Struggling with ghetto tubeless, try this!

Mancunianfightingcat
Mancunianfightingcat Posts: 2,054
edited September 2009 in MTB general
Worked a treat for me........


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Orange Blood - Orange 5SE - Marin Rocky Ridge

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  • 77ric
    77ric Posts: 601
    ghetto tubeless

    ghetto co2 inflater :lol:

    love the work mancunian


    plus you can knock up some ghetto refreshments while at it :D
    Fancy a brew?
  • Mancunianfightingcat
    Mancunianfightingcat Posts: 2,054
    Anyone know the phone number for Dragon's Den?????
    Ants
    Orange Blood - Orange 5SE - Marin Rocky Ridge
  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,478
    Mancunianfightingcat wrote:
    Anyone know the phone number for Dragon's Den?????

    As a mattter of fact I do.... :D
    FARKBOOK TWATTER Happiness is my fucking mood!
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    i tried last night for ages to get mine to inflate, i even drove the wheel down to the local garage to use an even higher pressure compressor. it just doesnt seem to want to seal?

    i think my tyres are a little to sloppy and need to be held against the rim more?
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • Sarnian
    Sarnian Posts: 1,451
    Just off to buy some 20inch tubes to give this a go today, should be interesting.
    It's not a ornament, so ride It
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    let us know how you get on, i'm gonna try again at lunch time?
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • Mancunianfightingcat
    Mancunianfightingcat Posts: 2,054
    the trick is to get the tube and tyre really soapy.
    Use a 50:50 mix of washing up liquid and water. Any more water and it'll be too runny!
    Ants
    Orange Blood - Orange 5SE - Marin Rocky Ridge
  • RealMan
    RealMan Posts: 2,166
    VWSurfbum wrote:
    i think my tyres are a little to sloppy and need to be held against the rim more?

    Try pushing down on the tyre at the valve while you pump, this pushes the sidewalls out to the rim.

    Yes, soapy water does help.

    Also, if they're new tyres, put them on a rim with a tube, pump them up to 50, and leave them for half an hour. This stretches them out and makes them fit better.

    However, saying all that, I got two tyres to seal yesterday using nothing but a track pump. They were new tyres as well, hadn't been stretched, and no soapy water or anything.

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