jwagga Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Ever had a tyre where on the side wall on the little nobblies(side wall moulding knobs)the tyre springs aleak as the bike is just standing inside the house,had my front tyre blow on 4 different places on the side wall anyone had this problem
Brighter-Lights Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I never had a problem with Rocket Ron's - running them tubeless on American Classic wheels. In fact, they seal much better than many of the other brands I've used before...
KeithW Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I had the exact same problem with Rocket Rons - apparently they are not true tubeless tyres rather tubless ready - what ever the difference is ? but apparently they will eventually seal you just have to give them time. I gave up and changed them to Lustys.
EtienneB Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 They are notorious for doing it. You have to pump them almost daily. At least for a while. Maybe you should ride more often ;-)
pezulu Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 We have been using foldable non-UST Rocket Rons for more than a year as tubeless, and have never experienced any problems with them.They are on Mavic 317 and ZTR Alpine rims.
Raceface Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 hey, I have Rocket Rons too and "converted" them to tubeless. No problems whatsoever, been riding tough roads in Kenya for a couple of months, and everyone tuning my white tyres, but I have not had one puncture.  They did deflate a bit initially, but according to some guys in the know here the "bombs" can sometimes react with Stans and cause them to deflate...don't ask me how.  Haven't pumped my tyres in 3 weeks now and haven't lost any pressure. COol
Terminator Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 The Tubeless Ready Rocket Rons seem to do this, while the UST ones are fine. Anyone know the difference between "Tubeless Ready" and "UST"?
jwagga Posted February 2, 2011 Author Posted February 2, 2011 Tubeless ready what a crock its like a hd ready tv it can play hd but its not full hd,advertise and sell stuff so we buy the right things first time and sales poeple try to be honest and we might consider supporting you again.
pezulu Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Perhaps someone can enlighten me, as I have no idea what a tubeless ready tyre is. The only tyres I know of are either UST Tubeless, Foldable Non-UST and Beaded tyres.UST are normally heavier as they are meant to be tubeless, and have thicker sidewalls that the Foldable Non UST, while beaded are heavy tyres with a distinct bead on the edge, and are not foldable.
Brighter-Lights Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Some manufacturers make tubeless ready versions... It basically is the normal foldable version with a slightly thicker sidewall and wider, flatter bead, OR the same sidewall with a wider and flatter bead for better sealing on the rim. They normally are quite an amount lighter than USTs. Â I used the normal foldable 'Performance' version in Attakwas, and been riding them without any punctures since September 2010... the ones I weighed were 460-490g, but fast wearing... not even 2000km on the rear tyre.
steveO:K Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I agree. Very light, but after 2 weeks of use i started noticing considerable wear. I used the non UST foldable. The one sealed but the other didn't. It takes time to fill all the micro holes in the sidewalls. they roll really fast though. Moved to crossmark non UST foldable- seal better, grip better, wear better, less expensive and only slightly heavier...no comparison
Inusc Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 have and rocketon the front nou ust version and have had 5 punctures in 3 months!
jwagga Posted February 6, 2011 Author Posted February 6, 2011 Lost my front tyre today so let's see that is now 2 rocket rons in 2 weeks what a sh¤t tyre,do not fit this crap on your bike as u will be sorry,go for the nobby nic instead.had to get a friend to bring me a new tyre I'm so pissed off
Ashchest Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 I had similiar problems with rockets and racing ralphs, had to pump them regularly. I used stans on my American classic rims. Recently used 'zeroflats' and no need to pump it!!!! With the zeroflats the initial sealing was a bit more difficult than with stans, but after a few hard pumps and shaking the wheel it just sealed amazing. I used a floor pump. Blew the tyre off the rim once trying to get a solid seal with stans, pumped it to 4.2 bar and kaabooom! Sealant all over the place and useless tyre :o
Inusc Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 K@K tire just got another flat today with new sealant I will rather ride and makro special than this tire!
Ashchest Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 K@K tire just got another flat today with new sealant I will rather ride and makro special than this tire! Are you using Tubeless or standard? What sealant?
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