Tubeless tyres

[Alex321]

What about the hairline crack in the rim ? That sounds serious ?

I don't think it is.

It doesn't go all the way down, and really is hairline. It took me a while to even see it.

But I will be keeping an eye on it, and if it starts to grow, will replace the wheel. I hope it doesn't come to that.

 

[Lookrider]

You can make a " volume blaster " by easily converting a large garden/tomatoe sprayer mine works great ...lots if you tube vids to explain how to convert one

 

[T4tomo]

I don't think it is.

It doesn't go all the way down, and really is hairline. It took me a while to even see it.

But I will be keeping an eye on it, and if it starts to grow, will replace the wheel. I hope it doesn't come to that.

held together with stan's sealant, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[fair weather cyclist]

...lots if you tube vids to explain how to convert one

or you spend 100 quid and buy a tubeless pump.

 

[Alex321]

held together with stan's sealant, what could possibly go wrong?

It is one side of the rim only, and doesn't go down as far as the interior bed. (They are aero(ish) rims, so quite a lot of material below the interior bed).

As I say, I will certainly keep an eye on it.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It was more pointing out the majority of people will not get tubeless to seat with a portable pump.

Really for mountain bike tyres? That surprises me. What mountain bike tubeless rims and tyres have you been using?

 

[Jody]

Really for mountain bike tyres? That surprises me. What mountain bike tubeless rims and tyres have you been using?

Hope hoops and Conti Barron/Trail King or Maxxis DHF/Minions

They will sometimes catch with a track pump but others have to use an air shot.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Hope hoops and Conti Barron/Trail King or Maxxis DHF/Minions

They will sometimes catch with a track pump but others have to use an air shot.

What model rim?

 

[Jody]

Tech XC. They're only a couple of years old

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tubeless ready rather than UST. Explains problems you’re having. At the low pressures of mtn bike tyres tubeless should seal easily with just a bog standard pump you carry with you.

 

[Jody]

OK. I still disagree but I'll leave it there rather than derail someone's thread further.

 

[Craig the cyclist]

Well, it's the big day tomorrow, what can possibly go wrong eh. I am going the track pump and big muscles route!

 

[HLaB]

I bought a set of hutchinson fusion 5 performance 25mm tubeless tyres. I don't have an air compressor nor one of those fancy pumps for tubeless so I'll try with my normal track pump. I've read online that track pump should be enough. We'll see.

If it's not too soft a tyre IME of 25mm the track pump will be enough. Ive only needed a CO2 cannister occasionally tyres that are too soft. I do have an air tank now which I use for convenience but for the likes of 5000TLs it's not needed.

 

[Craig the cyclist]

Right, here we go............

 

[Craig the cyclist]

Front done, piece of cake this!