Tubeless: How much sealant per tire? We clarify

The installation of tubeless tires is not complicated and the sealing milk plays a central role. If you are thinking about the conversion yourself, we can tell you how much sealing milk is needed per tire.

Large range: the required amount of sealing milk depends on the product and tire size.

Logical: the required amount of sealing milk depends on the dimensions of the tire. There, inside, the liquid should finally distribute in sufficient quantity.

How much sealing milk do tubeless tires need?

On average, there is usually talk of 80 to 100 ml per tire. The deviations depending on the tire dimension, however, are significant:

• So a narrow road bike tire (25 mm wide) already gets along with less than 50 ml.
• A mountain bike tire with 29 inches and 2.6 inches wide, on the other hand, requires more than 100 ml, even values up to 150 ml are not uncommon.
• The other tires settle accordingly in between. A mountain bike tire with 27.5 inches and 2.3 inch width requires around the 100 to 120 ml, the tires of a gravel bike are well served with under 100 ml each.

It should be noted that the recommended amount depends not least also on the sealant. There are differences in the composition. It is therefore advisable to always follow the manufacturer's specifications.