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

Booster pump has to be the future of track pumps

As long as it actually works. Sometimes not even a pump with a reservoir is enough. Also, £130? That will get you an 8l/6bar Hyundai

I have been rolling on Hutchinson Overide 38mm since last spring,
city riding to work and gravel fun when allowed.
They don't leak air,
but every morning after a few months ,
I notice wet patches on the middle of the tyre.
I still have the Schwalbe allround at the front,
it seldomely presented the same leeks at the back,
almost none at the front.

It's great reminder to top up sealant regularly,
but I don't seem to use much more than before.
I thought the tyre was lighter and showing its age,
but it looks it has some life left.
Both tyres have had no visitations .
Should I be worried?

if you get a puncture and it needs plugging mid ride, assuming the plug gets you home okay, do you then need to do anything like glue a patch on from the inside or is that you good to ride until the tyre runs wears out?

If the plug gets you home it should stay that way for good. It would probably be wise to add a bit more sealant after the puncture.

In had one that lasted as long as I had the tyres.

Cheers! And when going tubeless, is it necessary to have the spoke tension checked afterwards?

I had the same problem. I wrapped the stem of the valve with plumbers PTFE tape near the base of the vale, then covered it in wet sealant. Assembled the whole lot and got the tyre on and seated, then inflated it as usual. It leaked a bit of sealant at first, but then sealed up nicely.

I had a second hand wheel,
with a plug bang in the middle of thread.
It stayed there for the entire life of the tyre, no problem.

Planning to switch to tubeless for my road bike, I have some Stan's Race sealant left in bottle, how is it for road tubeless use (700x32 tyre)? Wondering if use it or switch to Orange Seal that seems to be recommended in most places. Don't want too much hassle with cleaning, at best pour sealant once, later top up as needed, and just keep riding until tyres need replacing.

I use Stans Race on my road bikes, no issues whatsoever.

Setting up a pair of Hunt Mason 4 season wheels with GP5k TL 32mm. They inflate nicely with a track pump and seat but when deflating they unseat again. Is this an issue?
My gravel tyres stay seated so that's why I'm a bit unsure.

More tape needed...

Will try that, thnx

Wrong size valve?

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Push it real good.

Try and put the rubber in and then push the valve through..

It's one piece I think

Almost there! Cheers

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After some 32c tyres, wanted Pirelli/Goodyear/Schwalbe in that order but no stock that I could find so ended up with a pair of Michelin Power Road.

@Saffronspokes you ran these for a while, right? Suggested pressures on Michelin website of 116/73 psi seem way high, what did you run yours at? I'm 80kg so was thinking 60-65 or thereabouts...

Yeah I've used them for the last year or so, brilliant tyres. I'm a similar weight and run them at 60psi.

Grand, thank you!

Can confirm that Hutchinson tubeless tyres are still a dream to install. My 4th one that's gone up perfectly just with a track pump, I've tried a few varieties, all 100% success 1st time.

Sadly I only bought one to replace a worn out rear. I replaced the front with a Challenge Strada that wept sealant all over the walls and is still refusing to hold air on the same Kinlin rim. Utter crap.

Moral of the story, Hutchinson tyres are superb tubeless.

Fuck tubeless

This is my kitchen

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Jizztastic!!!

Had similar issues with Panaracer, you need to really nail the tape layers to get a good fit

Yeah, I've found Panaracers to be a loose fit. Not ideal for tubeless.