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

getting jizzed on by sealant on a regular basis

“Having bought these tyres I had high hopes for my Saturday night. Little did I know your have to pay a man called ‘Stan’ for said jizz. Disappointed 3/10”

I have been using Challenge Bianca Strada 36c for the past three weeks. They're a dream on the canal towpaths. I run them at 50R/40F psi and haven't had any issues which is surprising considering I weight 110kg.

The one issue is they constantly leak sealant from the seam that connects the sidewall to the main tread. I'm going to order some Muc Off sealant which apparently is thicker and less prone to leaking.

This is just classic - I buy a set of GP5000 from Germany as they are cheaper and...

PBK does a deal this week:
https://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-tyres/continental-grand-prix-5000-clincher-road-tyre-twin-pack-black/12004047.html

£70 for the pair of 700 x 28mm... They have confirmed that all GP5000 are tubeless compatible...

They have confirmed that all GP5000 are tubeless compatible..

Then why do they make a tubeless version as well? The ones in your link appear to be standard clinchers.

It would be interesting if the only difference was a label.

You can "live chat" with PBK so I asked it is was the Tubeless version.

They've answered that all GP5000 are tubeless.

I wouldn’t trust Probikekit as far as I could throw them

There should be a 75g difference between the tubeless and non-tubeless in the 28mm version ( 240 vs 315g )

As above, they are not both TL and should be different to one another:

https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/race-tires/grand-prix-5000

https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/race-tires/grand-prix-5000-tl

Rema tip top tyre patch kit is the way, have found anchovies fucking useless at road/gravy pressures

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Pro bike couldnt even sell me a tshirt so chances of conti tlr being correct are pretty slim . Like evans tredz plnx and that track spares idiot in manchester they are on the ignore list.

Those go on the outside of the tyre, right?

Patching the inside of the tyre? On the side of the road or at a later date? I'm 99% sure I'm never gonna do that unless it's the only way to save a tyre.

@chez_jay goes on inside of tyre, so you have to take the tyre off. But guaranteed fix and a pack of 4 patches is like £8 so much cheaper than a new tyre, and guaranteed fix rather than plugs shooting out randomly.

With co2 (To re seat) and a rag (For sealant Mess) you could use roadside.

Oh, they're tubeless specific. I see. I had those on my list of things to buy but didn't find any.

My anchovy fix is still holding for now. I really don't know what the success rate is for this kind of fix. I was amazed it worked in the first place. I guess it depends on the life of the tyre too - if the tyre was relatively new when it needed fixing I'd patch it, but if it was on the way out, I'd probably just leave anchovy in and see what happens - exactly what I'm doing now.

Got a cheap source for these? Google isn't much use.

EDIT

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/rema-tip-top-tt13-tubeless-repair-kit-2674083

https://www.rushcycles.co.uk/m49b0s485p9360/REMA-TIP-TOP-MTB-Tubeless-Tyre-Repair-Kit-

Exactly, if the tyre is on its way out then no point but if plenty of life left these give you a reliable fix - I had a nightmare with lezyne plugs and then stans darts shooting out after a few miles. Main problem with the plugs is making the hole in the tyre bigger to fit one in. The patch is a bigger job but definitely better.

Yeah, that's how I'd intended to deal with tubeless in the first place. On the road though the anchovies/darts (if they work) are much more preferable to pulling the tyre off, having to clean the jizz out, patching and reinstalling. Although, that also might change depending on if you were touring or racing and how robust you wanted the fix to be.

@vince shows how much they know about the products they’re selling...

They have confirmed that all GP5000 are tubeless compatible

What was the question? "Can I use these on tubeless rims?" is not the same as "Can I use these without inner tubes?", but an affirmative answer to either might be construed as "tubeless compatible"

I have asked if they were tubeless compatible - which in my mind means that I will use them with go fast juice and not inner tubes.
But I see your point - the tyres would technically fit on a tubeless rim, even if they are not tubeless ready themselves.

So let's go for a 50/50 erroneous use of terminology.

No longer an issue since the 700 x 28mm are now sold out.

love rema kit - their tube patch kits are top notch

their tube patch kits are tip top notch

ftfy

Are tubeless tyres stupid idea for fixed gear riding? I'm not skidding like crazy but i do skid from time to time. I used to roll on 21mm tubulars without huge pain in the ass, so i guess 28mm tubeless tyres like schwalbe pro one should do the job just fine? What are Your thoughts?

Stupid. If road fixed with two brakes and no skidding, fine, if any skidding at all, nope IMO.

My Pro One's get cut up from road riding, let alone if I was ever doing any skids on them.