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

Good news is the tyre bead seems to have almost seated properly unlike all the tubed tyres I used.

Slightly worrying is the fact I can get it to bleed air just by squeezing the tyre.

Not using valve extender(s). It's just a long tubeless valve. We talked about this.. :P

Yeah, or I'll just let it down and pour the sealant in the rim?

you need sealant in the tyre. Inject some through the valve.

Well it's staying up without sealant so I got further than I thought I would with tubeless :)

Should I look for a sealant I can inject through the valve? Does this method mess up the valve cores at all? Or should I pull it down and pour some sealant in? Is there a better sealant if using this method?

Inject via the valve. Easier and won't cause any problems.

Take the valve core out, inject through the valve stem. Should be able to do it without a syringe- most sealant bottles have suitably shaped nozzles.

Pro tip - squish the tyre down - to expel air - then push the nozzle on then release the tyre and it will suck the sealant in to replace the air that came out.

Have the valve a little way off 6oclock so it drains away from valve or at 6?

Remove the valve core entirely.

Inject sealant

Replace valve core

Valve at 6 should be fine.

Remove the valve core entirely.

How can you remove it partially? :P

I could imagine you partially removing it - loosening the valve core and then trying to inject sealant. Am just trying to second guess ways you could make this even more complicated.

Sounds like something you've done. Don't assume everyone has your poor wrenching skills. :P

I was just trying not to underestimate your powers of stupidity.

this hasnt been as entertaining as I thought it'd be .. disappointed in @hippy SAD!

LOLwut? Everyone has been convincing him that it would be easy. It was easy.

#theforumisalwaysright

Didn't anyone tell him to put the sealant in before he first inflated the tube? #fail

The only thing stupid is trying to work on bikes in a London flat.

Just because I manage to wear out or break more stuff than a 'normal' rider doesn't mean it's due to incompetence. Now shut up and find out when the first 2018 cake ride is on.

Sorry. If it's any consolation, I've not tried to involve sealant in this silly tyre choice yet... maybe I'm just building the tension...

What sealant should I buy?

This seems to do the trick for me

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Schwalbe Doc Blue is the same thing and usually cheaper.

Noted, thanks.

Buy? Pfar. I make my own. Not euph.

I'm trying to make this tubeless shenanigans as easy as possible on myself to give them the fairest comparison so I want to try the best (vs. price) stuff I can find. If, after buying decent stuff, I still find it to be shit, I'll go back to tubes which will require that front wheel being sold or rebuilt. So, more ££ vs. less faff.

I run tubeless generally, but your stories have made me google and now I am convinced I will die a fiery death caused by my front tyre randomly leaving the rim