Water in my tyres

littledove44
littledove44 Posts: 871
edited May 2014 in Road general
Today I noticed that my rear tyre was not seated properly. There was a bulge near the valve. I deflated the tyre, fiddled around a bit and then reinflated. Still there.

So, I deflated again and took the tyre off. I was surprised to find a couple of thimblefulls of water sitting between the tyre and the tube. The water wasn't the cause of the bulge, but I haven't seen that before.

Is this a common occurrence?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Yes are your rims are not water proof.
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  • littledove44
    littledove44 Posts: 871
    Better check the front wheel as well then.
  • foggymike
    foggymike Posts: 862
    You'll get some in there every time you wash it or ride in the wet, completely normal and nothing to worry about
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    If you have Mavic Cosmic Carbones then after a wet ride expect a glass full rather than a thimbleful.
  • BrandonA
    BrandonA Posts: 553
    izza wrote:
    If you have Mavic Cosmic Carbones then after a wet ride expect a glass full rather than a thimbleful.

    I have these wheels and can contest to that. Even hosing the bike down when cleaning can result in them filling. One of my routes takes we through a ford and sometimes after this you can here the water sloshIng around inside the wheels.
  • littledove44
    littledove44 Posts: 871
    Checked the front. Only a few drops.
    So where does it get in? Spokes, valve or just between the tyre and rim?
  • dave in swansea
    dave in swansea Posts: 129
    Also, in very wet weather I have filled part of the frame.
    As I was hanging the bike up I noticed water coming out of what looks like a drain hole in the chain stay. Good size puddle on the garage floor after I stood the bike up vertically.
    Dave.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Some deep rims have little drainage holes to let the rain out.

    I cant say I've noticed it in conventional rims though.
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    cougie wrote:
    Some deep rims have little drainage holes to let the rain out.

    I cant say I've noticed it in conventional rims though.

    One of my bikes has Shimano RS10s on it, they have drainage holes each side above the brake track and by the amount of water that comes out after a wet ride, they're needed.
  • foggymike
    foggymike Posts: 862
    Yep, my ultegra wheels have the drain holes too
  • bad_ash
    bad_ash Posts: 47
    Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:
    One of my bikes has Shimano RS10s on it, they have drainage holes each side above the brake track and by the amount of water that comes out after a wet ride, they're needed.

    But I'd guess the drainage holes themselves are responsible for most of the water.
  • foggymike
    foggymike Posts: 862
    edited May 2014
    LOL. :lol: They're certainly the biggest holes so you're probably right! No problem either way.
  • dandrew
    dandrew Posts: 175
    If you run out of water in your bidons on a ride at least you'll know where you can imbibe a few more drops..
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    So, is the water in the tyres or the rims?
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