Questions tagged [tubeless]
Tubeless tyres do not require an innertube.
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Do I need to refill sealant after puncture?
I got my first set of brand new tubeless wheels (Mavic Aksium Elite UST) and next day I had a somewhat large (it looks more than 4 mm) puncture. The sealant did its job, but my teammates described it ...
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Finding the cause of a tubless loss of sealant
Today I had a complete loss of pressure while parked. This is what I came back to
I haven't been able to find a hole in the tyre with a visual inspection or by feeling around the inside of the ...
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Tubeless valve leaking, what exactly is wrong & what do I need to do to fix it?
My front tyre has started to leak air at the top of the presta valve.
It's very noticeable when the valve is unscrewed or even not really tightly screwed in: you can feel a breeze coming out of the ...
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Cost of converting to tubeless tires on MTB [closed]
What is the cost range for converting to tubeless tires on a mountain bike?
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Do tubeless tyres explode more easily than standard one?
Yesterday I was at a bar with a friend with our bikes parked near us and his bike's front tyre (a tubeless one) exploded.
When we went to the bike shop, they told us that tubeless tyres explode more ...
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How to clean tubeless tire sealant from rims
How to clean the stuck/dry sealant from the rim edge, and the rim tape, etc? (In order to replace my old tubeless tyres with new, and the new ones to sit on a clean/fresh surface). With water? Water/...
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New bike, tubeless tire will not inflate
I got a new road bike with tubeless tires. I can't get the back tire to hold air. I got the front tire inflated but for some reason, as I am pumping the air all I hear is it coming out somewhere from ...
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Can I repair this valve stem hole?
Today I got a stick wedged between my frame and tubeless valve stem. In addition to snapping the stem I widened the hole a bit.
Any suggestions on how to fix it? Current plan is to go over the whole ...
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White foam around tubeless tires
I've bought this bike new about 10 months ago. No issues until now, only the fact that my tires (tubeless) lately have constant white foam like this:
Now I have to pump up my tires every day before I ...
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What does 'tubeless ready' wheelset actually mean
I know this may sound daft or simple, but can someone tell me what is meant by 'The wheelset is tubeless ready' on an bike advert. I have asked in a shop and had 2 answers ranging from 40 pounds to ...
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Sealant in inner tubes: what's the difference?
I was thinking of converting my wheels to tubeless but my rims and tyres are not tubeless ready. I just recently learned that I can add tyre sealants into inner tubes. Can it prevent pinch flats like ...
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Cut off tubeless plug head?
I use tubeless tires ranging from 30 to 40mm in width. When I puncture and the sealant doesn't cut it, I plug the hole with a Dynaplug.
On longer rides, I carry a spare tube (or two) just in case. It ...
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How to fix tubeless tire leak at rim seam
I bought a Cannondale Fat Caad 2 that came with tubeless ready rims and tires— the rim is even pre-taped. I’m converting to tubeless currently — removed tube, installed valve stem, put 120ml of ...
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Tubeless vs Tubeless ready
I've decided to upgrade to road tubeless. Hutchinson sells both "Tubeless" and "Tubeless Ready" tires. According to Hutchinson' website, Tubeless Ready means that (in addition to having a special bead)...
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Tubeless Tyre Repair
Last year I got a puncture in my tubeless tyre from a chunk of glass during a multi-day 500 mile ride (see photo below). The sealant did its job quickly and efficiently, and the seal has held without ...
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The chemistry of mixing sealants
It's become a fairly common occurrence in shops to be faced with a tubeless wheel that was doing fine, slowly started having issues, and hasn't had a sealant re-up in a while or ever, but what sealant ...
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How do I keep wrinkles out of tubeless rim tape?
I just set up my Surly My Other Brother Daryl rims to run tubeless. They are 80mm rims and this is my first time setting up tubeless. I used Surly's official tubeless kit for those rims. I believe ...
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How to recognize a tubeless tire?
I suspect that the used bike I want to buy might have a tubeless tires, but one is flat. Is there any external feature to look at that would allow easily to tell this for sure?
I have no experience ...
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Can you use non-UST tubeless ready tyres on a UST tubeless rim?
Is it possible to use mountain bike rims which use the original UST (Universal System Tubeless) standard for using tubeless tyres with tyres that are tubeless ready, but do not conform to the said UST ...
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Go tubeless with used tires
I have some tubeless ready wheels and tires, but they were delivered mounted with tubes the old fashion way. I’ve been riding like that for more than 800km, and I wonder if there is a problem removing ...
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Pressure range conflict between tire and rim
I just mounted a new Ardnet Race tire that has a side label pressure rating of 35 - 60 psi . The Stans Arch Ex rim that is mounted to says max pressure is 38 lbs, there is a little range on the ...
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Tubless rims with non tubeless tires — what rim tape?
I run tubeless rims (specifically the new Mavic Open Pros) with the non-tubeless Continental GP GTs. The tires have lots of life left in them so I want to make the most of them in the meantime.
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What air attachment screws onto a Presta valve with the core removed? High volume for seating bead?
I have presta valves on two of my bikes. I have a presta floor pump. I have an air compressor. I have a schrader adapter. I have a blowgun and a tire inflator for my compressor. I can attach the ...
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Stop-A-Flat tube for 26 x 2.25 tire
I want buy Stop-A-Flat tube for my tire. Tire size is 26 x 2.25
Closest airless tube what I found, has size: 26 x 2.125
Is suitable that size for my 26 x 2.25 tire ?
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I keep destroying new tubeless tires!
My "Googling" haven't exactly yielded many results with people having such obnoxious issues with destroying tires as I do. In short, I destroy such a high number of tires that its becoming one of the ...
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Is it practical to switch from tubeless to tubes every few weeks?
Part of the allure of a gravel/cyclocross bike has been the possibly of having a "do it all" setup. I recently purchased a gravel bike with 38c tubeless tires on it, and I also have a set of 30c ...
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New Tubeless Tires leaking from Molding Sprues. Manufacturing defect?
I recently got myself a new Giant Roam 0 with tubeless ready rims and Crosscut AT2 tubeless tires. Everything was assembled at the local bike shop. After having it a few days, I noticed that the tire ...
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Questions about tubeless tires
I keep getting a lot of pinch flats even though I've pumped my 26x2.00 wheels to 280Kpi (65psi) and I've been thinking about converting to tubeless. But I don't have both tubeless ready tires and rims....
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To what pressure should I pump my 2.4 inch punctured tubeless tyre?
[The tale of a tire]
I had a puncture in my tyre. I refilled the sealing liquid, inflated it to 3 atmospheres and rode approx 9 km (including stairs and small jumps) to work. Checked the pressue and ...
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Are there standards for tubeless tires/rims?
I still trying to understand tubeless systems (well, i understand the principal, but it's the implementation that I'm still confused)
In this video, they show a cross section of a wheel rim and tire.
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Does sealant in tubeless tyres slosh around?
I'm getting interested in tubeless tyres for my gravel bike
I'm curious about the liquid sealant that you put in the tyre.
As I understand, it should stay liquid so that if there is a puncture, the ...
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Can I use rimless tape with an inner tube on a regular (tube style) rim?
The plastic and cloth rim tapes at my LBS come in a couple of sizes: too narrow and too wide. Too narrow barely covers the spoke holes (meaning, it doesn't). Too wide gets into the bead area, making ...
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Mavic Road UST Repair
I have a small cut in the rear tire on a road Mavic tubeless tire. Is there a way to patch this, or do I basically just have to buy a new tire?
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So I took the tire off the rim and saw that ...
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Run tubeless tire on standard rim as long as I use a tube?
I have some standard rims and I (accidentally) bought tubeless tires. As long as I use rim tape and a tube, can I run these tubeless tires? I know I won't be able to run low tire pressure. But if the ...
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Ghetto Tubeless w/ Gorilla Tape on a BMX Bike or Dirt Jumper - Good Idea?
Why or why wouldn't you go tubeless on a 20" BMX or DJ bike?
Got a lot of pinch flats recently and was look for a better solution than having to buy a tube every day/
I was considering doing the ...
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Presta or shrader valve for mtb?
Is it better to use presta or shrader valve for tubeless conversion on a mtbike, 29" 2.20 tire, and why?
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Tubeless with liquid or inner tubes with liquid?
I am about to replace the worn tires of my Cube Acid 29". My question is what to choose among:
tubeless tires with sealant liquid, or
normal tires, with inner tubes with sealant liquid?
My most ...
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Are tubeless tires the solution to frequent flat tires?
I have owned a Trek FX3 for about 6 weeks and I have suffered 3 flats in the last 4 weeks (front and back tires). All my cycling is on road (almost exclusively in the cycle lane). The shop I bought ...
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Sudden loss of air on tubless tyre, and now it won't inflate
Finding bike answers on the internet is really hard when you have no idea what you're looking for, so I'm sorry if I'm asking a ridiculous question here.
Cycling back today I went over a bump in the ...
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Is WTB Tubeless Compatible System rim incompatible with clinchers?
WTB is offering a rim/rim design described as conforming to a standard, the Tubeless Compatible System. The rim has a rounded well over the spokes along the center. Is this rim incompatible with ...
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What do I do after a tubeless tire has been punctured and self-sealed?
I picked up a puncture in my rear tire while out on my road bike. Quite a bit of sealant leaked out, but eventually the hole fixed itself with plenty of air pressure left in the tire to ride home.
I'...
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Should I remove foreign objects from my tyres if I'm running tubeless?
I have been running a tubeless setup on my bicycle and have picked up a number of foreign objects (e.g. thorns and glass shards) in the tyres. The sealant is doing its job and I am not losing ...
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Tubeless tire deflating through sidewall
On my mountain bike I have Continental X-King tires (tubeless ready) on tubeless ready rims. I rode them a couple of times with tubes and now I went for tubeless setup with Stan's NoTubes Sealant.
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Can I use tubeless tires on Araya DM-27.5 Black 32 hole Rims?
Rookie question, apologies in advance.
I have a Saracen Mantra hardtail with Araya DM-27.5 Black 32 hole Rims. I currently have Schwalbe Rapid Rob tires on both front and back. The tires are very bad ...
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Fixing the valves on tubeless tires broke, what are my options?
I bought a used bike that was set up with tubeless wheels, however both valves are shot what should I do? In general, is there more maintenance involved with the upkeep of tubeless wheels? Because I'...
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Is there a work around to a presta valve not engaging a tire inflater pin?
I believe that either the schrader adapter I'm using is too long or the pin for the presta core isn't long enough for me to be able to use an air compressor. It works fine with a floor pump since a ...
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Is there any problem with running tubeless on non-tubeless rims?
I have Fulcrum 5 DB wheels, which are not tubeless ready. My previous wheelset were tubeless compatible and I've been impressed with running tubeless.
So my question is: Assuming I can mount my ...
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How do specific tubeless valves compare to bodging it with a cut-off tube valve?
How do specific tubeless valves compare to bodging it with a cut-off tube valve? Would the bodge work? Thanks
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Will tubeless tires out-perform my Armadillos on my commute?
I have a Trek commuter bike (8.4 DS). I bike 5.5 miles to work, and up to 15+ miles home. I’m considering the switch to tubeless. Most of my commute (all but 1.5 miles) is on a well-maintained ...
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How to safely remove dried tire sealant from a carbon frame?
I have a carbon mountain bike frame with some good sections of tire sealant stuck on it (Stan's specifically). If there an easy and/or safe method for cleaning unicorn juice off without hurting the ...
