Stans notubes flow rim and valve question

baz2963
baz2963 Posts: 174
edited June 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Just bought a pair of these rims and installed the yellow tape and specific valves, Im having trouble with one of them though leaking from the valve.

So far I have:

completely redone the yellow tape
tried another valve
more tape over the valve hole

still getting a leak ?!?!

Im not using sealant at the moment and if one wheel is ok why should the other need it ??

Thanks

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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    what tyres?
  • baz2963
    baz2963 Posts: 174
    Schwalbe's but I dont see what difference that makes to the valve stem ??
  • davewalsh
    davewalsh Posts: 587
    Stan's rims are tubeless ready i.e. designed to be run with sealant, not UST. Put some sealant in !
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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    davewalsh wrote:
    Stan's rims are tubeless ready i.e. designed to be run with sealant, not UST. Put some sealant in !

    This.

    Plus the fact if your tyres are also non UST tyres they wouldn't last 5 minuted without sealent in out on the trails

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