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Twist it, don't yank! It's threaded. The proper tool is best, but you can do it with an adjustable spanner or pliers at a pinch if you're careful.
I've always used needle nosed pliers which mostly work, but are a faff and eventually knacker the threads and round off the flat bits... until the other day when I realised a spoke key will do the job MUCH easier. Why did nobody tell me ages ago?!
Tip of the week right there, Sir, I salute you!
I'm about to go tubeless so have ordered one. I hope it's good and this thread isn't part of an elaborate STW joke to trick the unaware.
How many packets of the special compressible air did you order to go with it?
I only use nitrogen with mine to give better tyre performance
I've ordered some helium to help me with jumps.
Spoke key is ideal for valve inners but the wee plastic doobries to remove/tighten them cost pretty much nothing so I got a pack of 10 off ebay for about 75p IIRC, just for convenience. In practice, I don't usually bother to remove though, it's not usually necessary.
Just got one of these, playing with the pressure to inflate
Do I just whack the max 160psi in and let it rip?
Got it from leisure lakes - 6% quidco
Do I just whack the max 160psi in and let it rip?
Yip
Have bought the Airshot. Tried the ghetto route but it failed when I needed it most (the day before a Scott Marathon). It took the wheels to my LBS and their compressor failed. After that I vowed never to leave it to chance so bought an Airshot. It's a good bit of kit... it takes any uncertainty out of tubeless.
Just had one of those blue bottles delivered and it has worked as advertised. Straightforward and drama free seating of a Magic Mary and Hans Dampf on a Roval Fattie wheel set.
Brilliant piece of kit.
jamj1974
I have just fitted the same tyres to my Roval Fatties, do you have any side to side wobble the the Magic Mary? I have about 5-7mm on mine?
Mine seem OK tweedviper. Couple of mm only. Less than on a couple of recent Continental Rubber Queens I have had.
They were an absolute git to fit - hence the Airshot purchase. Had a couple of issues in the past with tubeless but generally tubeless has been trouble free but these were a real PITA.
Hi jamj1974
What size are yours? as my 650b's were really easy to put on and I only used a Joe Blow track pump to inflate both of them which went fine first time, the only problem I have is that the Mary wobbles
Have you followed the bead around the rim to make sure it's all correctly seated?
legend - Member
Have you followed the bead around the rim to make sure it's all correctly seated?
Yes the bead is perfect all the way round, the rim tape appears to be perfect, the wheels are within 1mm of true, I have pumped them up to 50psi with plenty of lube on the beads, lbs said they may settle, I am not so sure but hey ho
Really like my airshot only niggle is it doesn't stay stood up but otherwise it's perfect as I already have 2 x track pumps
Hi jamj1974
What size are yours? as my 650b's were really easy to put on and I only used a Joe Blow track pump to inflate
Magic Mary is a 2.35 and the Hans Dampf is a 2.2 I think. Even when I have had trouble before my Joe Blow in the end has sorted it... Not this time.