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Ghetto tubeless?

Doc9498Doc9498 Posts: 1
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Has anyone tried going ghetto (simi) tubeless with Zipp carbon wheels. I am thinking about trying it with a Conti GP5000 TL and my Zipp Firecrest 202s (non tubeless) wheels.

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  • joe_totale-2joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    edited March 2020
    Why?

    It'l be a pain to get the tyres seated and if you get a puncture that doesn't seal then the tyre will probably unseat itself which could get pretty dangerous if you're still moving.

    I'm a fan of road tubeless but it's not that much better than clinchers and tubes.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,453
    I don't mind doing a ghetto fix on a mtb as relatively low speeds, I sure as hell wouldn't be doing it on my road bike at higher speeds. I run a proper tubeless setup on all my road bikes and ghetto fix on my CX bike, my CX bike gets used only off road so lower speeds. Just imagine a flat at thirty plus MPH going down hill, that should be enough to stop you going road ghetto.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • lesfirthlesfirth Posts: 1,370
    WTF is a "ghetto fix"?
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,453
    Normally gaffer tape covering the spokes and just sticking a valve core in and filling with sealant another I've seen involves split innnertube.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZKz4AYVu4
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • lesfirthlesfirth Posts: 1,370
    Comprendo.Gracias.
  • Charlie_CrokerCharlie_Croker Posts: 1,589
    lesfirth said:

    WTF is a "ghetto fix"?

    American censored
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,453
    CC, yes I agree but first one that popped up to explain what it was.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
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