Morwa Posted September 17, 2014 Share Hubbers,While prepping Ugly Betty (my Spark 940) for the K2C last night I found weird "bubbles" forming on my Maxxis Ikon rear tyre. It's on two sperate spots. One big and one small "bubble". What the hell is happening? Tyres are about 12 months old.I'm running Arch EX rims with Stan's sealant. Is this the dreaded delamination that everyone is talking about? What do I do? Bite the bullet and get new tyres.....? Edited September 17, 2014 by Morwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 17, 2014 Share yip delaminating prick the bubbles...sometimes they just go down again Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted September 17, 2014 Share new tyres for you. it is indeed the dreaded delamination. Marius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwa Posted September 17, 2014 Share @rouxtjie.... If I pop the bubbles... will it be safe to ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogusOne Posted September 17, 2014 Share Jip delamination...... Gooi weg pappie en kry maar nuwes. Marius and Jakkals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 17, 2014 Share @rouxtjie.... If I pop the bubbles... will it be safe to ride?mmmmm if it was just training, I would say ride them into the ground Considering you have a stage race coming up...rather change JXV and RocknRolla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwa Posted September 17, 2014 Share OK... if Stan's are causing this, what sealant to use in future to prevent this? Sealant that actually work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 17, 2014 Share OK... if Stan's are causing this, what sealant to use in future to prevent this? Sealant that actually work.Eish like lubes, there are pro's and con's to all, and everyone has their favourite. Stans is still tops for me. 2bliss, BSG and Marius 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plentipotential Posted September 17, 2014 Share OK... if Stan's are causing this, what sealant to use in future to prevent this? Sealant that actually work. Has any research been done to determine if tyre sealant causes delamination? If it did then surely all of the tyres from a manufacturer running a particular sealant would experience the same problem. Alternatively the tyres would delaminate in numerous places. If so then the stockist would be obliged to tell you not to use a specific brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted September 17, 2014 Share Had the same happen with kenda karma I had. When I took off the tyre to replace, I noticed small thorns on the inside of the tyres incidentally where the delamination was as well. I can only assume that the sealant (not stans) seeped between the layers of the tyres and caused the delamination. Same could happen if the inside layer of rubber is porous in certain areas exposing ways for the sealant to work it's way between the layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 17, 2014 Share Had the same happen with kenda karma I had. When I took off the tyre to replace, I noticed small thorns on the inside of the tyres incidentally where the delamination was as well. I can only assume that the sealant (not stans) seeped between the layers of the tyres and caused the delamination. Same could happen if the inside layer of rubber is porous in certain areas exposing ways for the sealant to work it's way between the layers.Yip exactly what happens...amonia based sealant "dissolves" the glue at a spot where there was a puncture exposing a cross section of the tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwa Posted September 17, 2014 Share So basically what everyone is saying.... Get new tyres, stick to Stan's. If it happens again....just bad luck. Get new tyres. At R650 a tyre.... MTB'ing is going to get very expensive! Marius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Lizard Posted September 17, 2014 Share the same happened to my Ikon's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted September 17, 2014 Share stans is crap, if is doesn't turn to snot balls it eats your tires (sorry Rouxtjie) I use tyrefluid, green stuff I get from my local wheel and tire place. www.tyrefluid.co.za Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 17, 2014 Share stans is crap, if is doesn't turn to snot balls it eats your tires (sorry Rouxtjie) I use tyrefluid, green stuff I get from my local wheel and tire place. www.tyrefluid.co.zaNo probs bud, I have tried all of them...always come back to stan's. fanievb and 2bliss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted September 17, 2014 Share a year of service out of a set of tyres is not too bad. LuckyLuke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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