Joe's No Flats
BoingBoing
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Fed up with fixing punctures I finally decided to go tubeless. I bought some Hutchinson Python's form a Decathlon trip at the weekend and received a Joe's no flats conversion kit from CRC this morning.
Fitting the kit and getting the tyre to sit properly, inflate and hold air was done within an hour. All that's left to do is fill the tyre with sealant, can I do this last part? Can I chuff!! [:(]
It looks simple enough on the instructions, but when I try to squeeze the liquid in through the valve it doesn't want to go in, and ends up leaking out between the valve and the applicator nozzle. No matter how much force I use I have been getting no joy [V][V]
Has anybody used this stuff before, if so what technique worked for you. My foot hurts now after kicking stuff around the garage so I'd be grateful for any suggestions
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Fitting the kit and getting the tyre to sit properly, inflate and hold air was done within an hour. All that's left to do is fill the tyre with sealant, can I do this last part? Can I chuff!! [:(]
It looks simple enough on the instructions, but when I try to squeeze the liquid in through the valve it doesn't want to go in, and ends up leaking out between the valve and the applicator nozzle. No matter how much force I use I have been getting no joy [V][V]
Has anybody used this stuff before, if so what technique worked for you. My foot hurts now after kicking stuff around the garage so I'd be grateful for any suggestions
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If its a schraeder take the valve core out.0
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Sorted [:D]
It is a schraeder valve, I had taken the core out but it didn't help.
I've just been back to the garage for round three and finally I've come out the victor. I ended up ignoring the instructions and found my own way to do it.
So if anyone else out there is struggling, try this;
Insert one tyre lever into the fitted tyre and pull the bead over the rim, hook the lever to a spoke. Repeat this with another lever about 17cms further round the rim. Take a third lever and insert between the rim and tyre bead half way between the other two, turn the lever 90 degrees to leave a gap between the tyre and rim. With the wheel upright and the levers at the bottom of the wheel place the nozzle of the applicator bottle into the gap and fill with sealant. Rotate the wheel round so the levers are at the top. Re fit the tyre on the rim, inflate, smile.
Hopefully of use to someone.
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thats more or less how we did it to off road vehicle tires in the tyre shop i worked at, well done working it out
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