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Title: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Tom on July 29, 2016, 02:26:29 PM: Anyone see or use this yet?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BFST1GY/ref=pe_850140_201692250_em_1p_3_ti
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: rodekyll on July 29, 2016, 02:32:40 PM: 5 paragraphs into the first sentence of the description I gave up on trying to understand wtf they're selling. Fer goddesses sake -- buy a vowel! :coffee:
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Tom on July 29, 2016, 03:14:08 PM: I need to reread. Thanks. They also need better sentence structure. :grin:
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Sheepdog on July 29, 2016, 03:17:14 PM: I was interested when they first came out, but the originals were sized only for off-road bikes. A road going version was promised, but I never heard about them being offered for sale. The original seemed pretty cool. The dirt bike versions worked as advertised...
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: fotoguzzi on July 29, 2016, 04:14:50 PM: yeah, does anyone have experience ? do you need two valve stem holes in the rim?
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Tom on July 29, 2016, 04:48:20 PM: The rim size looks okay but widths that are advertised don't look like they'd work for our road bikes. :undecided:
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: cloudbase on July 29, 2016, 06:19:08 PM: "Instant bolt on performance"
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on July 29, 2016, 06:27:34 PM: For off-road use only.
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on July 29, 2016, 06:43:45 PM: I went tubeless on my 72 Eldorado, I had a bit of trouble sealing the spoke holes until I realized I was using the wrong silicone
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/Kiwi_Roy/72%20Eldo/Sealing%20Wheels/F%20Sealing%20Step%203_zpsengmd1dp.jpg)

Just because it can be done - do it
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on July 29, 2016, 06:53:01 PM: Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on July 29, 2016, 06:43:45 PM
Just because it can be done - do it

No thanks.
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: NWrider on July 30, 2016, 07:45:47 AM: I've sealed the rear rim on my Triumph XCX using a 3M tape product. Used sticky paper dots to cover the spoke nipples and then applied the 2" tape. There are several ways to do this -- mine hasn't dropped a pound of air since I did this.

There's a thread on AdvRider here: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/tiger-800xc-tubeless-converts.845718/page-13#post-30005204
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Lesman on July 31, 2016, 06:39:53 PM: Super easy to go tubeless. I spent $15+/- per wheel. E6000 or Marine 2100? both great products. E6000 is 1/3 the cost.
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Thirtyaughtsix on August 01, 2016, 04:30:59 AM: Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on July 29, 2016, 06:43:45 PM
I went tubeless on my 72 Eldorado, I had a bit of trouble sealing the spoke holes until I realized I was using the wrong silicone
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/Kiwi_Roy/72%20Eldo/Sealing%20Wheels/F%20Sealing%20Step%203_zpsengmd1dp.jpg)

Just because it can be done - do it

What can be done for the valve stem? I'd like to do this one day for my T if possible
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: kmartin on August 04, 2016, 04:27:20 PM: Quote from: fotoguzzi on July 29, 2016, 04:14:50 PM
yeah, does anyone have experience ? do you need two valve stem holes in the rim?
Yes, 2 stems. Mixed results with off road buddies. It allows extremely low tire pressures for better traction while eliminating pinch flats because there is no tube to pinch.
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on August 04, 2016, 05:49:37 PM: If you are referring to mine, just one tubeless stem,
The secret to success is getting a silicone that sticks well to the Aluminum rim
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: fotoguzzi on August 04, 2016, 06:55:13 PM: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=85085.0

since then I decided I can do it myself (on my DR rear the front rim does not have the safety bead) with 3M sticky tape.. next tire change..
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on August 04, 2016, 07:08:00 PM: I doubt any old bike has a safety bead however the chances of loosing all your air are no greater than with a puncture.
I had several, flats on my Eldorado usually overnight due to the poor quality silicone but it always held air long enough to get me home. I have a friend an old dirt biker who does all his bikes this way including a 46 Indian Chief.

According to a Google search the safety bead is designed to stop the tire leaving the rim if it goes flat, What stops it leaving the rim without a bead if the tube goes flat?
Title: Re: Going Tubeless.
Post by: fotoguzzi on August 04, 2016, 07:58:34 PM: Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on August 04, 2016, 07:08:00 PM
I doubt any old bike has a safety bead however the chances of loosing all your air are no greater than with a puncture.
I had several, flats on my Eldorado usually overnight due to the poor quality silicone but it always held air long enough to get me home. I have a friend an old dirt biker who does all his bikes this way including a 46 Indian Chief.

According to a Google search the safety bead is designed to stop the tire leaving the rim if it goes flat, What stops it leaving the rim without a bead if the tube goes flat?
I don't know.. just some of the reading I did discouraged doing on the front DR rim.. I might still do it, once I see what inside of rim structure looks like..

I like the 3M sealing tape idea over the silicone tho.. saw another convincing video but I can't find it now..