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Merak

Fucking tubeless.

My MTB rear is suddenly flat after epic battles to get it holding air in the first place some many lots of time ago.

Tbh I was just glad the cunt held it in the end. So the usual dance ensues, clean rim, fresh tape, a heated awl no less for the valve. Next day, pancake.

Off to the bike shop then Wheelcraft where I'm relieved of £15 for some extra insulting tape round that pesky valve area where all the escaping is going on. Oh and a 'new' valve too.

Had to shame him into getting it seated onto the bead as well. Shitebag.

Guaranteed until out of site obvs.

Next day, yip pancake.

So I go back to fastidious prep, hot awl, new tape, sealant, ping ping. And a few wraps of PTFE tape at the valve.

Next day, not flat! Although it's lost 39 of the 49 psi's

For the love of God. Fucking tubeless.

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LHL in reply to @Merak

I feel your pain on the tubeless tyres. Just won an extended fight to get mine hold air, also involving new tape, new gloop, new valves, lots of cleaning.

And I've put one of them on the wrong way round. :(

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Ramsaye in reply to @LHL

Wrong way round? There was a story going round a few years ago that manufacturers only added direction arrows to stop people calling them up to ask which way round they go. Unless there’s clearly a directional tread pattern it won’t make a difference.

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