Going Tubeless

[Will Spin]

I'm out for 4-5 rides a week usually. The last few weeks I have had at least one puncture a week and am getting fed up with standing beside the road fixing the puncture, usually in the wet, so after a lifetime of tubes I've taken the plunge. Just ordered a pair of 28mm Hutchinson road tyres....wish me luck!

 

[tincaman]

Have you ordered the rest as well, sealant, valves, rim tape. The biggest size tyre Hutchinson does is 32mm, do you mean the Sectors in 28mm

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I'm out for 4-5 rides a week usually. The last few weeks I have had at least one puncture a week and am getting fed up with standing beside the road fixing the puncture, usually in the wet, so after a lifetime of tubes I've taken the plunge. Just ordered a pair of 28mm Hutchinson 38mm road tyres....wish me luck!

I wish you and your tyre levers luck.

 

[Ajax Bay]

What wheels/rims are you going to run these on?

 

[mjr]

And what tyres were you running before?

 

[User482]

I'm out for 4-5 rides a week usually. The last few weeks I have had at least one puncture a week and am getting fed up with standing beside the road fixing the puncture, usually in the wet, so after a lifetime of tubes I've taken the plunge. Just ordered a pair of 28mm Hutchinson 38mm road tyres....wish me luck!

I recommend fitting your new tyres with tubes, and leaving overnight. They seat much more easily if you do that first.

My Schwalbe Pro Ones fit without tyre levers...

 

[Darren Gregory]

Big fan of tubeless since moving to them. Some rim and tyre pairing can make getting the tyres on hard work but I don't think that is exclusive to tubeless.

RIde almost every week day and so far in six months I have had two punctures, one last week and one a few weeks ago. On both occasions the puncture must have occured in the morning ride, I noticed nothing at the time but when I came back to the bike in the evening I found the rear deflated. Checked the tyre for any major damage, pumped it back up to a rideable pressure using a mini pump and cycled home. Once home pumped it fully with track pump and no deflation over night.

Good luck!

 

[AlanW]

You "may" be interested in my experiences with tubeless - HERE

 

[Andrew_P]

Don't know anyone else's experience but my experience of standard Stan's Sealant is that is it not good at sealing punctures whilst the wheel is spinning and even then won't hold higher pressures on road tubeless. Hutchinson has worked better and Orange sealant is supposed to be really good but not tried.

 

[User482]

I use Continental sealant - I've only had one puncture (to my knowledge) which sealed with the loss of about 20 psi. I know that mtb types tend to use Stan's with success, so problems could be related to higher road pressures. You do need to give the bottle a very good shake before applying, as the particles tend to settle at the bottom of the bottle.

 

[Will Spin]

I have 25 mm continental all seasons now with tubes. They're not that old, probably done about 1000 miles, but getting a lot of punctures, mainly flint shards and thorns, probably will keep them in reserve for use on one of my summer bikes.

Have you ordered the rest as well, sealant, valves, rim tape. The biggest size tyre Hutchinson does is 32mm, do you mean the Sectors in 28mm

Yes, sorry I meant 28mm! I've ordered the sealant, got the valves which came with the wheels (Shim Ultegra) and I don't think I need the rim tape as the wheels are "tubeless ready".

 

[Will Spin]

What wheels/rims are you going to run these on?

I've got Shimano Ultegra 6800 wheels, I'm hoping the tyres will fit and still give me a reasonable mudguard clearance.

 

[Will Spin]

You "may" be interested in my experiences with tubeless - HERE

Thanks, yours was one of the posts I read before taking my decision!

 

[Elybazza61]

You will need the sealant in before the Sectors will seal(they are apparently more pourous than some other tubeless),I had to do this with mine and you may also need more sealant than it recommends on Stan's( if you have bought Stan's).

Might be worth getting some levers like these(although Sectors are some of the easiest to fit);

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/var-tyre-levers/

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/koolstop-tyre-mate/

Good luck; there will be some times it may seem a pain but it is worth it and the sectors are nice tyres.

 

[Will Spin]

I went out for a ride this morning with the old tubed continental four seasons...got another puncture in the muddiest lane in Hampshire, so was very pleased to find the box from Wiggle with my new tyres waiting for me when I got back. Spent the afternoon cleaning the bike and fitting the Hutchinsons. I got the tyres on fairly easily - didn't need any tyre levers (maybe due to a lifetime of practice re-fitting tyres beside the road) and got the sealant into them without too much mess. Managed to pump them up with my track pump, there was a small problem with the tyre bead not seating around the valve area, but managed to manipulate the tyre bead towards the rim and off the valve, after that they pumped straight up. The tyres seem ok, I've pumped them up to 120 psi to make sure they've seated properly and they seem to be holding pressure, there is a small amount of sealant foaming up around the tyre beading, but I suppose this is to be expected until they seal, anyway I've left the bike on the stand in the garage so I can go and spin the wheels from time to time. Mudguards are a little tight but not rubbing, so I hope will be OK when on the road. Just wondering what spares/emergency repair items to take with me out on the road.