And today I did......
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Jeeezus!!! :shock: just been trying to seat a tubeless tyre, unsuccessfully. Put more pressure in than is recommended to get the bead to seat, went to fit the wheel into the bike and BANG!! . :facepalm:
Bloody tyre popped off the rim right in front of my face, which now resembles an ending scene from one of Rob's "adult" movies
Sat here with a brew, ears still ringing
Jeeezus!!! :shock: just been trying to seat a tubeless tyre, unsuccessfully. Put more pressure in than is recommended to get the bead to seat, went to fit the wheel into the bike and BANG!! . :facepalm:
Bloody tyre popped off the rim right in front of my face, which now resembles an ending scene from one of Rob's "adult" movies
Sat here with a brew, ears still ringing
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Jist curious like, er, does it taste the same?
Jist curious like, er, does it taste the same?
Today I converted the last of my modern bikes to tubeless, leaving the STS as my only bike left fitted with inner tubes.
Had been sceptical about tubeless road, as the pressures are a lot higher and there's not the same air volume as a mtb tyre to deal with sealing any punctures. That said, I've been running the gravel bike tubeless since I got it early this year and it feels great. I sold my summer road bike this week and bought a nicer set of summer wheels for my winter (now only) road bike. Only ever used the carbon one in summer to keep it nice, but this inevitably led to it doing very little mileage. Was never going to be a suitable bike for winter, running 50mm aero rims and 25c racing tyres is not fun in any kind of side wind or wet roads. Wheels on the winter bike have always felt a bit dead. Not especially heavy but I think the combination of cheap Sram hubs and puncture resistant tyres, have made them feel lifeless. Been impressed by the DT Swiss cross wheels on the gravel bike and started looking at their other offerings. Settled on the endurance version but with the same hubs. Slightly narrower and lighter than the cross ones, but still rated for a 120kg rider. Put on 5kg this year and while I'm still a good way away from the limit, it's good to know they should take a battering. Convertible between all axle types and tubeless ready, with all the extra bits included. Asked LBS for their best price and the came in £20 under what the German mail order sites were charging. Did go mail order for the tyres as Sigma Sport were doing a pair of Hutchinson tubeless for £60, and they were getting great reviews. Just to annoy all those that struggle with tubeless, these seated no problem and went straight up with just a track pump. Not had a chance for a proper ride yet, but at my usual pressures they felt really smooth riding round the village. They also have the bonus of fitting the gravel bike, as the adaptors and free hub (Sram vs Shimano) won't take long to change over. Think I'll keep the old wheels as a winter back up, the puncture resistant tyres may come in useful when the roads are proper mucky and changing a flat means freezing your arse off.
Had been sceptical about tubeless road, as the pressures are a lot higher and there's not the same air volume as a mtb tyre to deal with sealing any punctures. That said, I've been running the gravel bike tubeless since I got it early this year and it feels great. I sold my summer road bike this week and bought a nicer set of summer wheels for my winter (now only) road bike. Only ever used the carbon one in summer to keep it nice, but this inevitably led to it doing very little mileage. Was never going to be a suitable bike for winter, running 50mm aero rims and 25c racing tyres is not fun in any kind of side wind or wet roads. Wheels on the winter bike have always felt a bit dead. Not especially heavy but I think the combination of cheap Sram hubs and puncture resistant tyres, have made them feel lifeless. Been impressed by the DT Swiss cross wheels on the gravel bike and started looking at their other offerings. Settled on the endurance version but with the same hubs. Slightly narrower and lighter than the cross ones, but still rated for a 120kg rider. Put on 5kg this year and while I'm still a good way away from the limit, it's good to know they should take a battering. Convertible between all axle types and tubeless ready, with all the extra bits included. Asked LBS for their best price and the came in £20 under what the German mail order sites were charging. Did go mail order for the tyres as Sigma Sport were doing a pair of Hutchinson tubeless for £60, and they were getting great reviews. Just to annoy all those that struggle with tubeless, these seated no problem and went straight up with just a track pump. Not had a chance for a proper ride yet, but at my usual pressures they felt really smooth riding round the village. They also have the bonus of fitting the gravel bike, as the adaptors and free hub (Sram vs Shimano) won't take long to change over. Think I'll keep the old wheels as a winter back up, the puncture resistant tyres may come in useful when the roads are proper mucky and changing a flat means freezing your arse off.
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