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

Potential stupid question, is there some recommendation I'm missing that you're supposed to fit tyres without sealant overnight and then put sealant in the next day? It's just I've seen a few people talk about doing it and I wondered if it's thing you're supposed to do to stretch the bead out or something?

is there some recommendation I'm missing that you're supposed to fit tyres without sealant overnight and then put sealant in the next day?

No, lob the sealant in right away.

The only recommendation is to be reasonably confident your install isn't botched before you put sealant in - doing a dry run and observing how long it takes the tyre to flat is a good indicator. If the tyre goes flat in like 2 minutes or something then something is probably wrong. If it takes longer then you can be reasonably confident with a bit of sealant it will work properly. You don't need to leave them dry over night.

If you are using UST rims and tyres however they should not flat when set up dry...

I thought others may wish to pinch my idea for a tubeless puncture kit:

I use a small IKEA double Ziploc bag, that's been wrapped in gorilla tape. Firstly this reinforces the bag, secondly you can unpeal it and use it as a boot if you gash your sidewall.

Inside I have;

1. sardines and insertion tool
   
2. a mini bottle of sealent
   
3. ParkTool's boot kit and quick patches
   
4. a core remover and spare valve nut
   
5. pair of latex gloves
   
6. Tyre levers (not pictured)
   

thanks, screenshotted and will copy

That's pro.

Thanks, if you use clear parcel tape that works well to reinforce bags too if, like me, you use them to keep your phone in.

Read the OP

#RTFOP

Any experience with the PT boot kit working as a patch on a tubeless tyre?

Not yet, touch wood, I have used the super patches for a small hole and they were fine

first ride out on 38mm g one allround tires yesterday

running 35 psi front and back - felt great. Not slow on tarmac and great over gravel. Took it on grass briefly and did okay too. Supremely comfortable and just floated over sections of paved roads that normally give me a good shaking.

Think I'll see about some 35mm g-one speeds for road riding the rest of the year. i'd go bigger but my guards only stretch to 35mm.

what is your comparison point? what tyre did you have?

have ran gp4000II in 25 and 28s in the past, and have been running 32mm gravelking before this at around 55/60 psi - not tubeless.

Think the tubeless part is really the difference - I wasn't brave enough to go low pressure before as i'm pretty heavy and was scared of pinch flats.

Does any one have experience of running Paselas tubeless, or are there any other 25s that are more commuter ?

Isn't G-One Speed 30c only? Absolutely would a 35c Speed, so far the only 35 tubeless road tire I've found are compass, for a lot of dorrah

My g one are nearly bald after two weeks riding and paris roubaix ! Great that they are i just wish they lasted like a durano.

I done a stupid today and absent-mindedly pulled out a small stone from my rear G-one. Big mistake: decent-sized hole starts pissing air and goo. Spun the wheel and got the hole to the top, put my finger over it in an attempt to reverse time. Once I'd made peace with my stupidity, I span the wheel so the hole was at the bottom in the vain hope it might seal, and went in to work.

Sure enough, the tyre was as flat as a pancake when I came to ride home. I had a spare inner tube and a single canister of CO2. Couldn't be fucked with the inner, so chanced it and emptied the CO2 into the ailing tyre - it worked! Hurrah! I literally rode off into the sunset.

Five minutes later my chain snapped and I had to call my wife to collect me.

/CSB

it also comes in 700c x 35mm 38mm, 27.5 x 2", 27.5" x 1.5", 29 x 2" and 29 x 2.35"

dynaplug that shit!

I laughed, I cried. *****

When trying to get the hole to seal have the hole at the bottom. This way there is a puddle of sealant sitting above the hole and it will stop the air rushing out giving the sealant more time to do its job.

so I dented a rim in several places whilst riding down a very rocky path this week.
the dents meant the tyre and sealant didn't seal properly, gradually leading to a flat tyre.
I couldn't reseat the tyre with my hand pump.
I stuck a tube in and called it a day, was this the right decision? how might I have done better?

Insert 'pick a better line' quip here

Possibly a touch more air to stop the tyre bottoming out.

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