• So I just managed to install a 23mm Schwalbe Pro One onto Hunt rims. After my track pump popped and died inflating the Birzman thing, I used a CO2 cannister to seat it. Still wouldn't hold air, seemed to be leaking around the valve despite tightening it with pliers. Added more sealant, spun wheel, now seems to hold, just with hand pump. Muc-Off sealant so far seems better than Stans as this failed before. Advice on better strategies welcomed.

  • The best advice I’ve been given (although I’m yet to test it but it makes complete sense) is once you’ve seated the tyre and added sealant as you’ve done so far. Give the week a good shake and ideally a quick ride up the road and back to distribute the sealant around the tyre, then place the wheel horizontally on something like a bucket or a bowl that will allow it to lay perfectly level and let the sealant sit and get right into the bead all the way around the tyre, leave it for 30-60 minutes then flip it and repeat. I’ve been told - albeit only anecdotally - that this all but eliminates the usual ‘overnight loss of pressure’ tyre problems that sometimes occur.

    I’ll be trying to the next time I set up a set of tubeless tyres - would be good to hear if anyone else has tried it.

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