Everything You Need To Know About Tubeless Tire Maintenance

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Tubeless tires are great… until they’re not! Whether you’re setting up tubeless for the first time, struggling with air leakage or have a mid-ride puncture that just won’t seal, we’ve got you covered. Ollie takes you through everything you need to know about tubeless maintenance in our ultimate troubleshooting guide.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Setting Up - Rim Tape
01:56 Setting Up - Install/Check Valve
03:15 Setting Up - Fitting Tyre
04:43 Setting Up - Sealant
05:28 Setting Up - Seating/Inflating Tyre
08:57 Setting Up - Air Leakage
11:59 Setting Up - Don’t Overinflate
13:02 Roadside - Puncture Won’t Seal
15:41 Roadside - Use An Inner Tube
18:05 Roadside - Excess Sealant
18:41 Roadside - No Sealant
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@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Do you have any of your own tubeless maintenance hacks? 🧐

@wsbygt 11 ай бұрын

Not really... Just get a new tire everytime the old tire pattern is erased. Tubeless FTW, tbh.

@neilmdon 11 ай бұрын

I sometimes have a hard time getting the tire to "engage" with the high pressure air to then push up onto the rim. Instead of just blasting more air in and hoping for a miracle (while my curses are drowned out by the compressor, a sequence I repeated several times) I decided to use actual physics and observation and carefully arranged the tire so the beads did not reveal much or any of the small dimples in the rim tape covering the spoke holes. That was enough to ensure that the air added sufficient pressure, rather than just leaking prodigiously, and so popped the bead up into place with ease. Physics. Gotta love it (them?)!

@S106R 11 ай бұрын

Always make the valve the last bit of tyre to be worked onto the rim. If the valve is loose & pushed up against the inner of the tread it'll allow the tyre more room. More often than not, this is why the tyre is hard to fit, your trying to work the tyre out of the tolerances it was manufactured to.

@blabla5604 11 ай бұрын

I always put the wheels into the bath tub when switching tyres or replacing sealant. If there is a sealant spill, it is nicely contained that way. When I'm done, I just casually shower everything with warm water and end up with a clean setup. I do live alone, though, so this might not be an option if you live with other people.

@neilmdon 11 ай бұрын

Yep - though the old Conti GP4000s were (for me at least) next to impossible to get onto my Cannondale rims. I could do it but it usually took me about an hour, sometimes with zipties (yes!) to hold the tire secure at one point. I dreaded the potential need to put in a tube on the road because I had zero confidence of getting the tire back on. Somewhat easier the 2nd time after a bit of stretch, but still a faff. However, the GP5000s seem to have just a bit more circumference, just enough that I have no real trouble getting them on the rim using exactly that approach. My coach used to work in a shop and said when people came in looking sad with Bora wheels and Conti tires he would hide in the back until someone else came out to help the poor customer....@@S106R

@luukrutten1295 11 ай бұрын

While you are struggling with getting your tires on. Don't forget to check if your tire is directional and align the tire label with the valve hole. Nothing worse than finding out you installed your tubuless tires the wrong way around and having to take them off again. Been there!

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

If people are struggling with tubeless, they need the practice of remounting the tire again.

@neilmdon 11 ай бұрын

I would just leave it wrong way lol - doesn't make *that* much difference ...

@glenni249 11 ай бұрын

This usually includes the acting out of the wheel rotation, holding the wheel up in the correct orientation in relation to the bike and rotating it through a partial turn, figuring or the correct orientation, promptly forgetting then starting the process again.

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

@neilmdon huge difference on a mountain bike. For road tires, they're useless outside of the trip effect they can give for aerodynamics. I'd be curious to know the effect there with having them backwards but you're looking at over a watt for a slick tire vs a tire designed for aerodynamics

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Oooof yep! We've all been there 👀

@bihlygoat 11 ай бұрын

I had a rim / tire combo (ETRO standard) that I could not get the beads to seal enough to develop the pressure needed to seat the beads - the beads just stayed in the center channel of the rim. After searching KZfaq, the only thing I found that helped was to wrap a nylon strap all the way around the circumference of the tire and pull it tight, squeezing the side walls against the edge of the rim. This finally sealed off the airflow enough to get the beads to pop into place. And I was using an air compressor with the valve core removed, and a high-glow valve stem. I seriously contemplated if tubeless was worth all the faff!!!

@ginger1908 11 ай бұрын

I have a tubeless set up currently, but after watching this I'm tempted to go back to clinchers. Its a lot less faff

@Multistan85 11 ай бұрын

Had my first tubeless puncture with sealant spray. If you know what to do, it’s not so bad. Put the leak to the 6 o’clock position so it helps the sealant, get ur tire plug, locate the leak, plug it in, then pump it back up and ur good to go. Left the plug there and still rode for 2k more miles. 6k for the year with the same setup. It was my first puncture, considering having 5-6 or more a year with clinchers.

@luukrutten1295 11 ай бұрын

Plugs definitely are less of a struggle than getting the bead off for changing an inner tube.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

The joys of tubeless! 🙌

@Vorodya2 11 ай бұрын

what plug did u use? I had an experience with the popping out plug while I was climbing uphill. I gets it’s because of extra pressure- it was pretty steep there

@jamesmckenzie3532 10 ай бұрын

I actually got a major puncture to seal with a lot of sealant because the hole couldn't be plugged. One key thing is to keep sealant topped up because if that sealant plug dries out it will unseat and blow out.

@Craweats 10 ай бұрын

@@Vorodya2The dyna plugs work better for me. The head holds them in place. The bacon strips just pop out.

@MS-sy8ls 11 ай бұрын

I had a thorn in my front tyre on Saturday and could hear the air hissing out. I pulled it out and sealant was bubbling out. Just kept riding and it sealed up within seconds. Perfect!

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

What more could you want! 🙌

@Brrunoc1 11 ай бұрын

When fitting the tyre, make sure the tyre bead is not sitting on top of the valve core causing the blast of air to just flow around the bead and into the atmosphere.

@markyoung7033 11 ай бұрын

I’m not a fan of tubeless. A bunch of hot air. Tubeless trouble shooting guide - gotta love it. Never remember being shown how to trouble shoot tires w/tubes. Amazing how this is dominating cycling. Now you buy tape, sealant, sealant cleaner, etc. Just buy a friggin’ tube!

@chrisdavidson911 10 ай бұрын

You were never told/shown how to find and repair an inner tube, and to inspect inside the tyre before putting it back together? You had t gave patches, glue, sandpaper, chalk, a pump, and tyre removal tools. Now you just put some schmoo in and pretty much forget about it

@wtfiswiththosehandles 17 күн бұрын

@@chrisdavidson911 Not on a road bike. You get reminded every time you get a puncture, and the sealant sprays your ass and faces of guys behind you, and you still have to stop and replace with a tube because pressures are just too high, and air volume too low, to seal. MTB tires, gravel tires - tubeless is great. Road bikes - nope. Just use a modern TPU tube and be done with it.

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

Maybe it's different for high psi road tires, but for my setup (42 mm gravel tires), tubeless was a game changer for me. I used to get so many flats and now I almost never get them. The punctures either seal up on their own and for those that don't, I just pop in a dynaplug and I'm up and running again. My days of taking my whole wheel and tires off just to swap out a tube which I'll then have to spend more time patching are over.

@mickeywakefield 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. (and many others) I'm new to this and I got a bike with tubeless tires, and came here to learn how they work and what I need to do with them. Great information.

@davidmunchin9865 11 ай бұрын

I would always check that the tyre seats properly BEFORE putting in messy sealant. It should stay inflates for at least a few minutes with zero sealant. Also if it won't seat, putting in a temporary inner tube or leaving overnight will stretch the tyre into position.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Great tips! 🙌 Are you a tubeless lover? 😍

@jamesmckenzie3532 10 ай бұрын

Yep. Get the tire to seat before adding sealant. You may need to unseat one side to put in sealant, but the tire should reseat easier.

@mathewjames4137 11 ай бұрын

Just to add. After inflating and seating the tyre bead, hold the wheel horizontally and rock it round to get the sealant over the inside of the bead.

@benarguilla1433 11 ай бұрын

A couple of years ago my first experience with tubeless tires on a loaner bike. About a week into riding a got about a half inch side slice. I had tubes but nothing in my pack to cover the slice in the tire and from experience I knew the tube would simply blow through the slice. I started walking home looking at the ground for something to use when I came across a cigarette carton. I tore off a piece and placed inside the tire over the slice put in a tube pumped up the tire and rode home. I started using tubeless nine months ago and have had two slices and evidence of about 12 punctures. Only one of the punctures stopped me from riding and only realized only 1 puncture while riding.

@benarguilla1433 11 ай бұрын

I should also say that the two slices sealed and I continued my ride. On one of the slices I turned the wheel on its side with the slice facing down and the slice sealed itself.

@chones_ 11 ай бұрын

love how they cut away right before ollie got to the hardest part of getting any tire on the wheel---the last 20%. pro editing gcn.

@andrewmcalister3462 11 ай бұрын

It’s a family friendly show - they had to cut all the cursing. 😅

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewmcalister3462 jeeze, how are you people having so much trouble installing tires? It's remarkably easy these days.

@peterharrington8709 11 ай бұрын

Tbf Ollie is neigh on super human these days. This is nothing for him 😉

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

I just use a tire lever. Super easy. My lever doesn't even touch the rim tape, let alone damage it, so don't know what he's talking about.

@Brrunoc1 11 ай бұрын

If you have sealant skirting out on the road, stop, take the weight off the bike and put your finger on the leak. Wait a minute and then spin the wheel, this usually fixes it. Also sealant squirts out if your pressure is too high.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Great tips! 🙌 How long have you been running tubeless?

@Brrunoc1 11 ай бұрын

About this time last year: I got both rims replaced with tubeless and have done a lot of heavy shopping trips along a very gravel tow path with a full load of 4 panniers as well as c couple of tours fully loaded across the Netherlands (last autumn) and came back a couple of weeks ago from some hunting for Pavé sectors around Oudenaarde. I had a puncture today: I plugged it with a "bacon strip" and have ordered some Lezyne Tubeless Pro Plugs. Initially I randomly ordered some WTB 32mm tyres but have replaced them with Pirrelli as they seem more robust.@@gcntech

@bihlygoat 11 ай бұрын

I tried this with Silca sealant on a small thorn hole and it still wouldn’t seal. I recommend using a better sealant if it won’t stop squirting out!

@johndoiron9615 11 ай бұрын

Watching this confirms my desire to remain with tubes.

@auswi 10 ай бұрын

The most comprehensive guide to tubeless I think I've seen. Well done. I have been running tubeless now for 5 years and would never go back to tubes. I've lost count of the number of punctures I've avoided compared to tubes. But I always carry a spare TPU tube and patch kit in case the puncture is more of a cut. Only had to use this once. I have stopped carrying Co2 cylinders for inflation and switched to a Topeak Roadie TT. You are not supposed to take Co2 cylinders on a plane, and to be honest, if you try to re-inflate on the roadside, and it doesn't work, you're toast. And for the weight weenies, 2 x Co2 cylinders plus valve connector weighs more than 1 x Topeak Roadie TT 😉

@frenzalrhomb1 10 ай бұрын

Errrr, how do you know how many punctures you didn't get?

@auswi 10 ай бұрын

@@frenzalrhomb1 when you change the tyre you can see on the inside where the punctures were as the sealant turns into a circular rubber "plug". Depending on the size of the puncture, you can also see the sealant on the outside of the tyre form as a rubbery substance. That's my experience anyway.

@nrobsonevets8758 11 ай бұрын

I’ve had a lot of punctures that seal well enough to get me home, but start leaking again once I reinflate to a proper tire pressure. You can take the tire off, clean it and patch from the inside with a park tool vp-1 or slime skab patch etc. I’ve gotten a lot of extra miles out of tires with these

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

It's amazing what a simple patch can do 🙌 So much more life in those old tyres!

@bikecommuter24 11 ай бұрын

IF you have a hard time getting a tire onto the rim, especially a new one, I used a trick I learned on another video, put a zip tie around the tire to hold it in place once you got part of it installed, and put another one on the opposite side that 180 degrees for the nerdy types (like me) it's work great it saves a lot of cussing and throwing of tools.

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

Why not just use a tire lever?

@rg807 11 ай бұрын

The key to getting the tire on is to USE A BIT OF SOAPY DISHWATER on the bead. This should always be used, not just when you're having trouble. Why make the job harder than it has to be? Also, soapy water on both beads helps the bead seat, too.

@jamesmckenzie3532 10 ай бұрын

Look at what the use on your automobile tires and rims. It's dish soap and water or automobile cleaner and water. Apply LIBERALLY on the tire bead and inside of the tire where it contacts the rim.

@zedballs 6 ай бұрын

@@jamesmckenzie3532 it's not, it's tyre lube, which is its own thing. Never needed it for bicycle tyres though, dilute dish soap works fine, for motorbike ones it gets more tricky.

@jamesmckenzie3532 6 ай бұрын

@@zedballs The tyre shop I go to that has been in business for over 40 years uses Dawn Dish soap (clean up solution for those in the UK). The commercial solutions are very expensive and aren't any better. They were the ones to recommend using this on my tubeless bicycle tires.

@space.youtube 11 ай бұрын

5:13 The point when the necessarily convoluted tubeless fitment process resembles a Monty Python sketch to a clincher user. 🤣

@Da57al 11 ай бұрын

Ollie has found a new calling - Magician!!! At 10:05, Ollie states we should get "the bike in the wheel". Now I would love to see how that is done, maybe that can be arranged for another maintenance video 🧙‍♂

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Alakazam 🪄

@jeffmiller1848 2 ай бұрын

Been a while since cycled and many more since working in a shop. I think you all are great. Montana, US.

@onlycoolnameleft 11 ай бұрын

Some pumps (and I believe the one Ollie shows is like that) have a 2-way switch for the type of air they blow - one setting is for high pressure, normal pumping, the other is for low pressure high airflow. With this pump I've seated many a non-compliant, dried sealant covered bead. This is a great investment as it doesn't take up too much space and costs way less when compared with a compressor. Booster tanks can have their own issues with leaking etc.

@user-cx2bk6pm2f 4 ай бұрын

Love seeing the Park Tools and branding. These guys are absolute heroes in their support and commitment to cycling over many, many decades. They truly are focused on bringing us the tools we want and need at reasonable prices. My newest tool is their spoke tension meter, which is the same tried and true version that's been available for about 30 years (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). I looked at the spoke meter from DT Swiss, and at 1,200 USD I'm sure it's great, but damn expensive, the Park Tools meter at 80 USD seems perfectly good.

@kenneththomas3558 11 ай бұрын

Great video, Ollie. Thank you.

@hoopdoggydogg 11 ай бұрын

A couple of things that I also do: 1. Turn the wheel 45°, then spin it slowly to allow sealant to get closer to the rim to seal the edges. 2. If I puncture, I make sure the puncture sight is facing down so gravity is helping the sealant get to the sight. Otherwise everything else in the video is good information. Cheers Oliver Woodbridge!

@NormAusSmith 11 ай бұрын

The "o-ring" has absolutely nothing to do with keeping the system air tight. It's only purpose is to allow you to apply the appropriate pressure without damaging the rim. There is NO pressure behind this o-ring. If there was, air would also leak out of all the spoke holes. It would also mean the rim tape doesn't work.

@KenSmith-bv4si 11 ай бұрын

and that little hole were water can drain from.

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

Also, if the inside of the rim is pressurised, the rim will blow up. I've heard of such cases. This is why ENVE's tubeless valve lockrings have four channels that allow any air trapped in the rim to escape should the rest of the rim have no air leakage points. As long as the rim has a drainage hole or two (some actually have none!), it shouldn't be a problem.

@PhilDowson-hq3dj 11 ай бұрын

I understood that as the nut is what makes it air tight, and the o-ring is part of the system, not that the o-ring is inherent to establishing a seal

@andrewmcalister3462 11 ай бұрын

@@PhilDowson-hq3djthe valve seals on the INSIDE of the rim. An O ring underneath the nut on the outside is more about stopping the nut from from vibrating loose as you ride.

@PhilDowson-hq3dj 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewmcalister3462 that's what I meant but didn't write very well! I meant as in the nut applies the pressure that seals the valve inside, and the o-ring helps with the vibration and also protects the rim

@danielhertercasagrande1686 11 ай бұрын

The tip with soapy water is also good for thigh clinchers with tubes

@chrisridesbicycles 11 ай бұрын

There are tire levers that just hook on the sidewall and help to push the bead over. Crankbrothers has one for example. Great help with stubborn tires.

@karstenmeinders4844 11 ай бұрын

Fully agreed! I can absolutely recommend them!

@bradallen8643 11 ай бұрын

Will the Crankbrothers lever also help to push the bead off the rim hook as well?

@GremHopkins 11 ай бұрын

i had a lot more troubles with tubeless apart from those discussed. First of all what most often leaks in my experience is valve-hole, not the core.Another issue - the rim tape may break against the spoke holes under pressure, despite being advertised as a product which should prevent exactly this. Selant may not seal even small holes, just go out of the hole. Then as you pump the tyre without a valve core, and then as it is on, you take the pump out, the bid does not necessarily stay in place - it will go in the center of the rim. I had all of this, but still using tubeless just because it feels a bit more comfortable on bumps. i am still wondering though how will it work in low temperatures in Finland.

@hockysa 11 ай бұрын

love my tubeless tyres but that being said I haven't expereinced any of the tubeless horrors that other's have experienced. however, I'm considering going back to inner tubes since I now live in an area with nice roads and looking at running higher pressures.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Tubeless is still the way to go with slightly higher pressures. Just take Si's word for it 👉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNh9obF6l7inl6s.html

@EricWohnig 11 ай бұрын

I've had the best time with the GP5000 STR tires. Putting them on and maintaining them has been a breeze. I wouldn't want to ride anything else.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

No better feeling than when you get that perfect part for you 👌

@marccale9890 11 ай бұрын

Very useful video! It has made me even more certain just to stick with tubes ha ha ha

@matteo.ceriotti 11 ай бұрын

I've seen on other videos that the Silca sealant is very good at sealing, but it's a hell of a mess if it fails and you need to put a tube in. I'd love to see a video doing that with Silca.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

We'll see what we can do 🙌 We would love to show off the Silca sealant

@oldanslo 11 ай бұрын

I haven't had good performance from the Silca sealant in road tires. I've had a number of small punctures not seal without using plugs. Also the sealant dries out after about a month, and I ride in a moderate climate. Also using it is a PITA because it cannot be injected through the valve stem. Because of this, I've gone back to Orange Sealant.

@bihlygoat 11 ай бұрын

@@oldansloamen to that. Silca sealant actually peeled up my rim tape that had worked fine for a year with the orange stuff. And it constantly plugged my valve cores. Total PITA!

@johnburgher 10 ай бұрын

A glass cleaner like WIndex works great on the bead and evaporates when dry.

@juanjoromero2982 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I missed a lot how to repair the tyre once home. I hope you make a new video for that. Greetings

@leahcim70 6 ай бұрын

Great advice

@cherriagana 11 ай бұрын

I always have a spare inner tube with me AND a pair of gloves since inserting an inner tube into a system full of sealant is often very messy.

@RTEATHEREDGE 11 ай бұрын

76 Projects hi-flow valves have made my tubeless experience much more satisfying, as not now continuously battling clogged valves each time I go to add air to the tyres (Silca sealant was just overwhelming the standard valves).

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

I've worked with this valve once when I had a customer wanting to switch his to these. Would be a bummer for those with higher-end Lezyne pumps as the valves are threadless.

@beats.3016 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks for this informative clip. TL is one thing, but I‘d love to see you mounting a 28mm TL with Vittoias AirLiners on a 19mm rim… You also made a review about it, and lots of riders uses them. I take any hint, or better another tch video about it 😉

@erikolsen5802 11 ай бұрын

I really loved your video about magnesium bikes. Could you do one on bamboo too? Know you guys have made vids on them before though

@r3drum3k92 4 ай бұрын

If you have trouble (like me) to get the rims from center to the rim wall for proper inflating, first use an inner tube to inflate the tire so the sides are proper sealed. then carefully remove one side and the tube, install the right plug and reseal the tire. You now still have at least one side sealed and it will inflate nicely without compressor even if the other rim is centered.

@ralphkolbush9159 3 ай бұрын

An awesome advance in tubeless tires/wheel design would be a tire that can have the bead seat easily without the use of compressor/special pump etc.. When flatting on tubeless road tires, it’s common for the bead to break free. You will NOT be able to reseat the bead roadside with your puny pump or even C02 cartridge. At this point you must install a spare tube to continue the ride. But even with the tube installed, the tire will still not be ‘seated’ fully, leaving you with a wonky tire for the rest of the ride. Let’s hope for tire advancement in this area!

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

Only had bead separation happen once with 42mm gravel tires fwiw and I was able to reinflate with just my hand pump. Also my bead seats super easily with just my cheap floor pump . I guess I got lucky with my setup!

@terryduncan8979 11 ай бұрын

Quite interesting how many people rave about how good tubeless is, until it isn't - and then the solution to stop the leak is to use an inner tube. Messy

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

This is why I always say people claim to love the new and advanced stuff until they have to get their hands dirty to work on them. Such things include, but are not limited to: Tubeless tire setups Integrated internal routing (especially those where the shift and brake lines run inside the stem)

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

I've been running tubeless for about 2 years now, have yet to experience this "isn't" you speak of. In that time, I've never had to put in a tube.

@kirkmandus3057 11 ай бұрын

I found my problems were trying to make pull the tape too tight. I now don’t stress, wrap it twice and “set the tape” by doing a quick ride with a tube. Probably unnecessary but works for me.

@DJulianFritze 11 ай бұрын

LOVE tubeless! First time setting up can be tricky but now i think is it easy. 20 min and both wheel are up and running. I only have one problem with tubeless. Get it off my cycling cloths. Can’t you guys (GCN) please make a video where your show the best way to remove sealant and stains from cycling cloth? I use the Silca Ultimate tubeless sealant

@grahamaustin9085 10 ай бұрын

I've found that the best way to make sure a tyre is seated correctly is to go for a quick ride around the block. the rotation under load should push the sidewalls fully into the wheel flange.

@davidkoothottil 11 ай бұрын

I had an unfortunate experience where my tubeless tyre got cut by a piece of glass on the road, about 1 centimeter long cut, which could not be sealed. I had a spare tube, but had not experienced a case where I would need to use it. Had to use grass from the side of the road to remove the sealant in the tyre, used a bank note where the tyre had been cut, and used an inner tube to complete my ride. Since then, have been carrying tyre sealant remover in a portable spray bottle to the saddle bag.

@abdelmajidhassane9979 11 ай бұрын

Great topic. Alas you shown the wrong operation sequences. Fit the tyre on the rim --> inflate at the max allowable rim/tyre pressure ( setting-up tyre beads on the rim) --> deflate and remove valve core --> add sealant --> inflate at desirable pressure --> spin the wheel sloping it on both sides. the main purpose of the sealant is to correct the imperfections of the tyre an rim that might cause aome leak, adding it before setting the beads on the rim soils the contact betwin the two. Cheers from Italy. 🇮🇹

@dh7314 10 ай бұрын

When they fail and you need to insert an inner tube, which is very rare, it’s literally the same as replacing a normal inner tube. A bit of sealant shouldn’t worry anyone

@JamesSmith-qs4hx 11 ай бұрын

Surely it is easier to just use an inner tube?

@dh7314 11 ай бұрын

Here’s your prize for most original comment 🏆

@JamesSmith-qs4hx 11 ай бұрын

@@dh7314 Thank you. I will cycle round "leak free" now and get it 🚴

@samuelthompson5094 11 ай бұрын

Surely it is easier to have no gears than gears then too.

@JamesSmith-qs4hx 11 ай бұрын

@@samuelthompson5094 I bet people like you prefer it when you remove your saddle..... 🤔

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

Not at all.

@MrAppoline 11 ай бұрын

If you have already repaired a tubeless tyre with a Stan's Dart or similar, are you not likely to get a puncture if you were then to need to use an inner tube? So if you have to use a plug, you really need to repair the tyre with a patch on return. I use tubeless for my off-road 50c tyres for the benefits of lower pressure and sealing, plus I think an inner tube is about 400g so there's a massive weight advantage too. But far less so for thinner road tyres unless you are using 50c slicks as in that other recent GCN video.

@endcensorship874 11 ай бұрын

I know that for GCN, a requirement for “super nice” status is lining up the label with the valve. And I agree with that. However, I originally would line up the label with the valve so I could locate the area of the tube that has been punctured. Tires do look better with the label lined up, but you don’t “need” to do it.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Great little tip! Knowing your tyre orientation can really help find those little punctures.

@endcensorship874 11 ай бұрын

@@gcntech I should have added that I did it because if I can find where the tube was punctured, I could find the approximate place on the tire. You need to check the tired, because if there is any imbedded debris, like glass or a shard of metal, you want to remove that from the tire. The last thing you want is to cause another puncture because you didn't clean the inside of the tire.

@peterharrington8709 11 ай бұрын

Sticky mess on your laptop? Aw yeah.... it's tubeless sealant.... Ollie showed me what what to do mom! 😆

@noahmiller91 11 ай бұрын

@5:25 show this bit!!! So many gcn bits either assume we know, or hide difficult bits? Do you just rotate the wheel so the sealant pours to opposite site and then pop the open tyre back on? Is there any technique for doing this without spilling the sealant everywhere?

@MTCCDisciples 11 ай бұрын

Always wondered why those plugs kept being blown out during the ride... even if I reduced the normal pressure. Seems like when I'm going faster, the pressure inside increases... I don't know. But those plugs are frustrating. This video is really helpful.

@gcntech 11 ай бұрын

Glad we could help! 🙌

@Craweats 10 ай бұрын

I've used dyna plugs successfully. Bacon strips are garbage in my experience.

@pinoyeh 10 ай бұрын

I have 4 sets of 700c aluminum rim brake wheels, 1 wheel set is tubeless ready with tubeless ready tires on them. I believe, I will stay with my current set-up just to prevent some aggravations and frustrations along the way. Just my $0.02....

@PeterPutz82 11 ай бұрын

Open rubbish bin, insert tubeless, close lid. Fit normal clincher tyres, install TPU tube, seat tyre with no tools, inflate, be happy.

@nickrowlands7846 11 ай бұрын

Recently purchased Vittoria Corsa NEXT tubeless tyres. They are 24mm tyres and have proved difficult to set up! Required repeating the inflation over 3 to 4 days as the side walls are very porous and the tyres would loss pressure. Used the soapy spray to highlight the leakage. Gradually over the 4 days they sealed. Schwable tyres don't seem to have this issue?

@mkh123 11 ай бұрын

I overinflated my tubeless setup once. I don't anymore. I also wear earpro when working on them now...

@robelliott1428 4 ай бұрын

I'm curious as to why the product description for Silca sealant remover does not mention wheels.. just hard surfaces and clothing?

@wspmjw 11 ай бұрын

Is there a place in a tubeless setup for inserts, such as the Vitoria "run flat" insert. This has enabled me to complete the last 20 miles of an event with a tire that had a hole too large for the sealant to seal.

@meneldil7604 11 ай бұрын

the first set of tubeless rims i had were prime 50 could not seal them would fail afeer a few rides got some vision sc50 not had it fail since have had to use a plug a cuple of times otherwise it been fine

@Sozzled39 10 ай бұрын

Something I've found. If the sealant has sealed the hole - DON'T put a plug in just in case. As Ollie states, it just blows the plug out. I put a plug into a sealed hole which I was a bit worried about. Couldn't get a tube in as it was all too tight. Ended up having to patch the tyre from the inside, re-inflate it with a CO2 canister (to seat it) and cycling home on that.

@user-fj3km6ee2o 11 ай бұрын

What do you do if you leave them over winter - come back and it’s dried on stuck?!

@timklugesherz346 6 ай бұрын

HI GCN, should I be afraid of over-tightening the valve nut and damaging my beautiful carbon rim? I Don't have a little o Ring in between and used a little bit of tape to make it seal properly, but I had to use a little bit more force out of my fingers to make I tight enough then i expected. cheers!

@JayLato 11 ай бұрын

Getting old sealant cleaned out of the rim and making sure the full tire/rim interface is perfectly clean before re-installing is beyond a nightmare. Also if you have sealant leak into the rim cavity there’s no way to clean it out especially with Silca Ultimate.

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

I've never really bothered making my bead clean between tire swaps. It's never been a problem.

@jameslee-pevenhull5087 11 ай бұрын

When an innertube tyre deflates, a sharp object has pierced the inner tube. Find the object, remove it from the outercase and replace the innertube. OR, apply a repair patch to the innertube where it was pierced. Using this set-up, there is no runny mess.

@josefcandia6547 11 ай бұрын

can you use co2 cartridges to inflate tubeless tyres on the road? Will it be harmful in any way? Thinking of getting a co2 inflator with a gauge, would that work?

@firmbutton6485 11 ай бұрын

Ollie, had anyone asked the makers of sealants if using a gas like nitrogen would stop the sealant hardening?

@noobcyclist1017 11 ай бұрын

So to summarize. just use tubes. 🤣🤣

@savagepro9060 11 ай бұрын

Ollie: "Everything You Need To Know About Tubeless Tire Maintenance" Inner Tube Users:👀👀

@hcw199 11 ай бұрын

How many Kms are you getting from a rear wheel tubeless tyre? My tyres are lasting about 5-6000 Kms. I use Kenda kryterium 700x25c clincher inner tubes.

@mitchpaliga4851 11 ай бұрын

Nice Aliens reference!

@efusco 11 ай бұрын

#AskGCNTech I have Vittoria Air-liner Road setups in my 28mm tires on my bike and have had them for almost a year. I'm noticing that I loose air pressure (~5-10 psi per day) than previously and want to add more sealant as I think that is overdue. However, I am struggling to get more than a few grams of sealant in at a time as there seems to be very little room to add it. I meet tremendous resistance after just a few grams of trying to inject, and it often pushes much of that back out when I remove the syringe. Is there some trick/technique or recommended method to add sealant in a road tire with Air-Liners?

@bihlygoat 11 ай бұрын

I tried tire plugs in a road tire (78 psi pressure). They squirted out within half a block, both with one and doubling them up. Seems like sealant might keep the plugs from bonding to the tire rubber. Also, my advice: DON’T use Silca sealant. The only thing it did for me was clog my valve cores very often (the valve itself, not just the stem) and peel up my rim tape. It couldn’t even seal a thorn hole well. (Separate incident from the plugs). I’m going back to the Orange stuff!

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

Dynaplugs work great at higher pressure. Bacon strips won't work at all above 60psi or long term above 40psi

@meneldil7604 11 ай бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan i make my own out on old innertubes

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

@meneldil7604 plugs or patches? I've patches some mountain bike tires with old tubes but they don't work well for road bike pressure because they're too flexible. Dynaplugs are a permanent fix but I replace them with either reenforced patches or with a huge hole(got one last night from a screw), a Lezyne Pro Plug. If you ever need to throw a tube in, the Dynaplugs will pierce a hole in them.

@meneldil7604 11 ай бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan Plugs just cut in in to strips make sure you clean the talc off -

@veganpotterthevegan 11 ай бұрын

@@meneldil7604 I can imagine those working like bacon strips. Good for mountain bikes and big gravel tires.

@larrylem3582 11 ай бұрын

Hans Dampf and my rims. Have you ever had tires that took hours of effort to seat (with an air compressor and 50 gallon tank)? Have you ever spent hours trying to unseat a tire so you could change it?

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

Tell me about it, it definitely was not fun at all. The pain in the thumbs, argh.

@wsbygt 11 ай бұрын

There´s maintenance on tubeless tires?

@savagepro9060 11 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😅

@robelliott1428 4 ай бұрын

One mentionable is when your installing an inner tube on the side of the road you will also need to remove the tubules value. An obvious one but now its out there...

@JakeTheFurry009 8 күн бұрын

is there a car type valve for tubeless? i had a car type inner tubes and now going on tubeless, so is it a problem if i have a bigger hole in the rim than the velve?

@markpeterson8978 11 ай бұрын

I only have tubeless on my mountain bikes. Is there any real advantage for the average cyclist to use them on a road bike? I would love to hear your thoughts on the insert armor products that are out there. Would a tube with sealant in it perhaps paired with a Tannus armour style insert be a more effective flat deterrent? I am currently running them in my daily commuter and I love them. It would seem to me that not getting flats is the goal. Well good Sir. Cheers - M

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

For me personally, I'm sticking with clinchers. I've set up road tubeless tires multiple times with different rim-tire combinations, some are easy to work with while others are downright hellish. You do not want to be caught having to work with a stubborn tubeless tire by the roadside. Stubborn tires are sometimes harder to get their beads seated and are definitely harder to unseat. It's not worth the hassle.

@rafalsjourney 11 ай бұрын

"It shouldn't deflate overnight" is a very good indicator and I always check my tires this way. However some tires are so porous that without sealant they will let the air out no matter what, for example Vittoria Corsa. Was very surprising to me.

@douglasbooth6836 11 ай бұрын

Sadly every set of tubeless I have used deflates during the night. Not all the way but more than if I was using latex inner tubes.

@andrewmcalister3462 11 ай бұрын

Losing pressure overnight ( or even over 48 hours) is normally a sign that’s it’s time for me to top up my sealant.

@rafalsjourney 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewmcalister3462 The advice in video was to test them before you add sealant, this way if there is anything you need to fix (for example valve gasket) you can do it much cleaner. Of course they shouldn’t lose air that fast with sealant in. I can ride for a ~week before it needs pumping up.

@rickmoses5081 10 ай бұрын

As ALWAYS, GREAT VID!

@ThomasHubik 11 ай бұрын

Be aware: Schwalbe aerthoran, a TPU innertube, states keep away from tubeless sealant, regardless of what Ollie said!

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

Something in the sealant's composition can break it down?

@ThomasHubik 11 ай бұрын

@@yonglingng5640 Dont know the reason, but it is written in the manual: " Aerothan Tube should not come into contact with tubeless sealants. If necessary, clean the tire and rim with a rag before assembly."

@chrisdavidson911 10 ай бұрын

@@ThomasHubik from Schwalbe's website; Can I use Aerothan Tube with sealing milk? Sealing milk does not achieve a seal with Aerothan Tubes, because the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has a very high surface tension. The use of latex-based sealing milk on TPU tubing is not recommended due to its chemical composition. For optimum performance, Aerothane Tubes should only be used in jackets without sealing milk. Continuous operation with sealing milk is not recommended. Infuriatingly unhelpful, sounds like it either won't stick, slowly melts it, or a bit of both.

@alyoshakaramazov8469 11 ай бұрын

I have had NO problems with tubeless in the 4,000 km since I changed over, other than the tape that came with the wheel needed to be replaced. Also, the valve needs to be checked once in a while. But I have had zero problems on the road, which wasn't true when I had tubes. Also, add or replace the sealant every 6 months.

@dh7314 11 ай бұрын

I’ve recently converted to tubeless after a run of punctures, one a week for 8 weeks, and 2 ruined cut tyres. I don’t mind a bit of maintenance if it means no more punctures

@Pastamistic 10 ай бұрын

Why use the Silca refresher sealant for the video? It's a new tire install, you need their actual sealan with the carbon strips which they claim is one of the most important parts of their sealant working. The carbon strips will absolutely block a valve stem so it needs to be dumped into the tire and not injected through the stem. The refresher can be injected though the stem.

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

No mention of how much sealant to put in... maybe this is common knowledge but I've found that you want to have enough so that a small puddle of it quickly collects. This way when you get a puncture, you can position it at 6 o'clock and the puddle will collect over the puncture. Having just a coating inside the tire is too little.

@PuneethBedre 11 ай бұрын

#askgcntech I need help with saddle soreness. In particular, my gems going numb. I had never experienced this while I was riding outdoors exclusively. However, ever since the arrival of the indoor trainer, I have experienced it a few times - once, it felt like the gems had completely switched off (numb to the touch). I have had a professional bike fit done; while I feel better, the numbness is something that has not been able to solved. I’m in a pain of saddle rotation (buying new saddles every three months) in the hope that one will give me gems some peace and happiness. Can you please shed some light on this and advise what some of you do to alleviate saddle soreness, particularly indoor and some of your epic rides. Is this more common that not - how serious could it be and what must be done for safety. Regards

@chrisdavidson911 10 ай бұрын

The comment contains a lot of information, but it isn't all useful. Are you fitting your bike to a turbo trainer, or is it a stand-alone entity like a Peleton or similar? It's unclear if you're fitting new saddles to your bike, the trainer, or both, and if the trainer has the same fit as your bike. Are you wearing the same clothes? Have you tried not using the trainer for a while, just to rule it out?

@nigelbradley613 Ай бұрын

Is it possible to fix/patch a hole in the rim tape without replacing or taping over the whole tape?

@falcoperegrinus82 7 күн бұрын

I don't see why you couldn't put a piece of rim tape over the hole. I put on 2 layers of rim tape btw.

@SepehrNaserkhaki 11 ай бұрын

what`s with the massive stain? Sprung a nipple leak?

@tony5269 11 ай бұрын

@gcntech I’ve used a Dollar 💵 Bill before and it held up for 20 miles 😁

@Steve-xh1co 11 ай бұрын

Like the alien reference 😂

@juul8933 11 ай бұрын

I have been riding on my road bike tubeless setup for 3000km. Love the comfort of tubeless. However, lately I often see some (very little) tubeless sealant on the back of my bike (without even noticing I've had a flat). I can not find any hole in my tire or whatever it is causing. Is it time to replace my tires? Or should I not worry about it?

@chrisdavidson911 10 ай бұрын

If you can't see anything wrong, the only thing that could be worth doing is putting some more sealant in. Has there been a lot of hedge cutting where you ride?

@juul8933 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisdavidson911 after further inspection it just seemed like the tire was worn and it was time to replace anyway… I also have a race coming up so I didn’t wanna take chances. But when I took the tire off, no sealant was left inside. So maybe topping off would have helped!

@tonymc90 11 ай бұрын

Seating new tyres on my wheels can be a problem. I use soapy water on the tyre bead to reduce the friction and get them to pop/seat on the rim

@JMcLeodKC711 11 ай бұрын

@5:30 what a freaking mess. You have sealant on the tire @11:45 and 5:00-5:30. I swear to God I am getting sick and tired of tubeless being rammed down my throat like this.

@henseleric 11 ай бұрын

" ...rammed down my throat like this" :) Change the channel, bud.

@julianallen515 11 ай бұрын

!0:02 "get the bike in the tire and just spin it". Gonna need a small bike or bigger tire, Oli!

@Epiqe 11 ай бұрын

Good old tubes...

@JerryHilts 11 ай бұрын

Is there an issue with using a tube (temporarily) to get you home if you're using a hookless rim/tyre setup? The Zip website seems to say this is okay with their hookless rims, but the mechanic at my LBS says no way. Specifically, I'm using Enve SES 4.5 wheels with Enve 27mm tyres.

@piglegluckson9156 11 ай бұрын

All Hookless rims are super dangerous! Go back to hooked rims ASAP

@yonglingng5640 11 ай бұрын

There shouldn't be an issue as long as you're using a hookless-compatible tubeless tire and stay in the pressure limits.

@itaybruck9671 11 ай бұрын

What about hookless rims? Can you put an inner tube in them if you get a puncture?

@chrisridesbicycles 11 ай бұрын

Yes, but the same maximum pressure applies, so you might have to ride home carefully.

@savagepro9060 11 ай бұрын

tubulars ARE hookless, [the original] and they HAVE inner tubes, AND they are STUCK with glue onto the rim!💥💥💥

@fabianmolyneux2308 11 ай бұрын

Yes tubeless is great, but I just don't think they're worth it for the roadside dramas. Good quality tyres have very good puncture protection, which in itself contribute to reducing the risk of a puncture. When you do get a puncture changing a tube is infinitely easier and quicker . Try putting a tube inside a tubeless tyre - both a struggle to get the tyre off and back on.

@oldanslo 11 ай бұрын

I've gotten home from rides and noticed dried sealant on the seat tube. Turns out I have had punctures that sealed themselves. No roadside drama of having to replace a tube.