karlito Posted January 24, 2014 Share Happy riding! Tubeless is the way to go for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted January 24, 2014 Share Thanks again to you all. I quickly rushed home, took both our wheelsets off and rushed them to my LBS for the tubeless conversion. Her Nevegals are old tech so I'll stick her with some more modern ready tires. Wheels will be ready after work, so tomorrow I will go for my first BLISS ride! F Yeah! Here's a tip for true BLISS When you get them back inflate both to around 300kpa / 45psi. Let them lie on their sides to help the last little leaks to seal. Keep flipping them over every hour or so. Leave them till morning. Adjust pressure as required. The first 24 hours post conversion is critical. Edited January 24, 2014 by Maxxis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 24, 2014 Share Here's a tip for true BLISS When you get them back inflate both to around 300 40 - 45psi. Let them lie on their sides to help the last little leaks to seal. Keep flipping them over every hour or so. Leave them till morning. Adjust pressure as required. The first 24 hours post conversion is critical. 300psi Edit she screamed......That's guaranteed to give you sore eardrums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBc Posted January 24, 2014 Share My GF on the other hand has a 2012 GT Avalanche 2.0 and her wheelset is not tubeless ready. I can't get a proper ride in without re-inflating OUR tires throughout the ride. Tell her to get rid of the tubes. Then ride often and hopefully you can stay inflated for the duration. Now excuse me, I have a mind to go clean. Josh0 and Sepia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted January 24, 2014 Share 300psi Edit she screamed......That's guaranteed to give you sore eardrums Crap.. Long week. haha 300 kpa or 45 psi Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted January 24, 2014 Share As my mate Vic's wife would say 'I have 2 words for you Tjoop-Liss', it really is the answer I know that many will shoot this down but I have some training bikes with non tubeless tyres fitted as tubeless (merely a cost saving excercise) and it works fine ........ Nothing to shoot down!! It works....well...period....what moer do one need? Google Ghetto tubeless and for R200 tops you'll be "converted" !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Crap.. Long week. haha 300 kpa or 45 psi Thanks Maxxis I will make sure I inflate them to 300psi tonight. I will ask my GF to hold the wheel close her face while I inflate them all the way...... Have a great weekend guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 24, 2014 Share Liners se ma se hare. Toobliss is the way you want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted January 24, 2014 Share I have always sworn by tyre liners. Nobody seems to agree with me though. Some time ago a friend borrowed my bike for a race (he's never riden mtb) and for some reason he thought it was a good idea to replace my tubes and liners with those pre slime filled tubes. He thought he was doing me a favour. I got my first puncture on my first ride after getting the bike back. I didn't have a spare with me and thought I pump the tyre just to get home. The slime had managed to clog up the valve and I couldn't un-screw or even pump air into the tube. I ended up snapping the valve trying to get it open. I was so p*ssed off with him that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 26, 2014 Share 300psi Edit she screamed......That's guaranteed to give you sore eardrums Like the day I got distracted while inflating a conversion at the shop and "killed" the koi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted January 26, 2014 Share Like the day I got distracted while inflating a conversion at the shop and "killed" the koi... This sounds like a good story......do tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted January 26, 2014 Share I have always sworn by tyre liners. So did I ... until I went tubeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted January 26, 2014 Share I'm making a conscious effort to not swear so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Hi everyone Hope you all had a great weekend. So my GF and I went for our first BLISS ride on Saturday. Wheels took a hammering through rocks, got swarmed by angry devil thorns and the Stans just laughed all the way. Best money I have spent this year so far! Thanks for talkin me into it! Have a great day y'all! Cassie, Tumbleweed and TK-Sp3cialiSt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 28, 2014 Share This sounds like a good story......do tell! I was chatting to a customer while seating a tyre, and didn't pay attention to the pressure. There's a fishpond with koi outside the shop, which I then used to check whether the tyre had sealed. Next minute, there was this almighty explosion, my ears were ringing and my hands throbbing like crazy! The tyre had popped completely off the rim! I looked down at the water and saw what looked like little bits of fish flesh…I later realised that it was drops of sealant, and, luckily no fish were sacrificed… Edited January 28, 2014 by Tumbleweed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Hehehe!!! Classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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