Not on a road bike before anyone wonders; this would be on a gravel bike!

Winstanleys have the 120tpi Challenge Gravel Grinder 38 for £25; the open tubular version. I’d like to try these but would be interested to know if they would work tubeless – wheels are tubeless.

Has anyone got open tubular tyres set up tubeless?

Thanks.

I haven’t but suspect you’d struggle

This is not a tubeless rated bead on the casing and Challenge strongly advises against trying these in that manner.

from here

Challenge Tires “Gravel Grinder” 38mm Tires

I think that related to the vulcanised version, the open ones would be very difficult to mount. Try a latex tube? I am tempted to get some at that price, as I was looking at some chicanes for my cross bike.

I tried the Limus on a Stans rim and it just kept blowing off the rim. Gave up on the fourth attempt.

Thanks all. I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be viable – or indeed possible!

Winstanleys have the Gravel King SK due in and their prices for them are best I’ve seen; I know that it has a tubeless ready bead.

I’ve a small amount of success with a grifo on the front of my sons cross bike, but the sealant bleeds through the side wall continually and it loses pressure quite quickly enough for a cross race and warmup but not much more. The rear kept burping and wouldn’t work very well at all, he’s aslo very light so ended up with latex tubes.

I have had two sets of Strada Baincas. Even the tread is porous.
A slow puncture in the rain showed bubbles everywhere!.
Would be nice if they would work but I doubt it somehow. They don’t sit anywhere near the rim in-inflated. In fact just fitting a tube is a sod and keeping that tube away from the bead is worse.
Let us know how you get on.