jexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
When I went downstairs to fetch the fat bike to go ride with Jeff I found the front tyre entirely deflated. Bugger.
Decided to take the full-sus, instead, which I hadn't used since August 2025. I pumped up the tyres (the valves were difficult to screw open) and left.
Spring is in full force over here.
#MTB #LunchRide #Spring
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
We went up our usual way. It was cold in the shade but warm in the sun. Quite hard to dress for something like that, tbh...
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
Towards the top, I noticed, yet again, that it really is easier to take the fat bike up here.
I think it is partly due to how easily those fat tyres absorb trail chatter - all those little stones, roots, or rocks that really slow you down on a "normal" bike.
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈
At some point, Jeff noticed that my front tyre looked wet, and yes, it did. Stan's was leaking through the side walls, too!
Mar 22 at 2:46pmWeb
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
We looked closer and found that the Stan's was bubbling out!
Weird...
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
But it didn't keep me from riding, so we pressed on.
It had rained over night, but the air was still not very clear...
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22

It would have been a good day for the fat bike, with the ground being wet in places, and some seriously slippy rocks and roots.
But we made it down alright.

I can't get over how much more difficult it is to ride the full-sus on the Blauen! Trail chatter really slows down normal tyres, and I only know that bcs I usually ride the fat bike. Well, I shall fix it now!

Great ride!

Show threadAlli 🇪🇺Mar 22
@jexner time for a new tire or extra Stan's in the backpack
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22

@alloalli the tyre is old, true, but not that worn.

Then again, I am heavy, and maybe side walls are going to give up before knobs on the tyres that _I_ ride, I guess.

For now, I shall refill.

Show threadAlli 🇪🇺Mar 22
@jexner
Tubeless, tires are mostly ridden with less pressure, hence more heavy for the side walls.. I had the same on my FatBike with 4.8 inch tires on very low presssure.
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22

@alloalli same here!

Both, Bud and Lou, at some point looked like they were sweating Stan's and I replaced them both.

I put Orange into the rear (Lou), to see whether it lasts longer, and Stan's in the front (Bud), so I can compare.

If I understand it right, Stan's has ammonium, which can seep through rubber, whether Orange has latex, which can not.

Really looking forward to seeing what happens!

Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈Mar 22
@alloalli Back in May 2025, when it became too much to ignore...