Replacement of tubeless tyres on Liv Advanced

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Daughters bike is a Liv Advanced with tubeless alloy rimmed wheels and Giant Fondo 32mm tyres.
She has loved not having to deal with punctured tubes and found dealing with any issues out on the road with worms pretty straightforward and successfully. Rear tyre is needing replaced now - I'd normally do this myself no question but not having done this on a tubeless setup with sealant I'm not so sure.
I'd thought that a compressor or special pump capable of firing a big shot of air was required but that is not always the case it seems.
Also the tyre fitment itself is likely to be a bit of work but hopefully within my abilities?
 

oxoman

Über Member
Should be easy enough tbh. Ive done giant wheels using just a Co2 inflator to get the rims to seat properly. Loads of clips on YouTube on how and how not to do it. Ideally you'll want to fit a new valve core. You need to remove this to put the sealant in, just not before you've seated the tyre. Air shot devices do help with awkward tyre rim combos.
 

geocycle

Legendary Member
A weak point in my tubeless set ups has been rim tape. If it looks at all damaged or it refuses to seat it might be worth replacing it. I use a Topeak track pump with a booster cylinder which works well. Lots of washing up liquid also helps it jump onto the rims.
 
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