Orange Seal seeping out of three holes in front tyre; worth fixing tyre?
10-08-19, 09:45 PM
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@2manybikes 3,700km on this particular tyre.
@Sy Reene Correct. I wasn't aware the manufacture of the tyre was up for debate. I would gladly have shared the information.
@Sy Reene Correct. I wasn't aware the manufacture of the tyre was up for debate. I would gladly have shared the information.
10-08-19, 09:56 PM
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I was more curious about eduskator's tires, which are apparently made out of cheese.
10-09-19, 03:43 AM
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What pressure are you at. It may have trouble sealing if the pressure is too high. Imo tubes are better if you are above 80 psi or so.
10-09-19, 06:25 AM
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OS has no issues with holes that size at 80psi (or even 100, in my experience). I've only had one hole that OS didn't permanently seal, and it was recent - it was a 5mm/3/16" cut @ 75psi.
10-09-19, 03:12 PM
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That sealant looks like crap to me - watery, bubbly. Definitely not fresh - OS should look like slightly orange-tinted half & half, not.... that. Take off the tire, clean out the old stuff, put in new sealant - I bet they'll close. Tread looks like there's a lot of life left in the tires.
10-09-19, 03:30 PM
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IIRC, you made a practice of pulling and patching every time you got a puncture with Stan's because it wouldn't hold road pressures. That's crazy, IMO - I'd have given up tubeless in less than a season if that was my experience with it.
