Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Inflate and ride it, see if it seals.
You might need some fresh tubeless goop. I'd just go with 2 oz in that tyre.
How long have you had the bike? Here in the desert we have to top off tubeless goop every 3 months, but in wetter climes I hear of people going 9 months before adding goop.
If the cut is too big to seal, Giant has a baconstrips style plug kit. I imagine any tubeless tire plug kit would work, however.
Then when you've worn out these tires you can get some tubed ones if you prefer.
Yeah I won't be riding on these tires anymore. I still need to educate myself on tubeless but as far as I understand if I get a tiny leak the sealant should do it's job and I should be none the wiser. If it's something more sunstantial and the tire goes flat and won't hold air I'd plug it (then patch when I got home as a permanent fix). In the event it's a bad leak I can remove the tire, remove the valve stem, install a tube to get me on my way, and assess when I get home. With this system I the best I can do is put a plug in as an emergency repair to get me home, I wouldn't consider that a permanent fix. Also I don't have the last resort fix of being able to put a tube in. In this particular instance a plug probably would have gotten me home, butd what if the leak was worse? Either way I'd still be looking at new tires,
FWIW the bike is a 2020 Giant Roam 1 that I bought new at the end of May and I live in Canada near Toronto. I don't know which system I'd prefer yet so I'm not really opposed to a PROPER tubeless setup and I don't mind maintenance, I'm usually looking for something to tinker with on my bike anyway.