Originally Posted by
robbyville
Another quick update for those that ride tubeless.
seems like when I installed the conti 5000’s I didn’t use enough sealant (which upon looking at my bottlenwould seem to be the case, probably used less than an ounce in each wheel).
at any rate, I noticed that in between rides I was losing a lot of air, like 30lbs over 2-3 days, pumping a lot before each ride. I eventually took the time to put the bike on the stand and put a dipstick in my valves and realize that for the first time ever my Sealant had completely evaporated.
Put more orange seal in and now all good, but moral of the story is that the stock tubeless tape job seems to lose more air with these wheels when dry than others I’ve had.
maybe I should have clarified as well. The tires ran with very little air loss these last couple of months. I’d maybe put in 10-15 lbs once per week, pretty much on par with those that run tubes. Just the last two weeks where it must have evaporated and left me filling every two days, hence my comment about the factory tape job.