|
Post by david emery on Sept 3, 2017 19:38:01 GMT
Ps specialized do one for £45
|
|
|
Post by aaronhaines on Sept 6, 2017 11:06:17 GMT
Does anyone have experience with Bontrager TLR cross tyres ? I just got a shiny new cross bike which came with TLR wheels but not TLR tyres (grrr..)
Looking at the options to go tubeless, it's all a bit confusing. I'm assuming if I go all Bontrager with their rim strips and tyres it should all work nicely.
|
|
|
Post by david emery on Sept 6, 2017 19:28:32 GMT
Yes. Make sure they're properly trued and spokes tight before riding. I had a catastrophic wheel failure. Replaced under warranty, but worth checking
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 20:30:27 GMT
Also had a bad experience with out of the box bontrager wheels and so has Dave Rees. Never tried mine tubeless but I'm sure any brand of decent tubeless tyres would mount up on them fine. I wouldn't restrict yourself to only the bontrager tyres especially as they do tend to come up really narrow.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 21:26:59 GMT
Just did the tubeless set up tonight on some pretty bog standard Giant wheels with some tubeless ready tyres. I took a couple of goes on the first wheel , but the second was easy enough. Did it the cheap(er) way - electrical tape, some old inner tube valves and sealant, so hopefully I'll make it to the office tomorrow still intact
|
|
|
Post by aaronhaines on Sept 8, 2017 6:28:44 GMT
Thanks for the advice guys. The wheels seem fine so far but I'll get them checked out.
Any recommendations for a good all rounder tubeless tyre if I go for something non-Bontrager ?
|
|
|
Post by James Malone on Sept 8, 2017 8:11:04 GMT
Thanks for the advice guys. The wheels seem fine so far but I'll get them checked out. Any recommendations for a good all rounder tubeless tyre if I go for something non-Bontrager ? I'm a big fan of the Specialized Tracer Pro's and I've heard really good things about the Schwalbe x-ones
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 14:22:54 GMT
I raced the Schwalbe X Ones at the 3 Peaks with no punctures at 45psi. Considering the rocks on that course I was well impressed. However they're no good in the slop. The mud clogs in between the small tread so use something else like Maxxis Mud Wrestlers (tubeless version obv) for winter cross.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 15:25:35 GMT
I was quite disappointed with my maxxis mud wrestlers. I put a hole in the sidewall of one on some pretty cushy rocks and then i tried to re mount the other one tubeless and the bead had stretched a lot and didn't seal properly. The tread on them is good though. Also heard good things about the specialized tubeless ones.
|
|
|
Post by Kathryn Elizabeth Innes on Sept 11, 2017 20:13:11 GMT
I changed my TT wheels over to tubeless on Friday night (exciting life I know) and the first one took ages as it was so hard to get the tires to seat in the rims without it being sealed....normally the pressure of blowing up the inner tube pops it into place. The sealant we squirted in through the valve stem, but it just kept oozing and squelching out the side walls. Eventually we mastered it....once we'd got one side of the wall to stick in the rim (via prodding it all the way round with a tyre levers) then the pressure of blowing it up was enough to pop the other side in. Wasnt an easy job though! The 2nd one went much better as we then knew what we were doing and they ride pretty nicely, although I can't really tell the difference...
|
|
|
Post by david emery on Sept 12, 2017 8:36:45 GMT
what Psi are you planning to run?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 9:27:13 GMT
I changed my TT wheels over to tubeless on Friday night (exciting life I know) and the first one took ages as it was so hard to get the tires to seat in the rims without it being sealed....normally the pressure of blowing up the inner tube pops it into place. The sealant we squirted in through the valve stem, but it just kept oozing and squelching out the side walls. Eventually we mastered it....once we'd got one side of the wall to stick in the rim (via prodding it all the way round with a tyre levers) then the pressure of blowing it up was enough to pop the other side in. Wasnt an easy job though! The 2nd one went much better as we then knew what we were doing and they ride pretty nicely, although I can't really tell the difference... Kathryn, the tyres pop onto the rim much easier if you quirt some water mixed with washing up liquid around the bead edge before inflating.
|
|
|
Post by Kathryn Elizabeth Innes on Sept 12, 2017 11:18:03 GMT
I changed my TT wheels over to tubeless on Friday night (exciting life I know) and the first one took ages as it was so hard to get the tires to seat in the rims without it being sealed....normally the pressure of blowing up the inner tube pops it into place. The sealant we squirted in through the valve stem, but it just kept oozing and squelching out the side walls. Eventually we mastered it....once we'd got one side of the wall to stick in the rim (via prodding it all the way round with a tyre levers) then the pressure of blowing it up was enough to pop the other side in. Wasnt an easy job though! The 2nd one went much better as we then knew what we were doing and they ride pretty nicely, although I can't really tell the difference... Kathryn, the tyres pop onto the rim much easier if you quirt some water mixed with washing up liquid around the bead edge before inflating. Thanks Michael, but getting onto the rim was relatively not a problem...we did use water to do this. It was when you have both sides of the tire in the well between the rims, but to get each side of the tire to seat in the groove of the rim...you get some of it in and it slips back out to the middle again! Its only with a lot of nudging all the way round and the stickness of the drying sealant that glues it enough on one side to then allow the force of the air pumped in to then pop the other side in!
|
|
|
Post by Kathryn Elizabeth Innes on Sept 12, 2017 11:19:43 GMT
what Psi are you planning to run? I had them at about 90 and it felt fine, not too bumpy. They are much lower profile than my previous 25s as these are 23mm on 25mm rims (28mm at external braking surface).
|
|