Have you tried riding them in that time, or just done the Stan’s dance and come back a few days later to see how they’re doing?
If you haven’t ridden them yet, I’d try that. In my experience, something about the act of riding helps splash sealant into all the nooks and crannies better than shaking/turning/bouncing the tire manually. Maybe the tire flexing while has something to do with it as well?
If you have been riding them, and they’re still drinking sealant… how confident are you in your rim tape job? Are you just squirting more and more sealant into the rim somehow?
This is a good question. I am not confident in the rim tape job because I did it, and like other bike mechanical tasks, because I don’t do it often I can’t say I did it right. But I was pretty careful.
I did go for a 20-mile ride this morning. They appear to be holding air maybe? Haven’t checked with a gauge but they are still pretty hard.
Pari moto 42s are lighter than the 42 BSP and much cheaper. They ride very well. They’re also literally the only option that fit the constraints you’ve enumerated
I think if you didn’t know you were riding a Hetre EL or a Pari-Moto or a BSP EL you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. You wanna feel faster just add 10 psi.
Anyone ever do the math on how much bike milk a runny arse tire uses and add weight from vs a regular one? It has to be a significant amount of tire blood platelets.
I started with 3 ounces of Stan’s Race in my regular BSP. Sidewall seepage began at ~1500 miles so I added 3 more ounces. The tire went flat overnight at 3500 miles so I retired and removed from the rim. Inside was wet but not enough sealant to pool. The tire weighed 420 grams when I removed it from the wheel in December. I weighed it just now and it’s 390 grams. Here’s what it looks like:
I suspect wearing a BSP down to the cords loses ~10% of the total weight so the tire without remnants should be around 370 grams. Stan’s Race is ~20 grams a liquid ounce. The platelets don’t weight very much at all. I think sealant can add significant weight but it didn’t seem to do much for my case with this tire.
