Tubeless

[screenman]

Twice in 25 years

(Sigh)
Tubes ?
Tubeless ?
Debate.
Till the cows come home.

Yeh but, you never go out on your bike.

Joking aside we both speak from personal experience.

 

[Jody]

Twice in 25 years

Where do you ride? The velodrome

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Yeh but, you never go out on your bike.

Joking aside we both speak from personal experience.

Of course.
You could be right though,as I have been out 5 times since Jan 1st so not exactly going hell for leather.

 

[screenman]

Of course.
You could be right though,as I have been out 5 times since Jan 1st so not exactly going hell for leather.

Hope it is not due to illness or injury.

 

[Motozulu]

Depends a lot where you ride of course. If you rarely get a flat - why bother? if, like me, you get a bloody puncture every other ride due to living in thorn central - absolute God send.

 

[Flyboy]

Right . I have taken the plunge , and had my LB shop convert my fatty to tubeless , I am picking it up tomorrow . I am not riding till Saturday so will up date you then.
The reason I didn't do it myself was, I needed to be able to inject a vast amount of air at once,and couldn't be bother to make something to do it.

 

[Flyboy]

Well LBS rang today , and said the conversion was not successful and the tyres where flat this morning. They need to keep bike for around a week until they can get the correct tape .
Thinking now, was this really a good idea.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Well LBS rang today , and said the conversion was not successful and the tyres where flat this morning. They need to keep bike for around a week until they can get the correct tape .
Thinking now, was this really a good idea.

(Whisper it)




No



Tubes

 

[Motozulu]

I did my fatty myself - I put a link on here. It was an hours job, total success, cost me about 30 quid which will pay for itself in tubes, repair patches and (what price this?) stress free rides and in the summer, bag free rides.

Do you want the walk through I did?

Oh, as I will likely change tyres for the seasons on the Fatty, I've invested in this too.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Airshot-Tubeless-Tyre-Inflator_85096.htm

 

[Flyboy]

The LBS still has my bike and said it will be ready next week . I am very handy on bikes and most things really, I would have done it myself but did not fancy making a quick blast compressor . But from now on no more LBS for me .

 

[Flyboy]

I did my fatty myself - I put a link on here. It was an hours job, total success, cost me about 30 quid which will pay for itself in tubes, repair patches and (what price this?) stress free rides and in the summer, bag free rides.

Do you want the walk through I did?

Oh, as I will likely change tyres for the seasons on the Fatty, I've invested in this too.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Airshot-Tubeless-Tyre-Inflator_85096.htm

I like the look of that air shot , will it actually inflat 5 inch tyres

 

[Crackle]

Several times I've thought about tubeless, normally after another thorn puncture but each time I've examined it and thought about doing it, I've just come to the conclusion that my riding doesn't warrant the potential messing nor the riding I do really warrant it.

 

[screenman]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/videos/cycling-tech/tubeless-tyres-tested-destruction

 

[Motozulu]

I believe so - one of the reviews said that because it can go up to 160psi in the tank, it will inflate any fat bike tyre. I only needed 100 psi for my 4" Nates.
If you do get one - by signing up to Tredz newsletter you get a fiver off code and also by going through Topcashback - it brings it down to around 40 quid.

I like the look of that air shot , will it actually inflat 5 inch tyres

 

[Jody]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/videos/cycling-tech/tubeless-tyres-tested-destruction

Stamping on a glass bottle. What could possibly go wrong