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

Stand on the side wall of the tyre and wiggle the rim.

Just take the time to get used to them, feeling slow won't make you actually slow. Compare difference in actual measured time and perception of comfort

Cheers, may give them a try then - just want to be sure before I drop near enough £100 on them!

will give it a go, I ended up so pissed off and tired that I jus rode home on the rim/deflated tyre on Saturday (it was only 3k)

30c G-Ones are a road tire, I don't know why they labeled them the same as the bigger gravel ones

At 17.50 a pop you can not complain . Now out of stock.

New bike.
Tub virgin.
Jubilant maiden voyage.
Puncture.
Frantic research.
Purchase slime.
Vittoria Rally.
Non-removable valve core (why??)
Sewn cloth.
Balls!

Time to read this entire thread and figure out my next steps.

Edit: 84 pages later I kind of know what to do but definitely not looking forward to it.

One thing that's still not clear: can I just chuck a clincher and tube on this or will it pop off the rim (Ambrosio Crono)?

can I just chuck a clincher and tube on

No. Tubeless is not the same as tubular. Ambrosio Cronos are tubular rims and can't be used with clincher tyres. It's not so much that they'll pop off - more that you won't be able to fit a clincher tyre to a tubular rim in the first place.

P. S. Wrong thread - you need this one for tubular tyres and rims.

Hah proves how much I understood. Thanks!

I was sceptical, but this worked a treat, thanks!

Quite excited to finally run these wheels tubeless as well!

It’s about trying to disengage the bead lock. Glad it worked.

Just clicked for my first tubeless set of hoops (Hunt-Mason CX's to go on a Kinesis Tripster AT). This will be not only my first bike with tubless, but also my first with discs, or 11 speed for that matter. Fortunately it does have a threaded BB so the Luddite in me is not completely perturbed.

What do you tubeless folk carry with you for roadside repair in the event that the sealant isn't doing the job. My current take on it is that one needs the following (which seems slightly excessive):

• tubeless levers
  
• CO2
  
• 'worms'
  
• mini-pump in case of multiple punctures
  
• tyre boot
  
• Something to remove the valve core with
  
• Spare tube in case it all goes wrong
  

no tube
no CO2 if you're already carrying a pump
no boot if you have a 5 quid note
add a little bottle of sealant
done

I go the other way - I take the same kit as if I was running tubes; I've had 2 non-sealed tubeless punctures before and wouldn't want to risk it otherwise. And if I'm taking a tube anyway, then no need to take any other extra bits as it either seals or I chuck a tube in it, as normal.

One other tubeless question - anyone have strong views on which rim tape? I'm going g-ones on another wheelset and realise I need to buy more stuff. There seem to be loads around but are some rubbish?

So if you get a catastrophic puncture which requires the boot, how do you get enough pressure in the tyre with just a mini pump? Don't you need a co2 or track pump to bed the tyre in?

So do you find mounting the tyre can be achieved with a standard set of levers? Guess it depends on tyre/rim combination but I have heard that this can be significantly more tricky than a standard clincher

Yes

I assume you use the £5 for your taxi

Yes it's a pain sometimes, I'd concede that. I have the schwalbe levers and they have worked up to now, but it is usually a good 5-10min fight. But if the hole won't fix and it'd need a boot, you'd have to take the tyre off anyway, so I think that's just a hazard of running tubeless generally

You could also choose to take anchovies, they hardly take up any space. Seems to me then you'd have more or less all bases covered

I used Stan's tape before. Now I use Tesa rolls off eBay. No difference other than the price

+1 for Tesa tape

I take a pretty hench pump, but it depends on how easy to go up your rim/tyre combo is

why care a tyre boot, tube and levers. With the right sized worms I could my little finger through a tyre and still be able to fix it well enough to ride. Add flexible superglue.