So I bought Stans Notubes kit to go tubeless, got everything sealed ready to go and then the first ride the rear was really uneven, so whent home and noticed the tyre goes into the rim at different depths at different points of the rim. This problem has caused the seal to break at the bead and have a flat tyre.
Any solutions?
you need to use some fitting fluid, or some really soapy water - like LOADS of fairy washing up liquid in not much water, and just coat the bead. some ppl use GT85, but i'd leave that alone personally. then just rapidly pump the tyre up to the max and leave it like that. hopefully that should seat it properly - then deflate to your chosen psi....
has the rim strip seated under the rim properly?
Plenty of washing up liquid on the inside of the rim when fitting, pump like mad to get the seal, inflate high enough to get the beads to seal all the way round, deflate and add some sealant, inflate to 45-50psi, shake wheel to get the sealant everywhere, put wheels on the bike ride it up and down the street, then leave it overnight.
Any luck and your tyres will still be at the pressure you inflated them to. So then let out some air to desired pressure, and go ride...
I believe the rim strip is seated properly, but not sure as on the notubes diagrams it doesn't show how pressed into the rim it should be
before i swapped to bonty rim strips (ime much more reliable and don't peel back out when swapping tyres over or perish around the valve)i used to push the rim strip right up under the lip of the rim that way the tyre can seat propely under the rim so it sits better and is less likely to burp..stans are a PITA bonty's FTW
You're telling me. I spend saturday and sunday trying then felt I done it sunday evening then come monday ride everying goes to pot
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