Tubeless Woes !

sheepshifter

Wheels are ust fulcrums, tyres are ust specific, Stans valves and sealant do you think i can get them seated can i heck.On one of my rimms in the sidewall is what appears to be a small pin prick hole drilled not vis on the inside of the rim but air and soap is p.....g out of it,is this a fault should it be there is it going to prevent me from running that rim tubeless.Lastly is it all worth it or should i just stick with a tube i dont run low pressures and only get a pinch once in a blue moon .Thanks for listening in this one is set to challenge me dont know wether its really worth the aggro.

cooldad

Personally I find tubes a great solution for holding air.

giantAstax

I just recently moved to tubeless using a Stan's kit. Persevere, its definitely worth it. No punctures any more though watch you don't run those pressures too low as I managed to burst the front seal off Warewolf's at Cannock and we struggled to reseal on the ride.

As for sealing first time, - IMO it's easier with 2 people. Follow the Stan's instructions but I found it easier to have someone flatten the tyre at the top a little. You'll need a decent large volume track pump and a full stroke followed by some fast pumping action! Worked for me.

Another option is to use a CO2 canister which can help as it gives a large volume of gas quickly. It's getting that bead to seal enough to allow the tyre to fill that's a bugg@. Good luck.

njee20

If they're actually pukka UST tyres they should be totally air tight, so if it's leaking then the tyre's defective. Tubeless Ready may have slightly porous sidewalls, which will be solved by running sealant, but not UST.

sheepshifter

Sorted stans valve wasnt compat with my rim, hole in rim is norm on a lot of rims its there to dispearse heat