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

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spotter in reply to @Howard

valves chopped from inner tubes

Really? That's interesting, presumable you leave something of a rubber flat around them to stop them going though the valve hole? Do you add any extra tape to hold them on?

+1 for gorilla tape, its excellent because you tear to to the exact width of your rim to get the best seal. I did three wheels with it and Schwalbe vales at the weekend, all perfect.

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frankenbike in reply to @spotter

Hmm yeah, I was wondering about the width. If I'm buying 50m of tape I might as well put it on all of my wheels (and my friends' wheels too) but then I need to have the right width for both a 29er and a road/gravel/touring/whatever thing.

Okay, so I'll go with Gorilla tape and whatever valves I can get (I have a few dead tubes I could use for now), what about sealant?

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spotter in reply to @frankenbike

I get the big Quart of Stans, its useful if you're using it to set up several bikes
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chiroshi in reply to @frankenbike

In my experience, MTB wheels only need tape wide enough to cover the valve holes in the central channel. So 22mm tape should do you fine for most applications.

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