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[Closed] water? leaking from tubeless tyres

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couple of weeks ago i went tubeless for the first time on my new mavic crossmax sx wheels, with maxxis minion rubbers(not ust tyres)

the tyres seat really well and i put in the correct amount of stans fluid in. the tyres have stayed inflated with no/minimal loss of air, the only thing im finding is that upon leaving the bike for a few hours i find small drops/specks of clear fluid on the outer wall at the bottom of the tyre. could this be condensation/fluid leaking through tiny holes or gaps. its minimal and not causing a problem, id just like to know what it is and why its doing it.


 
Posted : 30/06/2012 8:42 pm
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One of my mates is a bit of a terminator on his bike - there's no stopping him.

Last time we went to Cannock we used an old pump to part fill his tyres with water and stuck rocks in his rucksack when he wasn't looking. Slowed him down a bit.

How well do you know your mates?


 
Posted : 30/06/2012 8:49 pm
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Like this?:

[url= http://forums.mtbr.com/wheels-tires/wierd-tubeless-happenings-765826.html ]mtbr linky[/url]

My Maxxis Beavers did it for a while. The seemed to stay up OK and, when I took them off there was still loads of 'decent looking' sealant sloshing about in them...so I stopped worrying 🙂


 
Posted : 30/06/2012 8:51 pm
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It's normal. Just a little bit of tyre spunk water oozing out the pores of the tyres.


 
Posted : 30/06/2012 8:51 pm
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thanks for the link,thats exactly it, i shall sleep well tonight, my worries are over.


 
Posted : 30/06/2012 8:59 pm

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