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

@frankenbike Have you looked at ghetto tubeless for mtb? Most use draught excluded to help reduce the gap between tyre and rim.

I run tubeless Mtb at less than 20psi (and not ghetto)

Higher pressures will need better seals.

The method I was following used just gorilla tape. Thought I'd be okay at 30-40 psi. New wheels or tubes then?

I think with ghetto set ups you have to be prepared for it not to work well, but might be fine, and tubeless ready ones should work well.

New wheels or tubes then?

Take up golf

Bollocks. Decisions decisions. Think I'll just get tubes and do tubeless on my (tubeless ready) 700c wheels for now

Got a new rear wheel on my fixed and it’s tubeless compatible.

My experience of doing tubeless on a mtb is that while you can get away with any old tyre, have a tubeless tyre makes for a much better result.

So, rear tyre of choice for my fixed would be a gatorskin for skid and puncture resistance but they ain’t tubeless. Is there much out there in a 25-28c wide tyre that’ll stand up to skidding and riding through glass and on gravel roads etc like the gatorskin does?

Is it even worth going tubeless when the tyre is going to have a shorter than normal lifespan due to the skids?

No imo

It's really a bad idea. I have tubeless in all my bikes but my fixed for this very reason

Or ride like a grown up with out all the whip skiddery nonsense.

Any gatorskin tyre is a terrible idea

A durano maybe. No idea if they do a tr version

I mean I have bought this
https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/company-uk/3m-products/~/3M-Marine-Adhesive-Sealant-5200/?N=5002385+3293241623&rt=rud

Also effetto maripsosa have a few additives to enhance the sealaing properties of caffe latex.

I have a big cut in a tyre that i want to fix without having to patch. surely of of these fixes will work.

Is there any noticeable difference between a g-one speed and a g-one all rounder?

Any other options for a large volume road tyre?

It’s a cx bike so mid 30s width.

Irc serrac cx sand is a good rough road tyre.

The thread pattern on those g ones is different so expect a difference is rolling resistance and off road grip. That's to be expected though

Durano are (ime) shit.

Gatorskins are (ime) lovely.

Gatorskins are good in tub form. I have them though because they won't die.

G One speed is 'dimpled' rather than knobbled - mine are 30c and a bit like an old open pave.

Would definitely ride cobbles with these and would be a lovely commuter tyre (if you can afford to run expensive, high wearing soft rubber on your commuter).

G one allrounder is knobblier - more gravel ready and off roadable - and they are available fatter. Maybe a bit heavier. I used these for Gravel Dash the other week and they were bloody brilliant but Speeds would be a bit quicker on flatter surfaces.

Someone a while ago posted a great tubeless emergency kit for out on the trail. Was it @spotter ?

Had a couple days fully loaded offroad bikepacking round Exmoor (report to come) and we both put non sealing holes in our tyres due to smashing into rocks at high speed. (mine was a misjudged bunny hop over a drainage gully...BANG!) Had inner tubes so no big drama but would have been nice to patch and go without wrestling rim from tyre, pissing sealant everywhere and then being back to the worry of non tubeless riding.

So, I need to sort out a trailside repair kit and also work out how these repair kits actually work and what they can and cant fix.

The weldtite one seems well reviewed. I'd need repairs to be able to handle a few days of riding as most of my mountain biking tends to be multi day trips now.

Your advice please!

here you go:

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. Anchovies 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)
   
7. curved needle and nylon thread(not pictured)
   
   
   
   

@dancing james do you think its worth putting into the first post for people to easily find?

Of course dear boy.

xxx

Fanx. I looked, but couldn't find it even though I thought it was you that posted it.

What sardines and tool is that from? Any good?

And is the curved needle and thread for literally sewing your tyre back together again?

Also, are they sardines or anchovies? I don't want to look silly referring to them in the wrong way...

Generally I like my sardines in tomato sauce but my anchovies just in oil.

sardines or anchovies

arent small sardines called anchovies?

@amey is correct I've updated the post to reflect that.

I've not used it personally but seen others use them. There to clog medium holes that won't seal on their own.

And yes that's what the needle is for, big long gashes in the side wall that can't be booted.

I am reliably informed that Conti are working on their tubeless road tyres as we speak.