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

Fuck it. I'm sending it back.

I didn’t get on with the kit either. I just use the little bottle they send. Take out the core and squirt the sealent in.

I just use the little bottle they send

Yeah the kit is a bit pointless. The little squishy bottles are great, can be re-filled too. Carry one in my pack when out on the MTB - has got me out of trouble at least once or twice.

I recall that the Stans syringe is not compatible with their 'race' sealant - according to the notice on the packaging - which I take to mean that it hasn't been designed for the newer type of sealant that used for road tyres (i.e. that fills smaller holes and/or works at higher pressures).

I have all this fun to come.......

Seated tyres on rims, holding 40psi to get that beading 'ping'.....

No sealant has been used yet and front held pressure overnight rear seems to lose pressure after a few hours - is this normal or does it sound like i should re-tape the rear?

Next to syringe the sealant...

Makes no mention of that limitation in the Amazon listing.

Yeah, nor on the Chain Reaction listing. It was only after it had arrived that I saw the warning on the side of the box so sent it back.

I've already used mine though. I guess I can tell them it simply didn't work.
It was 11 fucking quid for a shitty syringe. I should've just used the one I had for priming coffee machine pumps.

Didn't wait with mine to see if they went down without sealant, just mounted, deflated and squirted in sealant and inflated again.

Been fine so far though apparently I used loads too much sealant (60ml per wheel)

which I take to mean that it hasn't been designed for the newer type of sealant that used for road tyres

Nah the race sealant is designed to plug larger holes but the stuff dries quicker / gums up easier. My understanding of it is that it's the normal sealant + larger more particles, so it coagulates quicker, both sealing a hole, and inside your tire when its sitting around doing nothing.

It probably will still work with a syringe but not a valve core, you'd need to remove it and push it through the stem (you should be doing this anyway)

Cool - I’m excited by this tubeless stuff.....
Saves a shitload of weight at 27.5 aswell. Dem inna choobz well heavy.

What tyre width? For clincher, what rim width? Any formula which ignores the actual width won't be that useful.

What tyre width? For clincher, what rim width? Any formula which ignores the actual width won't be that useful.

Hah yeah Jon. such a CX newb.

I had no syringe. We (had a little help) just poured sealant into tyre before putting the last bit of bead over the rim. Am I kerazy?

Am I kerazy?

Nah just has a higher chance of mess / spillage but makes no practical difference to the set up.

Tubeless Gumwall Re-fuse: https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/10/16/maxxis-adds-more-skinwall-tubeless-dh-29-dh-and-2-6-wide-trail-for-27-5-and-29-wheels/

I wish I returned it, even after many uses it still feels like a ripoff

I thought it was brilliantly easy

First time I’ve done tubeless and it took me about 5 minutes.

30ml in each

What do I do now? Is there a better way to leave the wheels standing; vertical/horizontal?

Am I gonna wake up in the morning to them having exploded everywhere?!

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Horizontal is best. Using them is even better.

Is 30 ml enough for such big rubber? Also, go for a ride, if not possible, bounce and spin the things to make the sealant plug any remaining leak

Yeah they’ve gone down overnight - the rear more than the front!

Think a little more sealant is needed

Not completely flat

Round 2

What tyre width? For clincher, what rim width? Any formula which ignores the actual width won't be that useful.

As I said, it gives a good point of reference from which to start from, which seems to correspond well with my experience with 33mm tyres and rims with a 19mm internal width. There tends to be a fair amount of uncontrollable variables in cross, the formula might get a bit complicated if you took everything into account.

Just go for a ride on them. It helps the sealent into all those nooks and crannies.

Frame is still in paint....

Gave them a gooood bouncy bouncy spinny spinny throw about the house this morning after another 30ml of sealant and I’m hoping they’ll still be at 30psi when I get home from work tonight.

If not I’ll wait till I’ve got the frame to give them another go as your advice has been echoed by most others when confronting this problem!

I bought a load of syringes off amazon. Small enough end to poke inside the valve.. works well