Side leak

[draco_1967]

Maybe something in the chemical make up of the tire or living in a high humidity area?

Definitely not humidity. I'm in the desert and never use a pressure washer or any chemicals when washing the wheels

 

[Ruggybuggy]

When you do the repair by removing the corrosion you should repaint, let dry then reinstall the tire. Exposed aluminum will oxidize quickly and the problem will return.

Forgive me if it was mentioned in the previous posts.

 

[VE258]

When you remove the tire from the rim you'll find some brownish/red gritty clay or casting sand clinging to the alloy wheel (where the tire bead seats) that was not removed prior to mounting the tire.

yep. it have nothing to do with moisture or corrosion(about 5K on the bike and it was stored in the garage (about 50% humidity) all the time)

 

[Lou Wambsganss]

You sure have a nice clean chain. What lube are you using that leaves a blue residue?

It's really just kind of a translucent white, from the lithium grease in this Bel-Ray chain spray:

 

[Lou Wambsganss]

Like I mentioned before, My rim leak has slowly started again. It's a single spot on the RH side of the rear rim. They are pretty easy to spot using a bottle of soapy water. In this pic, you can kind of make out the little trail of bubbles at the bead area that I marked with a crayon.

 

[pismocycleguy]

Thanks Lou

It's really just kind of a translucent white, from the lithium grease in this Bel-Ray chain spray:

Lou,
Thanks for posting your chain lube.
I'll be buying some. I used to use the Dupont Teflon Chain Lube until
they changed the manufacturer and the formula.
PCG

 

[hojo]

Lou,
Thanks for posting your chain lube.
I'll be buying some. I used to use the Dupont Teflon Chain Lube until
they changed the manufacturer and the formula.
PCG

Not trying to hijack the thread, but what happened to the Dupont Teflon Chain Lube?

 

[ziggie]

I tried that lube,didn't like it and went back to the pj1 or pb1 whatever it is.