On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote:

> Tim -- wouldn't the sealant eventually form a "skin" inside the Pari
> Motos, and seal the tape seams?
>
>
I wish it did!  But, 6 weeks in to the tubeless experiment, I still had to
pump up the tires every hour or so, and froth would result from the
sidewalls.  After all that frustration -- and two falls due to low pressure
-- I gave up on running the Pari-Motos tubeless.

I tried tubeless because:
* I had tons of flats with the previous tires (Lierres), and I got a flat
within the first 50 miles of the Pari Motos with tubes.
* The PL23 rims are tubeless-ready

What's funny is that since got a new set of Pari-Motos and ran them with
tubes, I've had zero flats in ~1000 miles.  I did put some sealant in the
tubes to be safe, but I've had no punctures to test it (I'm OK with that).


On my fat tires, the tape was heavy .014 mil vinyl and it had some wrinkles
upon application (too heavy to lay down completely smooth).  The sealant
worked its way into those wrinkles and wet the adhesive enough to keep the
channels open.  I'd get sealant leaks up through the rim holes.

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