FirstV8 Posted February 18, 2022 Share I put a new front tyre on today which had done close on 40,000 ( 4 years in march ) . Many punctures and mushrooms later it started to leak on old plugs which were drying out and the rubber was hard so not having good grip in wet conditions . The amount of slime caked up inside the tyre was amazing . I topped up this tyre about every 3 to 4 months so you can imagine how thick it was as i had never taken it off the rim . I weighed the new tyre and that was 620 grams , i then weighed the old with the slime on it and that was at a astonishing 1100grams . im not a serious racer or concerned about equipment weight but my question is does one attempt to clean out a tyre from time to time or just carry on topping up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burger 555 Posted February 18, 2022 Share My old tyres did the same thing. I thought I was using cheap sealant but have seen this build up on other tyres that were using different sealant. I even tried cleaning it out but I could not get anything off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Prince Posted February 18, 2022 Share I got a side wall cut while ago and had to replace the tire. Kept the tire and had the same build up. Busy cleaning it off. Managing to roll off the build up. Not too hard doing this. Been wondering about this as well. Cleaning out the build up on tires I ride with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted February 18, 2022 Share Wait. WHAT? 40,000km on a tyre? How the hell? Vetseun, Me rida my bicycle and NotSoBigBen 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted February 18, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, Eldron said: Wait. WHAT? 40,000km on a tyre? How the hell? It used to be a cross mark which give good mileage but now it's a slick. Looks like it came off a taxi 😂 Jackie Thamsanqa Maholwana and Eldron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted February 19, 2022 Share I used a high pressure hose to blast off the build up. Works like a charm Just beware your feet Wayne pudding Mol, Jewbacca and reteid 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted February 19, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, fanievb said: I used a high pressure hose to blast off the build up. Works like a charm Just beware your feet I was about to say, 'High pressure hose does the job in 2 secs and gives your toes a decent scare' Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 19, 2022 Share Couldn’t get dried up Stans off with a pressure hose. ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burger 555 Posted February 19, 2022 Share I also could not get it off with a pressure washer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieG Posted February 19, 2022 Share First time I took the tyre off to change sealant. No wonder it felt off balance Edited February 19, 2022 by StevieG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstV8 Posted February 19, 2022 Share 17 hours ago, Eldron said: Wait. WHAT? 40,000km on a tyre? How the hell? It was the original Maxxis Crossmark that came on the bike when i bought it new 12/04/2018 . I do 10, to 12,000 km per year 80% on my MTB . During the week days i do a Urban Sprawl as we call it . Its a mixture of gravel , pavements , tar and off road . Weekends i do a full MTB ride in the Benoni /Bredel /Bapsfontein mealie fields and next to the railway track so no shortage of rough terrain and enough thorns and lose braches to nick a side wall . Edited February 19, 2022 by FirstV8 Eldron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted February 20, 2022 Share On 2/19/2022 at 8:57 AM, StevieG said: First time I took the tyre off to change sealant. No wonder it felt off balance WOW !! What brand of product ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted February 20, 2022 Share On 2/19/2022 at 5:26 AM, fanievb said: I used a high pressure hose to blast off the build up. Works like a charm Just beware your feet I did this last month. Certainly got the tire clean, and reasonably quickly .... Damned if I can get the sticky residue off the paving though ... Choose your working area very carefully, as it may just become a new problem .... mikkelz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted February 20, 2022 Share On the rare occasion I do take a tyre off I remove what comes out with 'reasonable' effort ... the rest I leave, more puncture protection and my weight problem is certainly not on the bike! AllenH, TheoG, ChrisF and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieG Posted February 20, 2022 Share 40 minutes ago, ChrisF said: WOW !! What brand of product ? Not sure, it was a 2nd hand bike I bought a few months earlier, so hadn't changed fhe sealant yet ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted February 22, 2022 Share I spent the last 3 days cleaning my road tyres to have them fresh and light for tour du cap. I tried degreaser, hairdrier, fabric, rubbing with another tyre, sand paper.... Seems what works best (besides your thumbs, but you don't have enough skin to do 1/10th of one tyre) is rubbing your inner tyre against some kind o carpet, I have plenty of chutes from my bedrooms carpet in the garage, and it works great. Still takes a while but I'll know for next time. I reckon about 20 mins per tyre should do the job ChrisF and TheoG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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