repair tips on tubeless front tyre

[peloquin]

Hiya
I went to mount my trusty steed this morn but found it with a flat front tyre.
I disconnected the entire wheel from the forks and went to look for the offending breach, which was a needle thin piece of metal. grrr!
I extracted it and applied some rubber solution to the hole.
Is this the correct procedure? ive never attempted to fix tubeless before y'see!

 

[John Ponting]

Assuming that they are the same as tubeless motorcycle or car tyres - you normally have to insert a gluey plug in to the hole and let it set before inflating. Can't believe that just a splodge of glue on it';s own is going to do much.

BUT I've never had tubeless cycle tyres.

See http://www.stanjonescycles.co.uk/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&products_id=33

 

[Steve Austin]

if its a tubeless tyre then you need to patch it from inside. bit of glue, a patch and its done.

 

[Mr Pig]

I thought they weren't supposed to get flats like that?

If you're out and about and get a flat on a tubeless setup won't that be a bigger problem than if you got one in a normal tubed tyre?

 

[fossyant]

If it's a proper tub - you should ideally carry a spare tyre and maybe a tin of the inflater/sealer.

To get them fixed involves removing the backing tape and unstitching, then repairing the tube. Best get them sent away for a few quid to be repaired if they are a good tub.

 

[Mr Pig]

you should ideally carry a spare tyre and maybe a tin of the inflater/sealer.

So you go to all this trouble to save on the weight of an inner tube, then carry a whole new tyre and a tin can! Brilliant :0)

 

[Steve Austin]

Didn't think it could be tub!!

Is this a tubeless MTB tyre?
or a
road going tubeless tyre?

both very different.

 

[bobg]

The modern double sided tape for road tubs and for instance the (quite cheap Vittorio Rubino's) allows you to roll off the punctured tubeless tyre and roll on a new one no problem. In my experience its quicker and easier than replacing a tube. Just keep it properly inflated after though!!. I wouldnt use the tape for more than one change though. . I may have been lucky but its been fine for me for the past couple of years since I got a set of GP4s.