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Not sure if these rims have spoke holes or not, but if they do, replace the tape and try again. I've found that when reseating old/used tubeless tyres, newly fitted tape that hasn't been fully compressed yet can really help to get the bead seated even with just a track pump. So many of my road tubeless headaches came down to using the incorrect rim tape. Gorilla/duct/woven tape cannot handle the pressure of road tubeless and can tear. Plastic tape if not wide enough to run from hook to hook and pressed down by the bead, can lift up inside the rim. It also makes unseating the bead much harder and the tape will almost always bunch up during the process. Since switching to 25mm tape (21mm ID rims), I can pop the tyres on/off in a few minutes; still not something I'd want to do on the side of the road tho, as I have to use tyre jacks since they're so damn tight.

Still waiting for a parcel that hit customs on the 23rd... of June... 2018....

Looks like I'm going to be importing some new GP5000 TLR next week from Merlin since it seems the local guys decided to not bring in the 32c. I'll be grabbing some Orange Seal at the same time if anyone wants to jump on the order and split shipping costs (UPS; I'm in Fourways, jhb).

I've broken my jaw in multiple places and shattered a bunch of teeth from a 10kph OTB that set me back about R50k in hospital and dentist bills with a 2 year painful recovery period. It doesn't take much speed/force at all, though I'm very tall, riding an XL, so I have a fairly long way down. The reason I still don't often wear a FF is mainly due to heat, and the constant up/down nature of JHB trails. The added weight is also really fatiguing. I'm still surprised that the vast majority still wear absolutely no protection whatsoever on trails that can be pretty rocky and fast, especially the fully lycra clad boys and girls. I've had people laugh at me for wearing knee/elbow pads, though the reason I was wearing them was quickly borne out when I ate dirt 10 minutes later. The stigma against wearing protection on a bicycle needs to die. Practically every second mtb vid from other parts of the world has people hitting trails wearing FF.

Yeap. I have photos somewhere of my bike absolutely dripping in sealant... with a flat tyre. I've even peeled dried sealant out of the BB shell at one stage.

CWC brought in something similar: https://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/tyrekey-no-pinch-lever The one off Amazon was cheap to import though. I've got 2 if anyone in JHB wants to try out my spare. I can tell you from experience, it's definitely not a gimmick, and the jack that I bought makes a monumental difference. Pulling stubborn tyres onto carbon rims is effortless and you're not constantly worrying about cracking the bead and destroying your rim from the severe forces used with conventional levers.

I've used the extreme stuff to repair a puncture. It clogged the nozzle multiple times while I was using it, but it worked and was certainly a whole lot easier than pulling the tyre off to glue on a patch. To me it seems to be too viscous (and expensive) to leave in a tyre to function as sealant. The normal stuff is awfully pricey for what's essentially just normal sealant.

Import ... and yes, I'm going to be importing some Orange Seal soonish, as I'm still committed to throwing money at road tubeless till I find a setup that actually works. I've already bought a pair of these, and what a difference it makes for getting tight tubeless tyres onto the rim. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AYML7K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It took a 30 minute job that involved a lot of pain, lube, expletives, and fearing the distinctive crack carbon makes, down to around 2 minutes of effortless work.

Orange Seal can be sourced directly from Amazon, or through any number of other stores (jenson) via AGS. Shipping is pricey though because of the weight. So the end price is pretty damn high. Road tubeless is definitely not for someone on a budget, and it's also kinda ridiculous that people are importing sealant of all things.

I've tried the new Finish Line on road tubeless. It fails... messily (like all the others). I've also tried Stans, Stans Race, and Joes Road. Every single one of them fails at anything above 2bar. I've now taken to carrying a bottle of Tufo Xtreme in my pocket and run almost no sealant in my tyres. I run 5bar rear, 4.5bar front on Schwalbe Pro One 28c. These tyres are so tight, there's absolutely no chance of putting in a tube on the side of the road (and the frame, and myself). Another thing that I've never seen mentioned really is the proper rim tape. Gorilla tape and other types of "woven" tape do not hold up to road pressures, and will tear at the spoke holes. Gorilla tape has failed on me every single time (even double layers) I've tried it in road tubeless, the plastic tape has not failed once with just a single layer since I switched to it. Overall I'm really not convinced road tubeless is worth the struggle, and expense; I probably could have bought another 4 tyres with the amount of sealant I've sprayed out onto the road.

I have a Canyon frame box in Fourways that's headed for the bin if anyone wants to rescue it.

That's an absolute steal if it's legit and easily in impulse buy territory. Something doesn't seem quite right.

191, XL in everything, except my jump bike... that thing is just awkwardly tiny. My experience with XL in the classifieds is that things take a while to sell, and there's a very small selection of frames/bikes in the size I want.

The rims are Light Bicycle 46mm. They cost around R7k delivered. The issue for me was the spokes. Apparently getting basics such as DT Swiss/Sapim bladed spokes locally in the correct length is an issue: was quoted R65ea as an alternative... I didn't fancy R3.4k for a set of spokes, so instead I went with a full set of Alpina from Rapide for R800. I spent a bit of money on the hubs, but you can go cheaper and the whole wheelset could potentially come in around R10-12k, which probably isn't too bad given what deep section disc wheelsets are locally available.

The cables are internal.