Dexter-morgan Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 I ride so slow, all the fast guys pick up all the thorns and crap...........haven't had many punctures, (oops I just jixed myself.) andregrobler 1
Super Sywurm Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Lekkers claude....just remember that tubeless doesn't mean your are immune to puncture...thorns and snakebites wont puncture you anymore Sharp rocks, stones and glass are still the enemy, get a tubeless puncture kit(snot plugs and tool) form your lbs whilst they busy converting your wheels. Ja, don't forget the kit, saved me a couple of times!
Jigghead Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 You will not regret it. In 6,000km with tubes I was lucky to only have around 5 punctures. Since then, not sure of the km's, but I've had one which I plugged and was back on the bike within minutes. I paid around R750 per tire and about R500 for the conversion. I waited until I needed new tires to do it so I did not feel like I was wasting a perfectly good set of tyres during the upgrade. If I can make a suggestion though, don't worry about the weight and get a tire with a decent side wall, once that's gone the tire is toast.
FlandersZA Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 You will not regret it. In 6,000km with tubes I was lucky to only have around 5 punctures. My story has been more like the exact opposite - 6000 punctures in 5km. At least that's how it feels! Jigghead 1
Super Sywurm Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 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. I had the experience where my floor and hand pump could not seal the tire when it went flat. I just used my CO2 bomb to seal the tire and after that I inflated the rest with the floor pump.
FlandersZA Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 I had the experience where my floor and hand pump could not seal the tire when it went flat. I just used my CO2 bomb to seal the tire and after that I inflated the rest with the floor pump.Ok cool, then I will need to invest in a better regulator as well. I gave up on bombs and started carrying an old hand pump in my pack as well because as soon as I tried to inflate with a bomb, the o-ring on my bomb reg would blast off and I'd just waste the cartridge. I think that thing worked properly once.
Super Sywurm Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Ok cool, then I will need to invest in a better regulator as well. I gave up on bombs and started carrying an old hand pump in my pack as well because as soon as I tried to inflate with a bomb, the o-ring on my bomb reg would blast off and I'd just waste the cartridge. I think that thing worked properly once. I have heart the rumor of CO2 not mixing well with Stan's sealant, that's why I use a little bit of CO2 just to seal the tire. I'm not sure if it's just a rumor or a fact.
Jigghead Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Ok cool, then I will need to invest in a better regulator as well. I gave up on bombs and started carrying an old hand pump in my pack as well because as soon as I tried to inflate with a bomb, the o-ring on my bomb reg would blast off and I'd just waste the cartridge. I think that thing worked properly once. I've gone through who knows how many regulators, this is an important little tool to have working properly.
NotSoBigBen Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 From experience - if a puncture doesn't seal relatively quickly (don't keep riding till it's frikkin FLAT!) STOP find puncture and place finger firmly over it ..... now decide what to do, with free hand only get the split screwdriver and snot string ready and plug it. I ride with the screwdriver thingy sommer 'loaded' Besides that it is 98.23% successful you get less sticky sealant all over bike and legs I have given up on those supposed quick inflator CO2 heads that just press on .... more CO2 freezing your damn fingers than goes in the tyre. Only use the ones that screw onto the valve now, takes more time but I aint winning any races anyway nonky 1
DieVlieg Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 I also did a conversion not too long ago. Although my tyres were compatible while going for the conversion at the LMS I decided to do things proper and get new tyres. Now I have two spares in somewhat decent condition to last me till I have enough money to buy new ones. After the conversion changing tires is simpler than doing a conversion. Off cause you can do it yourself too but if you are a noob like me you must also think that if you did it wrong you might end up with a messy stuff up in your next race. This is something you need to only do once in your life. I will never be sold a wheel with a tube fitted. For some reason the LBS's sell that stuff to rake in later specially on the more entry level setups.
rouxtjie Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 From experience - if a puncture doesn't seal relatively quickly (don't keep riding till it's frikkin FLAT!) STOP find puncture and place finger firmly over it ..... now decide what to do, with free hand only get the split screwdriver and snot string ready and plug it. I ride with the screwdriver thingy sommer 'loaded' Besides that it is 98.23% successful you get less sticky sealant all over bike and legs I have given up on those supposed quick inflator CO2 heads that just press on .... more CO2 freezing your damn fingers than goes in the tyre. Only use the ones that screw onto the valve now, takes more time but I aint winning any races anyway You racesnake you....
NotSoBigBen Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 You racesnake you.... I have to I can't get the snot string through the hole without my glasses rouxtjie, Vangar and IdeJongh 3
rouxtjie Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 I have to I can't get the snot string through the hole without my glasses Whahahha bennie....chirp of the day
FlandersZA Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 This snot string and tool you guys speak of - is that like a bike version of the car tool some of the garages have? Essentially a big needle with eye where a strip of super tacky rubber is fed through, inserted in the hole, pulled through and then chopped? NotSoBigBen 1
DirtyFrank Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 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. Jeeeez dude, where have you been? The hub is now debating the virtues of electronic shifting on mountain bikes. Carbon fibre frames(fakes incl), 29ers, 3x10,2x10,SS, 27,5ers, short stems, slack geometry and tubeless are all old news in 2014 along with carbohydrates and heart rate monitors. Welcome to today. andregrobler 1
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