Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Are you using the low-temperature sealant? It probably has more antifreeze. Might be better at staying liquid but worse at sealing holes. Did you refresh it for the season?
When you got the fatbike a couple years ago I was happy for you trying something new and fun but your reports often seem like it's causing you more work than it's solving
Tubeless hasn't stopped flats for me but it has definitely moved nearly all of them to the garage overnight and not out on the road/trail. If the bike goes flat in a day or three then it's time for more sauce. The holes also sometimes seem to weep more antifreeze but I haven't really tracked it well enough to say if that correlates to a change in sealant quality.
Yes, I'm using sealant that says it's good down to -25°F. I just refreshed it the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
My flats have all happened out on the road. And the unfortunate part about going tubeless is there's not much you can do to fix it while out on the road.
The fat bike is a love/hate thing. It's a lot slower and more work to ride than what I had expected. I really try not to ride it unless I absolutely have to. However, in situations like mashed potato snow, it's the only bike that makes those conditions feasible to ride.
I really, really don't understand people I see riding fat bikes in the middle of the summer. "I'd like my bike to make me work really hard so I can only travel slightly faster than pedestrians." I don't see any enjoyment in that. I guess I'm just too lazy.