anyone tried gorilla tape gheto tubeless. mine dont seal.

mulley

just had my first go at gorilla tape tubeless conversion, all the things i've read suggest it should be straight forward but mine refuse to inflate. So far i've added a second layer of tape and soapy water to get them on the bead but they arent having any of it. I haven't added the sealant yet cos i cant get them onto the beads. I am using whyte wheels with maxxis high roller tyres. any words of wisdom except the obvious buy a conversion kit etc etc welcome....

Chunkers1980

Homemade compressor should do the job

ricardo_smooth

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Homemade compressor should do the job

Is there a guide for making this compressor at home??

mrmonkfinger

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ghetto+tubeless+inflator

mulley

i am using a compressor but the ghetto thing looks wicked. I need some valves though. I will try adding sealant first and hope it seals enough to get them on the beads.

mrmonkfinger

asbsolutely - worth its weight in gold

luckily it doesn't weigh much

bluechair84

I tried a ghetto gaffa approach. Ran into loads of problems mainly to do with the rims. The valve hole wasn't drilled perfectly round and I couldn't get a good seal around the valve, despite using proper stans tubeless ones. Had a small ding in the tyre which kept leaking air at around the 35psi too. The problem with the gaffa I ran into though was that the bead kept 'scrunching' it up, scarping it from the well and shoulders. Good luck getting it done - I couldn't.

pilch

I had a set of wheels that wouldn't even seal with a rim strip, not on the Stans compatible list admittedly... I had to tape the rim with a few layers of electrical tape, then put the strip on top - it worked fine after that.

mrmonkfinger

my personal opinion on the gorilla tape approach is that one should never bother with the gorilla tape approach, unless:

1 rims are tubeless ready
and
2 tyres are tubeless ready

if either aren't, the bead seal will be weak, and the split inner tube method is better

YMMV

mulley

still no joy, going to try the split tube method.

thelonegroover

What size donor inner tube would members recommend for 29" wheels?