

 

[StiHacka]

buying sealant is waste of money, home brew FTW

 

[jonKranked]

buying sealant is waste of money, home brew FTW

are you using a @jdcamb approved quantity of glitter?

 

[kidwoo]

That happens when you don't pray enough.

Ignore it.

 

[VMARTINEZ]

The Ammonia they use with the latex eats away at the sidewall rubber. That's what causes the sidewalls to weep sealant. Try something with out Ammonia like Trucker Co. You will need to replace the tires and start fresh.

 

[MikeD]

And this whole time I just thought I needed to be nicer to them.

 

[StiHacka]

Nah. I tear the side knobs way ahead of the ammonia chewing thru.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Nah. I tear the side knobs way ahead of the ammonia chewing thru.

That too...