I have found something to make the mousse last I now get well over 6 months before I change the mousse The mousse after 6 months still looks good so I but them in the practice bike .I use a lot really a lot of Tire Soap I use enforce brand The one little tube of gel you get from the manufactor is not enough Check out the video I just did on How to mount a mousse That being said I want to do Vegas to Reno again fun race did it 13 times But next weeken is another National so I had to pick one Now will try for next year
Heat is the # 1 killer of a mousse the more lube you put on it the cooler it will be Get it hot like at high speeds for long periods and it starts to come apart The # 2 thing is just wear from many races in the ruff, the mousse starts to get soft. At first it feels like you have 13 psi as time goes on as it get old it starts to feel softer
We remove them and relube them from time to time depending on rides. I have not done it yet but getting a big tub of silicone lube seems to be the world enduro guys set up. I just have my shop order a whole bunch of michelin tubes of grease for now. Also the Welshman cleans his and wraps them them in electrical tape to get some life extension from them. Between the 2 of us riding @ 4x per month on singletrack local trails life of the mousse is between 8-10 months. I have one older beat up one taped but have not installed it yet. If you are doing a Last dog or other type gnarley ride you can throw one of the those semi broken down ones in for super good traction (low PSI type). The euros that do romaniacs etc cut and drill their mousses to soften them.
