When Should You Replace Tubeless Sealant?

When Should You Replace Tubeless Sealant? | Maintenance Monday

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If you run tubeless tyres, you have to replace your sealant from time to time as it dries up and stops working. But how often do you need to do this? Ollie explains how to check and replace your tubeless sealant in this week’s Maintenance Monday video!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 How Long Does Sealant Last?
1:21 How To Check Your Sealant
3:38 Replacing Tubeless Sealant
5:46 Outro
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@gcntech Жыл бұрын

What other maintenance videos would you like to see us make?

@philipcooper8297 Жыл бұрын

The STI shifters. How to clean and maintain them, so they work alright.

@bikecommuter24 Жыл бұрын

How about a video on pre or post ride things to check for? I usually give my bike a once over before I start riding and sometimes after work while I'm relaxing I bring my bike into the den and look the tires over while watching tv, there seem to be a species of thorns that is attracted to bicycle tires where I live, I caught most of them before they can puncture anything, so far😆

@KenSmith-bv4si Жыл бұрын

Yeah I wanna see you take the tubes and add sealant to them beautiful Zipp 353's. Deer gawd man remove the tubes!

@jaanscott4961 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to know if its possible to carry out a full service yourself on a modern road bike and is it cost effective. I've always done my own while I've had 10 speed rim brake set ups but would be nervous doing same on modern electric shifter and hydraulic brake system groupsets.

@alanhill7965 Жыл бұрын

Changing disc brake pads would be handy

@stevedavis9551 Жыл бұрын

Another indicator that sealant needs to be topped up is when your tyre starts to lose more pressure than normal between rides. (Although you probably should have replenished it before this point!)

@mattlloyd6651 Жыл бұрын

Another tell-tale sign I had before being more on top of changing the sealant was when I spun the tire I could hear a rubber ball bouncing and rolling around inside. All of the sealant had dried and collected. Bonus free bouncy ball, at least.

@User85306 Жыл бұрын

Easiest way to control an works👍🏼

@lmc333 Жыл бұрын

I see Ollie, i click and i like right away automatically within the first silly joke lol

@Kimberly_Sparkles Жыл бұрын

#dadjokes

@_SpaceDad Жыл бұрын

Keep a supply of new valve cores handy to replace old ones clogged with dried-up sealant. Makes filling tyres with air alot easier with unobstructed valve cores.

@reidwagner1508 5 ай бұрын

After adding sealant l swab out the tire stem before screwing in the valve. Seems to make valves last a little longer

@manoz6194 4 ай бұрын

I've never had problem with dried sealant because I find I can just pick it out, it's usually around the bottom of the core.i do are when the old one is too bent

@jn9480 Жыл бұрын

You can also remove the tire and give it a good shake; if you don't hear sealant sloshing around then it's dried up. You do need a quiet room to hear it, and if you've blown your hearing this won't work.

@joegamas1194 Жыл бұрын

This was an awesome maintenance video, great job Ollie keep up the great work

@buster.keaton 7 ай бұрын

For Stan's "No Tubes" sealant, I've found that the sealant (pink, gummy stuff) dries on the inside of the tire, leaving a puddle of clear liquid in the tire that has little or no sealant in it. Hence I typically want the clear liquid out of the tire before adding "fresh" sealant.

@em1355 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Clear and concise instructions! Given the high costs of a bike and the bicycle maintenance, associated with those bikes decided that it was time that I start doing a lot more of the basic maintenance myself. Videos like this are VERY helpful! Thanks!!

@GC987 Жыл бұрын

That's one of the most practical and helpful videos I have seen in my quest to convert to tubeless. Thanks.

@BhavaSindh Жыл бұрын

Ollie, you are brilliant as always!

@paulannable3734 2 ай бұрын

Just add and top up. Music to my ears, thanks! I’ve been dreading the rigmarole of removing/resetting my tubeless MTB tyres.

@RS-il5zw 2 ай бұрын

lol - had checked my sealant with the valve at 6 o'clock, and, sealant started seeping out. Suggest starting with the valve higher than the 6 position and then slowly rotate the wheel to 6.

@diezrosales 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, Ollie. I've just changed the sealant on my Liv Langma Advanced for the first time ever and I think it's worked a treat. I wouldn't have had the confidence to do it without having watched this video first. 👍

@DavidMackenzie Жыл бұрын

Great video Ollie. Just what I needed as I need to check my gravel bike tyres. And I've got the t-shirt 😀

@metubenoggin07 Жыл бұрын

I came with a question in mind, you answered it, clearly, unambiguously. I thank you and bow in your direction.

@ryanw8987 Жыл бұрын

Love Ollie videos! I went to check sealant in my tires recently. As I deflated, sealant started seeping out from under the bead. From the amount coming out it appeared there was enough sealant still, so stopped letting the air out and reinflated. Check complete 😁

@PoulHansenDK Жыл бұрын

When releasing the air, do it in the 9 o'clock position or you might get sprayed with sealant!!

@diablito89 Жыл бұрын

Great, good tips. What about rim tape replacement? How often do you need to do this?

@DamianSeverin Жыл бұрын

Great - thank you!

@oliviermagere Жыл бұрын

I was procrastinating at the prospect of unseating the under used tyres on my emtb to scrape the dried out sealant out of it. Makes so much sense not to bother, thanks Oli and GCM as the rest is easy peasy!

@TobiasHunt Жыл бұрын

That was helpful and practical. The removal and cleaning of old gunk has put me off putting in the new (was just hoping they hold out instead). If I can just chuck in fresh pink goo, then all is good. 👍😎

@nige_breaks_bikes9782 Жыл бұрын

Simples ! And genius ❤️

@user-zn9fy5eb2o 10 ай бұрын

Thank's dude, i discovered that my sks tom 18 includes the valve opener !

@shaunsten7788 Жыл бұрын

😂 best commentator of the GCN GROUP kept it interesting funny and full of important information as usual. Thankyou

@DP-eu8gg 8 ай бұрын

Love the sense of humour.

@woodsdavid2887 Жыл бұрын

I topped up my tires the other day just as this video explained and it worked like a charm. Thanks Ollie for the clear instructions. The procedure took about 5 minutes ー no fuss, no muss.

@gcntech Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Enjoy the riding 🙌

@gerardlynch9860 Жыл бұрын

Nice one !!!! Really needed this info got new bike 3 months ago with tubeless tyres. So time to replace

@TexasWahoo_ Жыл бұрын

I changed a set of tires recently and cleaned the old sealant from the ones I removed. Seemed to be more trouble than it's worth and I won't be doing that again. I will make sure the bead is clean, though.

@Diana-ch3sh Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video! (About how high up on the zip tie should the fluid level be? half inch? quarter inch?.. Thanks so much!)

@trroland1248 Жыл бұрын

Good one Ollie! 😉 It’s always worth getting your dipstick out.

@g.west2372 Жыл бұрын

In the last videos he's getting more suggestive... and I'm all in for it 😀

@Kimberly_Sparkles Жыл бұрын

@@g.west2372 mixed feelings. It is easy to go the wrong way commenting on it and end up insulting his gf.

@onurvarol1040 Жыл бұрын

You are the man.....

@ltrtg13 Жыл бұрын

I use tubeless valves on my mountain bikes. That has a valve core tool as a valve cap. The other is also a spoke key.

@francesstager997 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR HOW MANON FARED IN HER RACE YESTERDAY!

@ivanobulo Жыл бұрын

Good video! I had a puncture few days back and it didn't seal because sealant dried out after just 3 months. Guess hotter California climate speeds up the process. Therfore this time I put 50% more and check again in 3 months.

@aidanburger9912 Жыл бұрын

Ollie is a vibe.

@davidcollier6520 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, it was very clear and helpful. I did have a question that does not look as if it has been asked. You said if the dip stick is dry then it is time to top up the sealant. But what would you say is the minimum of depth of sealant before it is time to top up, e.g. it is probably about 5 mm after topping up so maybe about 2 mm or 3 mm?

@Music-pq8cm 5 ай бұрын

Hooked rims Clinchers Tubes No mess no fuss

@pj9375 Жыл бұрын

Not all tyres wear at the same rate Ollie. My front tyre, even with rotation could last 2 to 3 year or even more so I’d definitely have the tyre off the rim at least once a year or two to scrape out the material that’s dried.

@tigerE10 Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ollie you saved my bacon! After watching this I checked my gravel bike with 38C Panaracer Gravel Kings which I fitted in March and were fully filled with Muc Off sealant (the purple stuff) at the time. They failed the dip stick test with a de-cottoned cotton bud. They were almost bone dry! They are now fully re-filled. Perhaps the two super hot heatwaves in the UK caused things to dry up faster than normal? Thanks again and will re-check in a few months.

@LainOTN Жыл бұрын

Hey! living in a very dry area I have to top it every 2 months in summer and around 4-5 months in winter. How fast it dries is more a fact of how dry/wet is your environment more than the temperature. But for sure the heatwave would make the environment a little more dry than normal.

@KenSmith-bv4si Жыл бұрын

Nice one Ollie. I've been tubeless since 2016 I've tried a few different sealants, Stans Orange and Specialized RapidAir sealant, I like the RapidAir best. Like Ollie, I check it and add @ 3 months, its easy I tire lever one side open add sealant , reset bead then add air.

@MrNisipeanu Жыл бұрын

I installed a pair of 25 mm GP 5000 TLs back on June 15th and filled em up with 100 ml of fluid each. On Aug 20'th I hit a pothole with my front in a dark tunnel and had a puncture on the running side of the tyre. The tyre gone flat in less than a minute and I inflated it 3 times before realizing that I have not a single drop of solution. I had to borrow a wheel and go back 17 km to the car and get solution. After adding 100 ml, and inflate, the tyre was good to go. Soi my advice to you is to add 50-80 ml per month if you want to be protected. Because in the summer, in Eastern Europe (Romania and Greece), we get 35-40 degress daily. This with 4 moth is maybe for winter time

@johnwolff1043 Жыл бұрын

At the end when adding sealant do not rotate the valve all the way to the 6 o'clock position, stop at 3-5. This allows the sealant to run down hill and not be pooled at the valve. When adding large amounts sometimes the tire will inflate slightly and when you remove the bottle the pooled sealant can push back out when the tire goes back to zero pressure. Had this issue with the green goop in mtn bike tires.

@carlk1183 Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea. Thx for sharing.

@tonyo4984 Жыл бұрын

Take the opportunity to clear out the valve cores while you have them out of the valve so you can get a good airflow when pumping up your tyres. Even so eventually they will deteriate and will need replacing ☹ Also if you are not going to ride your bike for a while put the valves to the 6 o'clock position. If you leave them at 12 o'clock after a ride then there will be fluid in them and it will harden, at 6 o'clock it should run out.

@Kimberly_Sparkles Жыл бұрын

Somewhere a science classroom is missing its professor.

@user-mj5md3hr5l 4 ай бұрын

Back for a refresher 5+ months after topping up my 32mm road tires. No sound of sealant sloshing and PSI drops from 50 to 40 between rides. I'll drop to 4 month checking/topping up.

@kiltymacbagpipe Жыл бұрын

Ollie is ever entertaining.

@klarkolofsson Жыл бұрын

Sticking with tubes for now.

@rhobson Жыл бұрын

So I should run tubeless because it's faster and lighter, but then I need to add almost two latex tubes worth of sealant, with the downside of possible spray in case of a puncture? Also I should continue to carry a tube in case the sealant doesn't plug the hole? Any more downsides? I'm sticking to inner tubes, specially since getting to know how light (and small to carry!) latex tubes are.... :)

@uchuts Жыл бұрын

Is it always ok and no problem to deflate `normal` like 1:50 with sealant in? I concern it may turn sealant solid like an actual puncture situation, sudden change of air pressure etc.

@erictravis5995 9 ай бұрын

Once the old sealant has dried up, is it okay to add a different type of sealant to the tire? I have changed types but have heard that mixing can be problematic for performance of the sealant.

@robertsignore7216 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ollie, I would love an explanation of how the internal friction of the tire and the different tube material affect the overall rolling resistance. Why are different materials more efficient?

@kingofcrunk4237 Жыл бұрын

I believe it is from friction of the tube and tire. Here's something that is no longer done, but used to always be done - tubes used to come with a fine powder, most likely talc, and that used to reduce friction a good deal. I still have a bottle of baby powder, and still coat all my tubes with it before storing them sealed up in bags for use when I get flats. I honestly believe that the wattage gain claims companies and GCN use (comparing tube to tube, comparing tubeless to tubes) are with not-talc'ed tubes.

@thebrowns5337 Жыл бұрын

@@kingofcrunk4237 talc my tubes to. Its worth it.

@kingofcrunk4237 Жыл бұрын

@@thebrowns5337 Good to know that I'm not the only one who remembers. Newbies think we're crazy, lol. Don't get me wrong - I love that most of my bikes are tubeless, but I still make the effort to talc the spare-tube for that emergency change-out. The talc may also help with slipping the bead of the tire casing closed over the rim again in such a repair of a tubeless that needs a tube.

@ScefingScyld Жыл бұрын

I'm done with sealant. Latex tubes for road tires, TPU for anything bigger. 45gr TPU tube in a 650b 47mm wide tire is amazing and rides better too.

@Chris-de2qc Жыл бұрын

Why

@jaydavee 7 күн бұрын

TS-1, the sealant syringe everyone has broken the needle on, and the needle is sold out everywhere.

@MichalBrat Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I have two questions: 1. how much did you deflate the tyre in the step one? It still seems to be quite inflated in rest of the video 2. can you mix various sealants? I have no idea which compound was put there by technician so I would just go for whatever brands` marketing persuades me.

@kastking2958 Жыл бұрын

well removing valve core will release all pressure, so its safe to assume all the air. Maybe tires are rigid or clips shot at different times.

@markrozee Жыл бұрын

Staying with inner tubes - for ever!!

@Treningsprat Жыл бұрын

Good hair!

@johnreese3762 Жыл бұрын

Got it! I think!

@2.old4this Жыл бұрын

Dr Ollie, if I’m using my bike over the winter - indoors only - and my bike is tubeless, do I need to replace/check the sealant, or use this as a good reason/season to clean the insides and have them ‘sealant-free’? Point to note: not yet had a puncture on my Kickr/Zwift setup. Great show.. Thanks.

@pierssamson4069 Жыл бұрын

Yes you do … and yes it is…. But you should use a trainer tire for your indoor work as heat will destroy a regular tire…. Just get a cheap wheel and install trainer tire

@david.calvin. 7 ай бұрын

I use "Flat Out" in both tube and tubeless gravel and mountain bikes. Works perfectly and DOES NOT DRY OUT! (For 10 years anyway lol).

@morganconey4814 Жыл бұрын

Best thing about this video is having a laugh at those worried about the weight of dried sealant. Does calculating the weight loss from tread wear in your tyre keep you awake at night? "it's got 3256 km on it now perhaps I should reweigh it? 🤔" 😂

@estrelabike1 Жыл бұрын

tubeless is good when new. After 2 or 3 punctures in the micro-cut tire it will never be the same. 100psi? impossible. 65 70 or less or bye sealant . I'm happy with light tubes and 4season :)

@camdjkim Жыл бұрын

Can u add water to rehydrate the sealant?

@MrLuigi-oi7gm Жыл бұрын

After watching this well presented video (nice job Ollie!) and reading the many comments from folks about their own sealant protocols, I find myself even more convinced that my use of 40 gram Schwalbe TPU inner tubes on my road bike is the best strategy FOR ME. It's great us cyclists have a choice of products so that tubeless folks can do their tubeless thing and tube folks can do their tube thing. 👍🙌☺️

@100sky3 Жыл бұрын

exactly, what really is the great advantage of tubeless, only slightly faster? As changing an inner tube takes about 5 mins and that's a rarity anyway.

@MrLuigi-oi7gm Жыл бұрын

@@100sky3 Yes! Give me my Continental GP5000 tires plus Schwalbe TPU inner tubes and let me ride off into the sunset! 🌅🚴🏼

@slowcyclist4324 Жыл бұрын

The problem with tube is that if you puncture, it has a 0 percent chance of sealing and your ride is ruined. With tubeless, it will seal most of the times without you even noticing. Tubes represent a 100% chance of stopping your ride, while tubeless allows you to ride on 80% of the time.

@100sky3 Жыл бұрын

@@slowcyclist4324 yes so you carry a spare tube, as most tubeless riders do anyway....so where's the big advantage?

@adamandelin4109 Жыл бұрын

@@100sky3 because small thorns or even a small nail won't cause me to have to change a tube. Annoying to change tubes...the tire just seals up and you ride on. Huge advantage

@WhaJMc Жыл бұрын

What about just giving the wheel a shake? If you can hear the sealant sloshing around then it doesn't need topping up and there's no need to deflate the tyre. Works for me with my gravel bike.

@metpham Жыл бұрын

great

@joseluisperezrocha8044 Жыл бұрын

Replace or refill? Thanks Olie

@departurexx1520 Жыл бұрын

Im not a tubeless fan, but base on my experience seeing other tubeless rider having problem with their tubeless...I would say replaced it. New rim tape, Valve and sealant with clean tires is the way to go.

@hmar9599 Жыл бұрын

I recently had a small puncture that sealed very quickly, a few seconds, and I didn't get sealant all over the frame. I had only topped up a few weeks before. Do I need to add a bit more to be safe?

@core2zero Жыл бұрын

you lost like a dropplet of sealant

@geoffrey2273 Жыл бұрын

Good information. I’m about to do this first time @ 4 months. I had a puncture a few days ago, and the small amount of sealant that escaped was liquid consistency. I live in a warm climate and store bike indoors. I’ve had three punctures in 1000 miles. One front, two rear. The front self sealed but did spray sealant all over. The rears didn’t self seal, and after some sealant kept escaping, I used a dyna plug each time. Took a few seconds, and no issues since. So for me, the convenience has been excellent. I have 32s and I inflate to the low 50 pounds. I ride road only. I will never go back to tubes.

@barrycorney3665 Жыл бұрын

Never heard that tip about the valve core remover being on a multi tool, but just scrutinised my one (old Topeak Alien) and found the space on the chain splitter that does just that once the pin/thread have been unscrewed...top tip Ollie! (Tubeless is the way forward, love the comments from the rim brake loving luddites...)

@nerigarcia7116 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I just add sealant and don't worry about what's dried up anymore. The time I did go to clean it up it was more trouble than it was worth. I figure it's just another layer of protection anyway. Then by the time it gets too mucked up inside it's time to get new tires. One less hassle to worry about.

@Chris-de2qc Жыл бұрын

I'm not spending another $100 on a pair on new tires

@nerigarcia7116 Жыл бұрын

@@Chris-de2qc I'm just saying I add sealant until it's time for me to buy new tires. I usually swap them out once a year anyway, so that's adding sealant like maybe twice a year. Just an excuse to buy new stuff.

@thebrowns5337 Жыл бұрын

One thing I can never understand, and it seems tubeless users have an 'emporers new clothes' moment about this is the added weight when you keep refreshing/topping up seallant. I know this was partially covered but again...emporers new clothes. A lbs employee said he topped his mtb wheels up weekly. Even if all the water of whatever evaporated there is still weight left behind, and you aren't going to wait until it's all dry, there will be some moisture. No way tubeless ends up lighter than tubed.

@terrydean3802 Жыл бұрын

I replaced sealant once....when I went back to latex tubes after 3 months fiddling with The Tubeless Nonsense 😅🙄

@surveyoffice5121 Жыл бұрын

How thick are the drop-outs?

@ivanteo1973 3 күн бұрын

after you put the sealant for a new wheel first time, weigh it. when wheel's weight start falling >10% top it up.

@rah4981 Жыл бұрын

I was a skeptic, but now I'm a tubeless fan. Not even one puncture on my road bike this summer.

@hugochong9974 Жыл бұрын

Which tires are you using?? what country city do you mostly ride???

@bpfastfeet25 Жыл бұрын

#askgcntech If storing my wheels indoors over the winter, should I be rotating them occasionally? In other words, is there any issue with leaving the sealant pooled at the bottom for months at a time if they're at 23degC or so?

@DEAR7340 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I put a tubeless tire set up aside for long periods, I remove the sealant with a syringe. I have even squirt it back into the bottle.

@mauriciorosales1259 Жыл бұрын

They just create a pile of dried sealant at the bottom; I would rather remove one pile versus having it dry all over the tire.

@dh7314 5 ай бұрын

I have just removed my tyre after 6 months (Pirelli pzero with stans sealant) i was expecting it to be dried but weirdly it was almost entirely the same volume of sealant.

@spuriustadius5034 Жыл бұрын

OK, I've never tried tubeless, but now I am thinking about it. The thing is, I worry about flats while on a long, remote ride and being able to fix them. With tubes, beadless clinchers, C02 and a backup minipump, it's easy to handle any tire damage scenario and get back riding within a matter of minutes. Not so sure with tubeless. Does a flat mean "ride over"? Are tubeless only intended for pro riders who are backed up by a sag wagon filled with fresh wheels?

@dakalla Жыл бұрын

Just take a spare tube and a pump with you as you do with tubes. You can always put a tube in a tubeless tire too. But till now every cut got sealed and I got home without putting a tube in.

@patrickjosephmarayag826 Жыл бұрын

Hey ollie, is it enough if i just remove my wheel from the frame, then shake the tire and listen if there is sloshing of fluid?

@dmitry.gashko 3 ай бұрын

Even if there's something in the tier doesn't nessary mean that it's ok. It can loose it's properties over time anyway.

@HennieBours Жыл бұрын

But it might also be the the dipstick is still wet but without enough latex in the fluid. At that time the fluid does do its job anymore. It is more a kind of water at that time iso a mixture of latex which is needed to fill up the gaps.

@popejbryant Жыл бұрын

"get yourself a dip stick .." *Cries in CushCore*

@chrisburton4694 Жыл бұрын

I tend to find the sealant clogs up the valves to the point I can’t always get air in. So have to clean entire valve before getting any where

@neilmdon Жыл бұрын

I was just formulating an Isaac Newton snark when you said “it’s not magic, it’s gravity”. Ruined my day.

@hikeride7520 Жыл бұрын

Where I ride we get below freezing weather. My bike is not stored in the house, but in an unheated shed. Does the sealant freeze?? And, I've been having problems pumping up my tire, is the sealant clogging the valve?

@andymiddleton2832 Жыл бұрын

According to Stans website, their product is good to use down to some seriously cold temperatures, so depending where you live, I imagine it would be fine.

@user-cx2bk6pm2f Жыл бұрын

Great tips! But.. there are better sealants, try Silca.

@davemcdonald5981 Жыл бұрын

What is the weight difference between an inner tube and the sealant needed in a tyre (total sealant weight after say a year)?

@davemcdonald5981 Жыл бұрын

How much is the difference if the weight of the tubeless valve is included?

@r3laxx Жыл бұрын

can i add too much sealant? Like are 70ml too much for a roadbike and i get disadvantages? Or am i just burning money ?

@SR-fm1ft Жыл бұрын

I found that replacing tubeless sealant with an inner tube did wonders for actually being able to ride the bike with a specified amount of air in the tire reliability.

@rdcycles9790 Жыл бұрын

I should probably top my up after 5 years. Never punctured though!

@SharonPiano8 Жыл бұрын

My bike is three years old and never added sealant. Might something be wrong?

@db613 Жыл бұрын

Does each time the sealant dry up and you add more, add to the total weight from the last time you added sealant? E.g. you add 50 grams of sealant 3 times over the tire life, will the wheels weigh now 150 grams after the year, or when the sealant dries the water/anomia content has "evaporated" and the remaining silicone weight is so insignificant that it will only be 60 grams heavier than your tires new with no sealant?

@teejfalconaf Жыл бұрын

As Ollie said, most of the weight of the sealant is in the solvent (be it water or other). For sealant to harden, the solvent evaporates. That then leaks out along with the "air" that you have to replace a couple of times a week. So no, putting in 30g of sealant doesn't result in 30g caked on to the inside of your tires. Probably closer to 3g. If your tires last long enough (calendar time) that the sealant adds up to a meaningful difference, you definitely don't put on enough miles to notice that difference. :D

@db613 Жыл бұрын

@@teejfalconaf ok great to know

@KonstantinLopatin Жыл бұрын

One extra point that I'd add is that you should consider the type/brand of sealant. They can be using different processes for the sealant to 'work', so topping up would work only with the same brand, as otherwise you could be diluting both inside the tire. But it's such a love-hate relationship. Tubeless setup saved me quite a few times on the road, but I ended up having to patch the tire from the inside and reassemble after a few hundred k.

@84imreplica Жыл бұрын

I have tubeless tires on two of my four bikes and within the last two week I've had punctures on both tubeless tired bikes. Both times I took the flat tire off the rim and both were 95% dry. Before yesterday's ride I considered adding sealant, but decided to do it after the ride. That was a big mistake, because I got a flat on that ride. I've learned my lesson and will now add sealant every 4 months and I'm also going to keep a maintenance journal for each bike.

@proximityroars5149 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, when you said 4-6 months I then realised I haven’t changed mine to two years, god I’m a bit late

@cb6866 Жыл бұрын

NOOOooooooooop ! Dr Bridgewood , please do not use pliers ! I know , most folks have em , but even an adjustable wrench is more forgiving . Thanks to all involved in these ! Dipstick out , here .

@CARPETFIBBER Жыл бұрын

I change my yearly or as needed. Rarely get any flats.

@jameswilson2815 Жыл бұрын

Also if you have more than 1 bike, make sure you don't mix different sealants. I run Stan's in one and Muccoff in the other. It just happened that way. Aloha.

@leftymadrid Жыл бұрын

I've got some Mavic Ksyrium S rims tubeless and bombproof weighting in at a nice 1560g, riding them for three months now. Funny enough I've not gone tubeless yet! I thought I'd give the TPU-40 gram tubes a try thinking, "Ok when I get a flat l will do the jump over to tubeless" but heck no flats yet... I fear this is going to take a lot longer then I thought lol. And I may even stay with the idea of using tubes. I mean, when you think about it, it just takes a couple of minutes to change an inner tube. It's just so hard to stay away from a MaxissTyre with puncture protección that ONLY weighs (185g and a tube that's 3×stronger that weighs 40g) !!!

@davepratt9909 Жыл бұрын

What is that blue thing above the top tube and how does it work?

@whapadang1 Жыл бұрын

It keeps the bars from turning.

@Arthur-kl4uo Жыл бұрын

Noob question: If it depends on a lot of factors how long sealant is gonna last, how do those factors affect the life expectancy? Like, which factors prolong it, and which limit how long sealant typically last?

@departurexx1520 Жыл бұрын

To be on the safe side, 2mth max you need to top up your sealant. My experience with some rider on tubeless is that some even 3mth their sealand has dried up. Is all depends, u might some get pinch hole during some rides for few mth rgar sealant help u sealed.

@Arthur-kl4uo Жыл бұрын

@@departurexx1520 Thanks. I know it depends, as said in the video, and as is the case with almost anything ;) But my noob question was more directed towards which factors make it last longer, and which factors make it last shorter before it eventually dries out? My guess is higher temperatures (summer) make it dry out faster than lower temps (winter). Probably sealant in road tyres (with less sealant) dry out faster than MTB (with more sealant)? Etc...

@danwebber9494 Жыл бұрын

Mountain tires between 6 and 9 months, based on 100ml of sealant. Road tires with 30ml only 2-4 months.

@departurexx1520 Жыл бұрын

@@Arthur-kl4uo Seriously really depends on how many times you ride and how far you ride. And also depends on your luck did you get any punctured that already help you to sealed during some of your ride or you didn't get it at all. More puntured more sealant use, less puntured less sealant use. That's why i said just do it every 2 mth to be at the safe side.

@Arthur-kl4uo Жыл бұрын

@@departurexx1520 Thanks, with the responses given, I think I am getting closer to answering my original question (which factors limit, and which extend the life expectancy of sealant), being: - Riding shortens life expectancy in comparison with not riding it (as riding increase likelihood of punctures) - Warmer and dryer conditions shortens life expectancy (because sealant will evaporate) compared to colder/humid conditions Am I missing something obvious other than this? -