Boerklong Posted June 30, 2014 Share Will a spare tube work seeing that it will get punctured as soon as you inflate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted June 30, 2014 Share I have done 11000km from new. had 1 tire wall cut, and thats it.... my tires must have 20-30 thorns in each and never gone flat!!! Will never ever use tubes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted June 30, 2014 Share I saw kits at Sportsmanswarehouse @ R300 no tyres, but killer bees at Solomons @ R100 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted June 30, 2014 Share no sympathy for the tubed Mongoose!, Vangar, fanievb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeitgeist Posted June 30, 2014 Share It will set your free...besides the puncture protection on offer, running lower pressures gives a bit of advantage in the tight stuffI find higher pressure works well in the tight stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfy Posted June 30, 2014 Share Im doing it at my LBS, Cyclo Sport.Thats more or less the total cost.Basically all that stuff mentioned jaThey have done all my tubeless conversions. Not a single problem. Ask Trevor to do it, he is the MAN. clauderoux 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8MUD Posted June 30, 2014 Share I would honestly not mountain bike if there was not Tubeless wheels. nonky and Oxter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 30, 2014 Share I have done 11000km from new. had 1 tire wall cut, and thats it.... my tires must have 20-30 thorns in each and never gone flat!!! Will never ever use tubes... Flip, dude! On one set of tires!? WTF do you ride? Waynehans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted June 30, 2014 Share Just a word of warning. Went tubeless a couple of months ago (home job - great).Got a leak on Saturday in Tokai - one knobbly tore off and it would not seal from inside.Take out spare tube from backpack.Small problem - nut on tubeless valve stem TOO tight to loosen by hand and Leatherman at home. 30mins too get valve out. King of FLATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted June 30, 2014 Share Flip, dude! On one set of tires!? WTF do you ride? HAHA. I wish.... 3 sets of tires, got my tire wall cut in my first 500km, there after, never ever a puncture again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted June 30, 2014 Share Just a word of warning. Went tubeless a couple of months ago (home job - great).Got a leak on Saturday in Tokai - one knobbly tore off and it would not seal from inside.Take out spare tube from backpack.Small problem - nut on tubeless valve stem TOO tight to loosen by hand and Leatherman at home. 30mins too get valve out. King of FLATS! Exactly why I carry this little piece of magic - saved a few guys rides .... blondeonabike, BenReaper and porqui 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted June 30, 2014 Share My next tubeless conversion will be my son,s 24 inch wheelset .He is the last one in the family still on tubes and dad has had enough practice fixing tube,s by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted June 30, 2014 Share So, I have always held out on doing the tubeless thing, telling myself its not worth it. I never actually had any major problems so I thought the +-R1500 odd is just too much to spend. Well this weekend changed my mind... Planned a nice 45/50km ride and in the first 12km's had 3 flats. I was gatvol and turned back. Probably doing the conversion this week.Hi, Let me know what difference you feel after changing, as I am still in your old boat and not sure what the fuss is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlandersZA Posted June 30, 2014 Share no sympathy for the tubedNot even if I'm carrying 3 of the flippin' things in my pack? I have been looking at the tubeless option for a while now, actually - I think since I became Tjoop Change King 2013/4. I still need to wrap my head around some of the logistics though, like is it possible to pump your tyre with a pump on tubeless? I've come to understand that you need a big whack of air in there initially to form a seal - this true? Also, I've read that bombs are not the way to go since CO2 and stans don't get along very well.In the meantime I'm using Kenda kwickseals which are not bad at all for the smaller stuff but the LBS has been out of stock for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickcza Posted June 30, 2014 Share Just a word of warning. Went tubeless a couple of months ago (home job - great).Got a leak on Saturday in Tokai - one knobbly tore off and it would not seal from inside.Take out spare tube from backpack.Small problem - nut on tubeless valve stem TOO tight to loosen by hand and Leatherman at home. 30mins too get valve out. King of FLATS! I had the same issue and used the flat screwdriver on my multi tool to get it to turn, you push against the bumps on the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted June 30, 2014 Share Not even if I'm carrying 3 of the flippin' things in my pack? I have been looking at the tubeless option for a while now, actually - I think since I became Tjoop Change King 2013/4. I still need to wrap my head around some of the logistics though, like is it possible to pump your tyre with a pump on tubeless? I've come to understand that you need a big whack of air in there initially to form a seal - this true? Also, I've read that bombs are not the way to go since CO2 and stans don't get along very well.In the meantime I'm using Kenda kwickseals which are not bad at all for the smaller stuff but the LBS has been out of stock for a while now. is it possible to pump your tyre with a pump on tubeless? I've come to understand that you need a big whack of air in there initially to form a seal - this true?Yes and no. Some may require a bit of a blast to get them seated the first time but after that they are fine but I have managed to get the last two I did to seat using just my floor pump.Also, I've read that bombs are not the way to go since CO2 and stans don't get along very well.Not aware of that issue but since going tubeless I have never punctured badly enough to need a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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