I should never have sold my 90s sworks
These look so good
I hope reviewers all try and slant rime Rick XC with Rick Astley.
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do you still need tires, or have you sourced another set and are simply maintaining the order out of curiosity?
I just went with a black set and kept the order going for funsies. The set that I ordered in lieu of these is about to be worn out, so…
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I put new tires on H/G back in November
IRC Boken Plus 650 x 47 on Velocity Blunt SS (26.6 inner rim width)
Before installation I removed the old rim tap, cleaned the majority of the old tape residue with rubbing alcohol, and retaped the rim with TCS rim tape (26 mm). Installed the tire, bead set no problem, inserted ~2 oz of Stan’s sealant in each tire. Inflated to ~40 psi. Shook that tire real good to get the sealant in all the nooks and crannies.
Had zero flats for 2 months. Bike is inside the house at night. Aside from adding a little air every couple weeks, no problems with the tires holding air.
Last week I went to work and the tires were fine. Walked out at the end of the day and the back tire was completely flat. No evidence of leakage along the rim edge and no evidence of a puncture.
Inflated the tire to ~40 psi with Co2, rode home no problem.
Tire was still holding pressure when I went to bed. By the time I woke up, flat again.
Today I plan to retape the rim, install a new valve, clean the tire and reinstall with fresh sealant.
Question: so before I do all of this, what are some signs that the leak is in the tape?
soapy water, look for bubbles around spoke holes to confirm a tape leak
consider that CO2 molecules are slightly smaller than the N2 molecules that make up the majority of atmospheric pump air, and that the freezing cold CO2 isn’t awesome for sealant performance
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how do you know it’s the tape? it’s always the tape. that’s how you know.
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I would absolutely just add an ounce of sealant and see if it fixes it before retaping.
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I agree. Your original 2oz of sealant is pretty light for a tire that big. I always add a bit of sealant just to check before tearing a setup apart and starting over.
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Welp, because of time limitations, I tubed it for now. I’ll remove the tube later and try more sealant, as advised. TBH this week was mad stressful, and this is the last project I wanted to take on. I’m making latkes and a loaf of bread to chill my shit out right now.
I’m just perplexed with how quickly the tire emptied out the first time. That’s what’s bugging me. Appreciate the feedback. Thanks y’all.
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I’m contemplating what happens if I have a set of wheels with no holes in the rim bed and no tape. Some way, some how, it will be the tape.
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I’ll third that. Also, do the tire dance again. It doesn’t always fix the leak but it’s worth a shot since it’s a lot less work than redoing the tape.
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Yes
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if I am ever wanting to make the most annoying latkes I can, I do one beet for every three potatoes. beautiful color, nice flavor, very easy to burn
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was there still a significant amount of liquid sealant in the tire when you tubed it? because i’m also on team “add more sealant”
that said, since no one else has mentioned it: 26mm tape sounds far too narrow for an i26.6 rim. with the valley in the middle of the rim bed, it’s definitely more than 26mm from wall to wall. tape should be edge-to-edge, the sealant should only be touching the tire and the tape, not the actual surface of the rim.
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Yes, there was still a considerable amount of liquid sealant in the tire.
As for the tape, I’ll check it next go around and see if it’s edge-to-edge.
Thank you.
Safe bet is usually about 2mm wider than internal width.
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