Tubeless Tyres -"saying the same things about tubeless tyres over and over again" Hippy read the first f**king post

Happy to help :)

When I say I test/ride stuff to the death... I'm not necessarily talking about the component...

In that case, Doc Blue, Stans, Orange Seal or Effeto Marioposa Caffelatex should all do the trick just fine. Personally I used Stans before switching to homebrew, and never had any problems with it.

couldn't fit is any cheaper than this: https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=36083;menu=1000,185,188;mid%5B468%5D=1

For those who commute on a tubeless set up: I'm wondering if anyone suffers from the same amount of sealant disappearance as me?

Since switching, I've had probably one occasion every two or three weeks where a puncture will struggle to seal, and it turns out that this is generally due to there being a lack of sealant remaining in the tyre, and it mostly being up the inside of my mudguard.

Not sure if Doc Blue shit at sealing, or G-Ones shit at not being punctured.

Sometimes punctures sealing is inconsistent.

Some big cuts may reopen and reseal. Those mushroom things I posted last week would help plug the gap from the inside.

Also if you have one of those difficult to seal cuts put some rubberised superglue into it. If the bike is stationary put the cut at the bottom so the sealant pools on top of it. It prevents pressure loss and helps keep a ready supply of sealant to help clog the hole.

Every two to three weeks?! Are G-Ones made of tissue paper or do you just ride through all the glass!?

ahhh yes those look good. I've been doing the superglue thing but it doesnt seem to last so well. Cheaper and less terminal for than those stabby plugs though.

That does seem odd. Aren't G-Ones quite a robust tyre?

glitters! add glitters to your sealant

Every 2-3 weeks is about every 500km, and most of that is fairly sharp gravel, tracks past industrial estates and through wino-inhabited common areas. So the tyres probably don't have it so easy.

I've been tempted to try switching to the cheaper "non-tubeless" G-One, since i've had no issues setting up standard Duranos tubeless

I guess the lovely fUxbridge although rough as guts gets street swept more than your rides. Small mercies.

I do more miles than that a week with S-Ones and the only puncture I got was after several months not topping up. Weird

I do more miles than that a day with Duranos and the only puncture I got was after several months because Chilterns. Weird

Gonna depend on surface, rider weight and riding style although if I was flatting every 2-3 weeks I'd be changing something.

No descent into tubeless madness yet?

Teh madnezz set in years ago, he wouldn't be able to notice the differentz

I've been out a fair bit. Not got around to ordering any sealant and I'm riding my MTB at the moment anyway. When I get the sealant the real fun begins. Oh, need to get a tubeless repair kit built up too.

@hippy

Two clicks and repair kit is done

Flexible superglue

Tyre worms

And this for home repairs

https://www.genuineinnovations.com/us/blog/your-new-favorite-bike-accessory/

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All you need for tubeless: mushrooms, worms, yucky fluids, supple rubber and some glitter. Might try this after all.

Yes please, if it can fit the small superglue as well it's a total win.

Though I have a cycling wallet which already has money, glue, worms and poker - I could add a valve core and valve core remover.

Duranos have the Raceguard thing, whereas the tubeless G-One is Microskin - whatever these things are. Schwalbe rate the Microskin as more resistant but my other half has the Raceguard G-Ones (tubed) and they just feel way more robust (at the cost of suppleness etc). I've run Duranos tubeless without issue so will probably just switch to the RG G-Ones.

I'm not flatting to the point of walking home every 2 weeks, but finding holes that won't seal properly so my tyre will lose 20PSI over 90 mins of riding - this then fixed by topping up on sealant. I've only had to be rescued by a kindly stranger with tubeless plugs once!

@cycleclinic reckons there is a much better sealant for road tubeless than stans/schwalbe

Out of (delayed) curiousity I measured the width of my 700 x 28 Schwalbe Pro Ones this morning. They come up as 29.15 mm.

@hippy - What tyres did you get in the end?