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Im thinking of going ghetto tubeless........ probably go the rim tape way as it seems a bit cleaner!
Is it essential to have a compressor or will a track pump be ok?
Also they are wire bead High rollers going onto DT5.1 rims!
Any tips anyone can give me?
I use 20" BMX tubes on my DT 5.1's with Ignitor exceptions (very light kevlar bead), they went up with a track pump no worries.
One tip is, when I was inflating them first time the air leaked out of the tyre where the valve was, so I pressed the tyre onto the rim with my hand and pumped away, this helped massivley with inflation.
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If you haven't got a compressor then you'll need forearms like Popeye. I haven't tried a wire bead though, if you can get a good seal on the rim then you may well get away with it.
I'm still working on my fire inflation. As yet I've not found anything that works.
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great thanks cove!
you can get a CO2 pump and *lots* cartridges for the price of a compressor!
most tyres i've tried on my 5.1s went up with a track pump, the others all went with a blast of CO2
and plus one for alan's site above
I was advised to run my steel bead tyres with a tube for a day or two, in order to straighten out any small kinks in the bead.
Also, you can make life a lot easier for yourself by making sure the tyre is a tight fit. I do this by building up the rim with a few layers of insulating tape. This reduces the space between the bead of the tyre and the rim tape, leaving less of a gap for the air to pour out the sides.