Decided to go tubeless on my gravel bike. Regretting it hard right now.

I had this choice. Stick with tubes or go tubeless. Picked tubeless because everyone raves about it. Three weeks in and I have sealant leaking from the sidewall on my rear tire. The front holds air fine. But the rear loses 20 psi overnight. Re-seated the bead twice already. Tried adding more sealant. Still leaking. Now I am thinking about just throwing a tube back in and calling it a day. Anyone else have one tire just refuse to seal up?

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grayperez5mo ago

3 sidewall leaks in my first month, welcome to the club.

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harper_smith5mo ago

Whoa, wait. Three leaks in one month? That's crazy, like how does that even happen? @grayperez I thought maybe it was just a one-time thing but three separate spots sounds like a real defect or something. I'd be freaking out if that was my setup, honestly. Did you check if the sidewalls are seated right or if there's some debris in the rim? I'd be on the phone with the shop or manufacturer nonstop until they made it right. That just doesn't seem normal at all for new tires.

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