baron von greenback
Old School Hero
Can you make any rim and tyre combo innertube less with the liquid latex
No innertube tyres
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bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
If you try hard enough.
But as a general rule,
the harder you have to try,
the less happy you are with the outcome.
Rims not built for tubeless offer varying degrees of struggle.
Tyres not made for tubeless also offer unreliability.
Plenty of people tell me what they've managed to set up,
And plenty of others tell me what they gave up on.
I would advise tubeless tyres at the very least
But as a general rule,
the harder you have to try,
the less happy you are with the outcome.
Rims not built for tubeless offer varying degrees of struggle.
Tyres not made for tubeless also offer unreliability.
Plenty of people tell me what they've managed to set up,
And plenty of others tell me what they gave up on.
I would advise tubeless tyres at the very least
baron von greenback
Old School Hero
Cheers sounds like this could be expensive and a nightmare trying to clean everything if it doesn't work plus you can't practice do you know if the values you can get the Chris king ones can be slid over your normal innertube valve as a cover
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
The benefit of tubeless is lower pressure with fewer flats.
It's not lighter, and after a year or so you may well have to take everything apart and spend an hour cleaning it all up and refilling with gloop.
But as with many things, it's best done with the proper kit.
The tyre to rim shape is specific, and sealing not just round the valve, but at every spoke hole in the rim, it's quite a challenge.
And on top of the latex gloop, you also need a compressor for consistent success
It's not lighter, and after a year or so you may well have to take everything apart and spend an hour cleaning it all up and refilling with gloop.
But as with many things, it's best done with the proper kit.
The tyre to rim shape is specific, and sealing not just round the valve, but at every spoke hole in the rim, it's quite a challenge.
And on top of the latex gloop, you also need a compressor for consistent success
baron von greenback
Old School Hero
Ye I was thinking it could become a nightmare very quickly it's the tyre to rim that's worrys me most the tape suppose to cover everything to the rim edge but mostly I just like the Chris king values bit silly really what I might do is see if I can bastardise a set to slip over innertube valve and not bother with tubeless do you think that would work
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
Save your cash up for going tubeless properly or spend it on a worthwhile upgrade.
You could buy some CK valves, and keep them in a shelf to look at till you're ready to go.
Early mavic did classic tubeless, I've a pair of rimbrake crossrocs.
I also use a pair of xtr m960 tubeless wheels
the right parts for the job is the right way to do it.
You could buy some CK valves, and keep them in a shelf to look at till you're ready to go.
Early mavic did classic tubeless, I've a pair of rimbrake crossrocs.
I also use a pair of xtr m960 tubeless wheels
the right parts for the job is the right way to do it.
Retro rims aren't meant for tubeless. It's possible to "ghetto" tubeless with suitable tyres etc, but speaking from experience, it's really not worth it.
Tubeless is great on modern bikes to prevent pinch flats, but it's just not necessary on retro MTB's.
Tubeless is great on modern bikes to prevent pinch flats, but it's just not necessary on retro MTB's.
Twozaskars
Senior Retro Guru
Just buy some shiny dust caps and be done with it.
My Five is tubeless and it's a PITA, goes flat after a couple of days, have to pump it up every time I use it.
My Five is tubeless and it's a PITA, goes flat after a couple of days, have to pump it up every time I use it.
baron von greenback
Old School Hero
Ye all good points can't be arsed pumping up all the time plus it's not the tubeless I am bothered about if honest I just wanted the CK valves on my bikes I know it a bit stupid but they do look good
baron von greenback
Old School Hero
I guess that tickled everybody I be here all night
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