MarkW Posted January 9, 2018 Share Good afternoon and happy new year! Over the past few rides, I've been experiencing a lot of punctures. I want to buy new rims and am considering tubeless, any opinions? Koos Likkewaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas_187 Posted January 9, 2018 Share I have been running tubeless for the past 1,800km and it's great. I've had 3 punctures that sealed instantly and funnily enough one this morning that didn't. I should have topped up the sealant after the other punctures.Stuck an inner tube in and away I went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted January 9, 2018 Share I have been running tubeless for the past 1,800km and it's great. I've had 3 punctures that sealed instantly and funnily enough one this morning that didn't. I should have topped up the sealant after the other punctures.Stuck an inner tube in and away I wentHi Andreas Thank you for your reply, What tubeless rims and sealant are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Good afternoon and happy new year! Over the past few rides, I've been experiencing a lot of punctures. I want to buy new rims and am considering tubeless, any opinions? If you are getting "a lot of punctures" in a "few rides" the problem might not be the technology but rather something specific to you, your riding situation and the way you are dealing with punctures. Repeat roadbike punctures are mostly because you either failed to removed the article which caused the first puncture or because your rim tape is compromised and you keep cutting your tube on a spoke hole. Check these first. ZakAttak and NickGM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubber Posted January 9, 2018 Share If you are getting "a lot of punctures" in a "few rides" the problem might not be the technology but rather something specific to you, your riding situation and the way you are dealing with punctures. Repeat roadbike punctures are mostly because you either failed to removed the article which caused the first puncture or because your rim tape is compromised and you keep cutting your tube on a spoke hole. Check these first. and you may be running your pressure too low... Also check on that. but lets hear the feedback on tubeless for road - it's a path I would consider going down eventually... Edited January 9, 2018 by Dubber MarkW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted January 9, 2018 Share Discussed here :-https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/167789-going-tubeless-on-a-road-bike/ I personally found it impossible to remove the tyre without the help of a pair of pliers after getting a glass cut that would not seal. Would not want that to happen in a race. MarkW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 9, 2018 Share What kind of puncture are you getting repeatedly?Snakebites often relate to low pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakAttak Posted January 9, 2018 Share I personally found it impossible to remove the tyre without the help of a pair of pliers after getting a glass cut that would not seal. Would not want that to happen in a race. Then you doing it wrong, I don't have an issue removing tyres from my Tubeless wheels, although I must add, I am not running them as tubeless yet though. but, unseat the tyre from the rim bead, I do not have an issue as all. I pinch on the opposite side to the valve, push the tyre away form the rim, stick a tyre lever in and undo the tyre from the rim. What also helps is, pinching the tyre from the rim all the way around on the same side you intend to remove the tyre from (I hope that makes any sense) dee_biker and Pure Savage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Then you doing it wrong, I don't have an issue removing tyres from my Tubeless wheels, although I must add, I am not running them as tubeless yet though. but, unseat the tyre from the rim bead, I do not have an issue as all. It all depends on what tyre / rim combination you are using. Some tyres are very easy to unseat, others not so much. Dubber, bikebloke, ZakAttak and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted January 9, 2018 Share I saw patch was frothing about going tubeless on his road bike on strava yesterday. Mikejk and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted January 9, 2018 Share It all depends on what tyre / rim combination you are using. Some tyres are very easy to unseat, others not so much.Yeah, trying getting gatorskins off Maivc Aksiums. I know a friend who sold the wheelset with tyres and puncture as she could not face the thought of trying to change the bloody thing again. Long Wheel Base and dee_biker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakAttak Posted January 9, 2018 Share Yeah, trying getting gatorskins off Maivc Aksiums. I know a friend who sold the wheelset with tyres and puncture as she could not face the thought of trying to change the bloody thing again. It all depends on what tyre / rim combination you are using. Some tyres are very easy to unseat, others not so much. Yeah, trying getting gatorskins off Maivc Aksiums. I know a friend who sold the wheelset with tyres and puncture as she could not face the thought of trying to change the bloody thing again. Must've been a wire bead tyre then... The Foldable tyres works best on Tubeless rims... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted January 9, 2018 Share Ran tubeless for a while but gone back to tubes.Tubeless with slime is great for thorns but that’s it.1st cut I got with glass was a nightmare.Didn’t seal,very difficult to get tire off to put in tube,mess all over the place and happened just after I put a new tubeless tire on so I was now sitting with R1000 tire with a cut in.If you out on a ride and get a cut that won’t seal it’s not very nice to deal with.Tubeless tires are also very expensive.Back on tubes,takes less than 5 min to change if I puncture and depending where and how you ride I’ve done 3000km without puncture yet. dasilvarsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish Posted January 9, 2018 Share Discussed here :-https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/167789-going-tubeless-on-a-road-bike/ I personally found it impossible to remove the tyre without the help of a pair of pliers after getting a glass cut that would not seal. Would not want that to happen in a race. need to use folding tires on a tubeless rim if not running tubeless. otherwise its a massive mission to remove the tire from the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted January 9, 2018 Share Must've been a wire bead tyre then... The Foldable tyres works best on Tubeless rims...Can’t run wire bead tires tubeless.Tubeless tires are definitely a tighter fit on rim to make sure the tire seats and doesn’t blow off rim.Could never remove tubeless tires without tire lever.Normal tires just thumbs are fine. dee_biker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakAttak Posted January 9, 2018 Share Can’t run wire bead tires tubeless.Tubeless tires are definitely a tighter fit on rim to make sure the tire seats and doesn’t blow off rim.Could never remove tubeless tires without tire lever.Normal tires just thumbs are fine. Yeah, I didn't mean running a wire bead without a tube... Was referring to fitting a wire bead tyre with tube to the rim and trying to remove it, when it punctured... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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