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Milzy
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Only one time as I went for cheap Rubino as a winter test
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Only one time as I went for cheap Rubino as a winter test
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Milzy
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Milzy
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It’s the garage for crying out loud. I had a massive off cut so got a lovely wool garage carpet.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
So once in 10 years ,so no real need for a support car then 👍
Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
Rubino's are infamously tight, I had a pair I couldn't extract from the rim, I ended up cutting the bead and using a knife to cut through the tyre to get it off. I've since been using Hutchinson Fusion 5 All Season tyres and they are a lot easier to get on and off, also using Hutchinson Fusion 5 performance on another bike, they're not bad.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I'd have thought the carpet would do a good job of keeping the cassette clean...
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
I always clean the rims before installing new tyres (TL), I’ve probably installed 30 sets now including a few for friends. I use a washing basket (tall one) as some where to lay the wheel whilst i work on it, never on the floor as you can’t get enough leverage. I often get 2 levers in and tyre partially on, then rotate it around so i can hold those in place against my body, then 3rd lever to finish the job.
Hardest so far have been 23mm TL on my TT bike but the whole process was done in under 1hr and fully sealed.
I would NEVER EVER dream of taking a TL tyre off roadside, would you use that method to fix a puncture in your car…..
Hardest so far have been 23mm TL on my TT bike but the whole process was done in under 1hr and fully sealed.
I would NEVER EVER dream of taking a TL tyre off roadside, would you use that method to fix a puncture in your car…..
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Not at the roadside no, that's what spare wheels are for. But at home removing old tyres and swapping to new ones I do on the driveway with a couple of 18" tyre levers.
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Spare wheels ? Not seen a car with a spare wheel in years.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Its 5am and cold outside.
This is why I do not go tubeless. I have a 20km commute through Danish countryside. I will probably see 1 car.
I can fix a tube in 10 minutes. I would be snookered with tubeless.
I like the idea but I always feel that they have only got it 90% right.
This is why I do not go tubeless. I have a 20km commute through Danish countryside. I will probably see 1 car.
I can fix a tube in 10 minutes. I would be snookered with tubeless.
I like the idea but I always feel that they have only got it 90% right.
Yeah, gonna get fluff all over the sprockets 😁
I like tubeless, saved me a couple of times from serious accident. Coming down Mt Teide upto 50mph
The extra work setting up is worth it to me. Then there is almost bullet proof puncture resistance.
Ride comfort too with lower pressure. My road bike has got 30mm wide tyres at 55psi
The extra work setting up is worth it to me. Then there is almost bullet proof puncture resistance.
Ride comfort too with lower pressure. My road bike has got 30mm wide tyres at 55psi
The thing is, its not a tubeless problem, its the rim and tyre match. I had the same struggle out in the world with a regular tyre after taking my sons bike out for a spin and getting puncture, never having had the tyre off that rim as it was a second hand bike. omg that was torture
Personally, if its a such a struggle at home, I wouldn't persevere, try another brand for your rims. I've taken the aforementioned b8stard tyres off my sons bike, and they were nice brand, just didn't work with the rims he has
Personally, if its a such a struggle at home, I wouldn't persevere, try another brand for your rims. I've taken the aforementioned b8stard tyres off my sons bike, and they were nice brand, just didn't work with the rims he has
