GP5000 sidewall leak

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Any reason why this would be normal? Mounted up, no sealant to start, went around the block and this is what I found.

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Yup, I suspect this is a non ā€œTLā€ tire:

NON-TL

TL (Tubeless)

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Excuse the blurry photo, definitely TL

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Interesting. Iā€™ve seen some of that on various tires over the years, mainly MTB stuff, so not sure what is typical in road setups or this tire in particular. Itā€™s possible that they are doing thinner side wall material for performance, and letting the sealant handle the rest.

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Iā€™ve seen it in my MTB tires, but only ones with many miles. I was just surprised that it is doing this as a brand new tire. Iā€™ll throw some sealant in it and report back. Iā€™m curious to know how well they will hold up now. Thanks all for your responses

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What pressure? Sometimes it works to lower the pressure so it seals the sidewall without pushing the sealant through.

Eventually it will [should] stop weeping.

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I didnā€™t have this issue on mine. Hope itā€™s goes away though!

This does happen on my mtb tires though. Seems normal?

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Max pressure was 80psi, the air leaks out to zero.

This is also prior to adding sealant. The bubbles are just soapy water.

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Throw your sealant in there and youā€™ll be good.

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Yeah, throw your sealant in there. It clogs the pores.

The only real worry is that you have the tape on there good and tight. If you donā€™t, youā€™ll get slow leak around the spokes. Thatā€™s about 98% of all tubeless problems. The other 2% is old sealant on the tire bead so that it wonā€™t seat.

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Hmmm. Seems unusual to me but Iā€™m no TL expert.

I do remember reading this in the Bicycle Tire Rolling Resistance review. If they do indeed have a liner I wouldnā€™t expect to see what you picture shows. Maybe it has something to do with the soapy water.

The GP 5000 TL doesnā€™t require the use of tire sealant to seal the tire as it comes with an inner liner that seals the tire.

Bicycle Tire Rolling Resistance Review of the 5000 TL

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Update:
Sealant added, no change. Likely a manufacturing defect. Return and replacement have been processed.

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Bummer, sorry for your luck. Hopefully the replacements will be good to go.

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Wow very surprising sealant wouldnā€™t help that given the size of the holes. Sorry to hear that.

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My 5000TLs sealed up tight as a drum. Those definitely seem defective. I love these tires so Iā€™d try again.

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I wonder if they just messed up and labeled a non-TL with the TL marking and shipped the ā€œwrong versionā€? Or could be some other manufacturing related issue.

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Is it simple enough to tell the differences? I purchased both tires at the same time and only had issues with this one.

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Iā€™m not giving up yet, so far really like them, but that experience is very limited. I also like all of the positive feedback so I was surprised when I ran into this issue.

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Not sure, but I would expect a notable difference in feel of the sidewall, with likely more rubber and thickness on the TL version. But that is a guess based on experience with other brands and models that I have used, and not sure that is true for the 5000?

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Try weighing if you have a scale. I havenā€™t looked up the specifics, but tubed vs TL should weigh differently.

Edit: 215 vs 300 grams. Should be easy to tell with a scale.