First puncture

[Phil Fouracre]

1 vote for Slime, and to get this thread moving towards page 5.

Yup! Great stuff, in all our tyres - I reckon we could get this past 5 pages just between us!:-)

 

[fair weather cyclist]

This is a cycling forum.

so what?

only cycling obsessed freaks are allowed to sign up?

 

[Phil Fouracre]

cycling and/or repairing a puncture isn't everyone's priority

Well, it is! Wouldn’t be able to cycle if not! :-)

 

[Phil Fouracre]

The OP should have found out already if his bike was set up tubeless or not WAAAY BEFORE his first puncture and with no need to remove the tyre.

My Giant TCR is set up tubeless and every time I squeeze down the valve when I top up my tyre pressure, a few drops of sealant squirt out.

OP, when you top up your tyre and squeeze your valve, does some white liquid squirt out?

Yes = tubeless
No = tube

Way too much information! :-)

 

[vickster]

Alan Armstrong and Richard Osman present "Tubeless", where contestants aim to work out if a bicycle has inner tubes or not.

Can they do it within the mere 48 hours allowed???

Who’s Alan Armstrong? Is he on GCN?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Who’s Alan Armstrong? Is he on GCN?

Alexander, my mistake.

 

[fair weather cyclist]

Who's Alexander Armstrong? Is he on GCN?

 

[Phil Fouracre]

Yes you can remove Schrader cores and add sealant.

You can remove Schrader and Presta cores! And, before anyone says anything you can ‘get past’ the older presta cores that weren’t removable - nip the end off the threaded pin, unscrew the nut and drop the valve into the tube - add sealant and reverse!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Who's Alexander Armstrong? Is he on GCN?

What's GCN?

We're not all cycling obsessed freaks!

 

[Tommohawk]

It’s tubeless. I’ve tried to plug it which wasn’t easy! Hopefully it’s done the trick but I can see why maybe inner tubes are a simpler option.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

View: https://youtu.be/IUZEtVbJT5c

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Now, about those collar nuts ...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8

 

[kenmiles]

Oh! Come on! What is the answer? I can’t wait any longer - Is it tubeless or not???

Answer at last down the page. What a relief.

 

[Jody]

Does the OP not realise how many people have their day on hold while we await the removal of his tyre.

Come on. Hurry up.

 

[fair weather cyclist]

It’s tubeless. I’ve tried to plug it which wasn’t easy! Hopefully it’s done the trick but I can see why maybe inner tubes are a simpler option.

1. how did you find out it was tubeless?
2. why didn't it seal originally? big hole?