2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted September 15, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Anyone setup Tubeless tyres before? seems pretty straight forward, anything I should be looking out for that could go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted September 15, 2017 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 No but let us know how you get on Paul. PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted September 15, 2017 Life Members Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Paul, I'm pretty sure Dr. Mclean would be along soon ................ or Tom Hill even?? :-) Good luck PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted September 15, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Dr McLean is indeed an aficionado, on the road to Dunoon a couple of weeks ago I witnessed him pulling out a large needle, putting some gunk thread type stuff in it, inserting it into his tubeless tyre with surgical precision (he rammed it in), and it worked for the next 70 miles. Was pretty amazing actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted September 15, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 They can be difficult to seat , need to put sealant in first but after the faff are ok as long as you don't have to get them off in a hurray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Tubeless for the win.I got the new wheels set up tubeless - difference is night and day on the road bike. Got a puncture the other day (glass I'm sure) sealant starts to spray out so I put my thumb on the hole and presto. fixed. The only issue is that the sealant doesn't wash out your new Gabba all that well! PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted September 15, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 seated and looking good.. only thing I was missing was a track pump I could preload or an infinite supply of c02 cannisters 😂😂 arms like popeye now. oh and best do it outside Darryl Gunson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 20, 2017 Committee Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Paul, if you got the tyres seated and inflated then you know 95% of what I know about tubeless. The next big step is realising that it is a completely different way of thinking about tyres. You do not need to carry tubes. Small holes will seal instantly. Bigger holes are plugged from outside and air topped up. You need to add sealant every few months. The tyre can stay on the rim until it is worn out. It took me a year to work this out. Mavic have just introduced a massive range of tubeless wheels with matching tyres so I'll give them a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 20, 2017 Committee Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Still a faff to set up but you get much faster and learn quickly how to avoid spraying sealant, I'll try to find some info on the puncture kit, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 20, 2017 Committee Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 This really should not work but does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Tom Hill Posted September 20, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Hi Paul Came to this late..........as usual. I did Roubaix on tubeless and have ridden them for about three years. Not an issue, no punctures (that I noticed). In the end I replaced the first set of tyres. Made the mistake of putting them on my mtb, rode it for a an hour and then forgot about them for several months and they broke the seal. Unfortunately no gas canisters so I could not re-inflate. In the end I put tubes in the mtb. However you have just reminded me that Santa can bring me a nice new preload pump. Since I already have two track pumps, it may well be time to offload a couple! I run tubulars on my TT and summer bikes and always carry a sealant canister. They work up to 3-4mm cuts! In short, it is the way to go, as far as I am concerned. PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieB Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Better results than I ever got with the sealant, the only puncture I ever suffered on tubeless, a relatively small nick and the slime just oozed out. I pre slimed my cross tubs with latex applied to seal the side walls (pro trick but wouldn't bother) and the slime seems to be rotting the tyre from inside out. Now hate the stuff. If for 3 Peaks run with tubes at high pressure it is not 'cross terrain and anything shy of 70psi will only slow you down. I messed about with tubeless for cross bike but could never really get any confidence on low pressures to attack corners or bumps, certainly not as low as regularly bottoming out which is fine on tubs. Good luck for the Peaks! PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted September 22, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Took them on a run up to loch Thom and gave them a giod battering at 70psi... no issues, Sunday real test Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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