Tubeless Tyres -"saying the same things about tubeless tyres over and over again" Hippy read the first f**king post

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finger_jockey

This was a new one on me. Went to finally install some new Specialized Roubaix tubeless and couldn’t work out why one of them was deflating slowly. Stuck it in the sink to find the tiny leaks in the sidewalls. The tyres have been in storage for 6 months, but this surely isn’t normal? So now my options are A) go old school and tube it or B) say hello to my sealant friend.

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Jameo in reply to @finger_jockey

Pretty sure Spesh roubaix tyres are only 'Tubeless ready', rather than proper tubeless, so they dont have an airproof inner liner. Ergo, they need to use the sealant to seal the interior and sidewalls, so they will leak for a bit first time and you need to use more sealant than usual.

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finger_jockey in reply to @Jameo

Wow, I never knew that distinction. It makes sense, as the other one I put in had some sealant already on it from a failed fitting previously and that particular one is holding. This is good to know, thank you.

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