instructions for removing a tubeless tyre?
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Steve Austin
The Marmalade Kid
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is this a MTB tubeless tyre? If it is, then they come off the same way as standard clincher tyre, but you will need a tyre lever or two as they can be a bit stiff
RedBike
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Exactly the same way as normal. It helps if you free the beading of the tyre by pushing it towards the middle of the rim. (squeeze the tyre where it meets the rim)
You then remove the valve, and pop in an inner tube.
Another way is to carry a bottle of tyre sealant and a CO2 cansister.
You simply remove the valve core (not the whole vavle),
pour in the sealant.
Turn the wheel so the sealant is where the hole is.
Re-fit the vavle core and then inflate the tyre with the C02 cansiter.
Trying to re-inflate a tubeless tyre with a mini-pump can be near impossible. You have to get the tyre to a certain pressure before the sidewalls are pushed into place / hard enough against the rim to form an air-tight seal. With a small pump the air just escapes quicker than you can pump it in.
You then remove the valve, and pop in an inner tube.
Another way is to carry a bottle of tyre sealant and a CO2 cansister.
You simply remove the valve core (not the whole vavle),
pour in the sealant.
Turn the wheel so the sealant is where the hole is.
Re-fit the vavle core and then inflate the tyre with the C02 cansiter.
Trying to re-inflate a tubeless tyre with a mini-pump can be near impossible. You have to get the tyre to a certain pressure before the sidewalls are pushed into place / hard enough against the rim to form an air-tight seal. With a small pump the air just escapes quicker than you can pump it in.
spandex
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The best we have found at work is the NoTubes sealant
Steve Austin
The Marmalade Kid
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Stans NoTubes is the best stuff out there!!
Is this the same stuff as BikeDoctorX ?
Another bonus of working at Land Rover is Steve Jackson at Kelvin Cycles, Leamington, markets the LR Bike Brand.
Being an employee, I get a discount and free doses of BkeDoctorX sealant.
But I hate the stuff and it just piles up in the corner of my shed.
Another bonus of working at Land Rover is Steve Jackson at Kelvin Cycles, Leamington, markets the LR Bike Brand.
Being an employee, I get a discount and free doses of BkeDoctorX sealant.
But I hate the stuff and it just piles up in the corner of my shed.
OP
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02GF74
Über Member
^^^ you were right - getting it off is easy peasy, didn;t need to use levers but airing it with tiny pump is no worky 
Did inflate with the track pump but I don't intend to carry that round with me.
Need to make some chamber e.g. aluminium water bottle that I can get some air into with tiny hand pump then connect to the valve to seat the tyre.
anything like that exist?
I am aware of the C02 but how many do I need to carry so guarantee that the tyre will seat? Not to mention the expense.
Did inflate with the track pump but I don't intend to carry that round with me.
Need to make some chamber e.g. aluminium water bottle that I can get some air into with tiny hand pump then connect to the valve to seat the tyre.
anything like that exist?
I am aware of the C02 but how many do I need to carry so guarantee that the tyre will seat? Not to mention the expense.
RedBike
New Member
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- Beside the road
You can re-inflate the tyre with a GOOD mini-pump provided you don't attempt to remove the tyre. So you should be able to use a repair solution like this
http://www.stanjonescycles.co.uk/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&products_id=33
and then re-inflate the tyre using a mini-pump. (I've yet to try this !!)
I've found that Stans sealant 'plugs' all but the largest punctures. If you do get a puncture with this stuff in your tyres then you probably aren't going to fix the tyre by the side of the trail.
The easiest way to repair tubeless tyres while out riding is simply to stick an inner tube in them. You can then repair the tyre in comfort when you get home. This way you don't need to worry about C02 canisters etc.
It's a good idea to take something that can be used as a tyre boot. Something to stop the inner tube squeezing out of the hole in the tyre thats just caused the flat.
http://www.stanjonescycles.co.uk/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&products_id=33
and then re-inflate the tyre using a mini-pump. (I've yet to try this !!)
I've found that Stans sealant 'plugs' all but the largest punctures. If you do get a puncture with this stuff in your tyres then you probably aren't going to fix the tyre by the side of the trail.
The easiest way to repair tubeless tyres while out riding is simply to stick an inner tube in them. You can then repair the tyre in comfort when you get home. This way you don't need to worry about C02 canisters etc.
It's a good idea to take something that can be used as a tyre boot. Something to stop the inner tube squeezing out of the hole in the tyre thats just caused the flat.
