🤣🤣🤣🤣 WOW GCN!! Sad really. You'd think an organisation of that size would know about this sort of stuff.

Convenient 🤣

Great moast 😏

Glad it was helpful!

You sometimes find it in Arts & Craft shops. And also small dealers on Etsy sell it too.

You’re welcome 👍

You're welcome!

It won’t mount back on the wheel. If you watch closely, the tyre is sticking to itself, even though the sealant has been dried on for months. You won’t get that tyre to sit on the bead on both sides, it’ll just stick to the opposite tyre wall. No choice but to clean it off.

Here we go again

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They got banned because they wore out the pavement 😁

Clarkes desert boots, still make them I think 😂

Thanks. Just a quick fun one. Will try and get more like this out. Hope you're keeping well 👍

Interesting, never tried that. Will give it a go. Thanks 👍

Yea, and unlike a link to a product I already have those things for working on bikes.

I just tried that this morning, not much success. To be honest, it was rubbing alcohol, which usually isopropyl alcohol, but not always.

That is true praise indeed. Thanks 👍

If you watch closely, the tyre is sticking to itself, even though the sealant has been dried on for months. You won’t get that tyre to sit on the bead on both sides, it’ll just stick to the opposite tyre wall.

​@@ribblevalleycyclist install it with a tube first, then remove one side and take the tube out. Problem solved

Have done that in the past, and it does work in some cases, but this latex sealant is so sticky, that the tube gets stuck to it. It’s a nightmare

I personally use a microfiber cloth (the yellow ones from Costco ) … I rub the sealant off with those and it works great

​@@ribblevalleycyclistsoapy water makes latex not sticky

Great tip 👍

Just makes life that little bit easier.

Rubber..... of course, I never made the connection, but it's obvious really! It's interesting how we're surrounded by works that we never stop and think how the word came about!

Hi Sam, First up, so sorry it's taken a while to reply. Miche used to do individual sprockets. There was a question whether you should 'Officially' use them, suspect that was down to the Shimano HYPERGLIDE technology. It's also worth noting that the 3 largest sprockets on your Shimano cassette are all riveted together onto a block, so you can't change just one of them. The simplest way is to just buy a cassette with larger sprockets. However, going from a standard cassette to a larger one is possible, but it's not as simple as you would think. You firstly need to work out what cassette size your derailleur will accommodate. If it's an 'SS' variant, then it may not accommodate a big cassette, but if it's a GS, you may be okay. Additionally, you need to take into consideration your chain size. When you add a bigger cassette, you need a longer chain. So the chances are, you'll need to replace your chain too!! Hope all of this has helped. Good luck with it all, and let me know how you get on. Jon

Agreed, it should be bogies 😂. Yes, Clarke’s made a shoe they called a desert boot that had a crepe sole. They still make them.

You hear a lot of good reports about Orange Seal. The type of tyre in this video require a latex based sealant, which can be a real pain

Yeah, I've heard that heavy duty builders gloves with a thick rubber palm can work too...... Not sure which is better though.

It is a real problem, and one that frustrates me. You dread taking a tyre off, because of the mess it'll make. I take them off, hose them off, and leave them to hang and dry for weeks. Then I just hit them with the crepe a few weeks later.

You’re spot on, they breathe more than the average tyre, due to the thin walls. Put your bike in the rack, put your valves at 6 O’clock, remove the valve cores, and dip the sealant with a straw to check the levels. Do it every few months. I use Joes No Flats because it’s a latex based high end sealant that won’t stain the tyres sidewall.

Ha! Maybe I’ll give it another go with the Joe’s sealant….I don’t know anyone that uses this stuff, except you! 😂 and thanks for the tip about the crepe block!

@jj2138 It’s the sealant Veloflex recommended 👍

Interesting hack

Haha…… You’re welcome 👍👍

Never heard of it, will look it up. Thanks 👍

@ribblevalleycyclist It's really, really good. Like all sealants, there is a limit of how well they truly seal a hole over the long term, but milKit is quite thick and has small fibres so it doesn't get ejected at higher pressures. If you have a tyre that is exceptional as tubeless on its own (like a Hutchinson Fusion5 Performance) you'll only be adding air once a week because it doesn't dry and seals the rim/tyre so well. I also use 20ml in a butyl inner tube and it will seal a small puncture by trapping sealant between the tyre and inner tube ... fantastic for a commuter like me and I just then have to pull out the bit of inner tube I need and whack a patch on it!

The same way, with crepe.

you have a lot of helpful videos! watching few many of them now before when I gonna rebuild my bikes! thx!!

Some of the old ones are a bit embarrassing…… don’t watch those 😬

Mick, do you have any Arts & Crafts type shops where you are? Sometimes they sell it. Also, does Etsy deliver where you are?

@@ribblevalleycyclist Hi Jon, thanks for the tip about Etsy, yes they deliver here (to PL), but the delivery cost is quite high. But maybe I'll find it in some local arts / crafts store.

Give Etsy a try: www.etsy.com/market/crepe_rubber

Interesting question. Think you're right though, the new sealant may get prematurely dried out by it.

It won’t mount back on the wheel. If you watch closely, the tyre is sticking to itself, even though the sealant has been dried on for months. You won’t get that tyre to sit on the bead on both sides, it’ll just stick to the opposite tyre wall. No choice but to clean it off.

@@ribblevalleycyclist oh I see. Never had that problem myself. Will definitely give your tip a go though. 👍

You’re right, sorry. I actually recored the B-roll of it in action, but just forgot to include it in the edit. My bad, sorry!

Because, that old sealant is so sticky, you won’t get the tyre to mount the bead. If you don’t get it off, you can’t use it.

Pretty handy tip!!

Agreed, and most tyres live this life. However, you do get instances where a tyre needs removing....... which is something I dread when it's tubeless.

@ribblevalleycyclist its the bead i can't break off and remove my tire. I tried dish soap and water, standing on the tire and pulling it. I can't get my tire levers in to get the tire off the rim. It is most frustrating for me. I ride tubelss and only once did zi puncture the tire so bad I had to remove it and replace it. Usually the tire seals itself. I am quite cautious not to flat on my rides.

It can be really hard getting the bead to break when using sealant. One trick is to clamp the tyre in a bench vice and then lever the wheel, rather than the tyre. You get more leverage that way.

That is latex sealant, it remains very sticky. Watch the video again, you’ll see the tyre is stuck to itself, even though being removed months ago. The opposing tyre walls will stick to each other, and you’ll never get the tyre mounted to the bead. It needs removing.

Interesting, will look it up. Thanks 👍

To be honest, I’ve been alright with them. Need to watch out for holes though, and some thicker tyres are tougher.

You’re right, sorry. I actually recored the B-roll of it in action, but just forgot to include it in the edit. My bad, sorry!

This argument also has weight 👍

Thanks for your feedback, Alex. I spend a good part of the time talking about how good that little known tyre is, which I agree, may be seen as slightly off-topic, but would say is valid content for a cycling channel. I then go on to discuss other methods that don't work very well, which I also feel is also relevant to this subject. Additionally, there is little to no benefit in cycling related channels producing short form content on KZfaq. If there was, they'd do it a lot more than they do! But yes, you're right, I could've made that in under 60 seconds.

What??????

@@ribblevalleycyclist wasn't sure if I was watching a how-to video or act 1 of King Lear!

Is your attention span shorter than 4 minutes?

@ribblevalleycyclist yes it is! I'm just messing with you! Great piece of advice with the crepe. Gonna try to unencumber a bunch of Schwalbe tires with tons of Stan's stuck to them.

Sorry, don’t understand the question.